Facebook Fan Pages are fun, free and can be very powerful marketing tools.  They are the only pages on Facebook that can be viewed outside of the Facebook community.  Because of this, they can function much like a website.  You can even get your own personal shortened username to make it easy to send people to your Fan Page domain.

With Facebook Markup Language (FBML) you can create some very dynamic Tab pages to show your visitors what you have to offer.  And you choose which Tab opens when a visitor is a non-fan of your Page. (more…)

What is it?

ISMA is an organization with a mission of connecting, engaging and educating members on social media around the world to advance the knowledge, skills, and integrity of the social media profession.

There are three levels of membership you can choose from; basic, premium, and platinum with various benefits for each.  You can register to become a member on the new ISMA website.   (more…)

Opinions are running rampant with this question.  You’ll find people who love it and can’t seem to live without it and those who claim Twitter is nothing but a big time eater.  Many artists I talk to don’t even want to know what it is. “Just let me do my art!”

And yes, for artists, doing art is your number one priority.  But then, there is the marketing side of your business.

Since you are here, reading this, than you have some interest in marketing your art via the Internet.  Twitter is a tool to help you do that.   Like everything else in your web presence, it’s up to you if you want to use this tool.  So…. (more…)

WFacebook is best known as a place to find and connect with friends. It’s also used for playing games and doing other fun silly things. But there is another way that you can use this website. Facebook is great for promoting yourself, your hobby, your art, your band or your business. (more…)

Most artists I know have one priority when it comes to their art.  Doing it!  Marketing is usually far, far away from their minds.  At some point, if you want to be a “selling” artist, you’ll have to stop and look marketing in the face.

Also the Internet is a bit challenging, filled with unknowns and “I don’t know how to do that” situations.  But in today’s world, the Internet needs to be part of the marketing package.

Even if you have not started building an art web presence, here are some solid reasons why you, as an artist, should consider using Facebook as a marketing tool.    (more…)

Don’t miss out on this.  Grab the username you want for your Facebook Profile.  Go to: http://facebook.com/username

Instead of sharing that long url link in your email siganture blocks, now you can have one that makes sense and people can remember. The format will look like this:
http://facebook.com/deeoverly

If you have more questions about the Facebook user name, go to the help page listed below.

http://www.facebook.com/help/search.php?hq=username&ref=hq