Jumpstarting the blog 2x a month - Back to School and E-Commerce Resources
Greetings from my remote office, Fall 2020! I am currently teaching full time at UNC-Greensboro, and thankfully the university gave faculty an option to work remotely this semester. This is definitely the cleanest it will look all semester . . .
Other than teaching arts administration and arts entrepreneurship for the remainder of our “exciting” year of 2020, I’m also doing plenty of consulting. Upcoming this week and next are two webinars on Intro to E-Commerce, meant for the Creative who always intended to sell online and never got around to it. No time like the present! These are being hosted by LaunchLab at Greensboro’s Chamber of Commerce (greensboro.org/launch/launch-lab/) and the Association for Creative Industries (creativeindustries.org).
One thing I’ve noticed as a facilitator and participant is how important extra info docs are so people remain engaged with the talk without freaking out about missing details and resources. So, for this webinar I am creating a basic list of some online resources to help people get up to speed. Here’s some of what I found…
E-COMMERCE RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVES
OVERVIEW
https://mymodernmet.com/how-to-sell-art-online/
OVERVIEW
https://www.moma.co.uk/10-ways-to-sell-art-online/
PROS AND CONS OF PRINT ON DEMAND
https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-print-on-demand
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/how-to-sell-on-pinterest/
ETSY VS INSTAGRAM
https://www.merriweathercouncilblog.com/etsy-versus-instagram/
SELLING ON INSTAGRAM
https://www.tailwindapp.com/blog/selling-on-instagram
AMAZON HANDMADE VS ETSY
https://www.junglescout.com/blog/how-to-sell-on-amazon-handmade/
ARTISTS ON PATREON
https://theabundantartist.com/7-fine-artists-killin-patreon/
SAATCHI
As the blog moves forward I’ll be posting more resources like this, and updates about my trainings, research interests, and tales from my life as a practicing Creative Entrepreneur (you can check out my newest venture @ www.etsy.com/shop/magpiemiscellany).
Take care and stay safe!
Jennifer