Why Every Artist Needs a Blog & How Create an Artist Blog

To begin, visit some these free blogging sites, all offering unique template options that even an artist can appreciate, image uploads syndication ability.

• Blogger.com (blogger.com) - Simple set up multiple authoring ability
• MSN Spaces (spaces.msn.com) - Create your own mini site, with an exceptional blogging feature
• Live Journal (livejournal.com) - Requires a bit 'blogging knowledge' get set up
• Blog Drive (blogdrive.com)

If you're interesting reviewing additional blog features, these sites require a small monthly fee maintain.

• Typepad (typepad.com) - starts at $4.95/month
• Tripod Blogs (tripod.lycos.com) - starts at $4.95/month

Note artists with MySpace accounts: MySpace provides members personal blogs, but important know that MySpace blogs are not currently listed search engines, which noted above, one main reasons get a blog. While MySpace works remedy this issue, recommended that you blog using a tool that accessible search engine spiders.

The title your blog should be brief point. You can get creative with your language blog description / tag line. A focused title will help with higher search engine rankings make clear visitors what blog about.

For example, title ThePauper.com blog "Diary a Pauper". The blog description "Rants raves about careers lives starving artists." The title concise, stating exactly what is, while description a bit more creative.

It's important establish yourself a professional working artist if you want use your blog a vehicle sell your art. Blog theme involves layout color page, quality artwork images displayed verbiage used blog postings.

Select your blog template carefully make a habit review your blog from perspective a potential client. Is page visually appealing? Do images your artwork provide a link an extra large version see detail? Does your content have a consistent theme?

Here's a good example a working blog by mix engineer, Ken Lewis: http://protoolsmixing.com/blog.html

The content theme exceptionally consistent, plus colors page layout match his website.

What's beautiful about blogs that there are no rules what write, but if you want attract keep an audience, you might consider some these suggestions.

• Keep your posts creative interesting. Move inspire your readers by being completely honest about your creative process.
  

• Use keywords your blog title post. Using example mentioned earlier - if your post about a Golden Gate Bridge painting, be sure use that exact phrase title body your blog. Think about what people might type into search engines find your content then use those keywords your blog. This technique will help increase ranking your web page search engines.
  

• Post daily, or at least twice a week. If you publish blog entries frequently, you will see more return visitors, subscriptions your blog comments from site visitors.
  

• Proofread preview your blog entries before posting. Some blog HTML editors have a way creating weird symbols out certain characters a quick spell-check never hurts. (Note: be sure create your blog entries using Word or some other text editor. Many blogging tools tend "time out" after a certain amount time you could potentially lose hours work.)
  

Finally! Your blog looks great has unique content. Now, depending blogging tool that you selected, follow steps publish World Wide Web. Test live URL that now houses your blog. If all your graphics appear correctly copy flawless, then you want make sure that you promote your blog your personal website, your email signature by word mouth.

Using tools you already have spread word while testing your dedication frequent posting best way get started. Part 2 will unveil tons ways promote your blog online.