How to Sell Your Photos or Artwork Online

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Your days as a starving artist can be over. Successfully sell your photos or artwork online, and upgrade to the lifestyle of a merely hungry artist.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Artwork
A computer with internet access
An online store or web site
A blog

Step 1: Find a host web site

Find a web site to sell your work. There are several sites on which artists can upload and sell their work. These sites take a cut of the sale or charge a membership fee.

Tip: Develop your own web site portfolio to sell your work if you have web site building skills.

Step 2: Blog

Set up a blog where you can post new artwork or photos, and write entries about your life as an artist.

Tip: Post a painting or photograph on your blog every day along with a link to where it can be purchased.

Step 3: Post clear images

Post clear images of your artwork or photographs on the web site so potential buyers can see your talent.

Step 4: Write detailed descriptions

Write detailed descriptions of your work for the web site to make your work easier to find.

Step 5: Research

Research work similar to yours. Find out who is buying the art, and direct your efforts to these potential customers.

Step 6: Advertise

Advertise online through social networking sites. Gear the advertisements toward people who may be interested in your work.

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[icecool1065]

Step 1: Nobody wants to buy your shitty artwork

The industry has been raped so badly baby jesus couldnt make a buck

EVERYONE thinks they are an artist, and have some untapped potential, Bull-fucking-SHIT

[xiaoyangkao2]

lol 0:33 portolio

[1238carebear]

she aint hungry she was lukin 4 left ova rats tht she can eat

[javierpopable]

Step 1: Make Something Awesome

Step 2: Sell it on Etsy.com

[RNClarke76]

No one can make a living out of selling art. Everyone reckons there great, the fact is that they sell an artwork maybe once a fortnight and make $200. Nice

[TheRuneRunners]

Register as a photographer @ [GraceStock. com] and get 90% of each sale... that's pretty sweet! (Considering registration is instant, and you can upload straight away, plus you can get paid straight into PayPal!)

[9000pivot]

basically howcast are saying take photos put them up on a website and then START SPAMMING!!!!

[PunchNugget]

@nicktobin1211 well on sites like that they make were u cant do that

[nicktobin1211]

How to get artwork offline for free.

Step 1 Go to the art you want

Step 2 Right click on the piece of art and select the "save image as" option

Step 3 Save to your pictures and later locate your stolen artwork ;)

[xxgwyloxx]

@MagnaEsquire I think you'll need to enlarge, and print onto a canvas..but that's something i don't know how to do :(

[MagnaEsquire]

What about digital art? How do you sell digital art where there is no canvas?