Comments on: Newsletters: So Easy, An Artist Could Do It

By: esparler

esparler — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:25:00 +0000

I have a newsletter, but I’ve been bad! I only really use it when I have a gallery show that I’m promoting. Lately, I’ve been thinking I really need to send one letting people know that I’m still alive. Still creating.

You’re post has confirmed that for me.

I notice you talk about adding a link… I’ve been using Elm a service provided by my web designer. Has all the cool stuff, click through tracking etc. but then I have to duplicate the info onto my blog. http://ErinSparler.com/blog

So you put a copy of your newsletter on your web site? How? Where?

Thanks!

By: CoryHuff

CoryHuff — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:05:01 +0000

@AlmaSepulveda You bet Alma! Good luck and let us know when you have your site up!

By: AlmaSepulveda

AlmaSepulveda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:34:09 +0000

Wow, thank you for sharing! I have been wanting to get into selling my art online but have no idea where to start. I always thought that I needed to hire a really expensive website designer in order to have my own site showcasing my work. I never put much thought into how to generate a newsletter, creating a fan base using the tools that are accessible now (facebook, etsy, ebay, etc.) You’ve given me real hope and a better sense of direction. Thank you so much!

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By: theabundantartist

theabundantartist — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:25:12 +0000

Thanks Dreama. I’m off to take a look at your newsletter archive.

By: Dreama Tolle Perry

Dreama Tolle Perry — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:09:08 +0000

Great article–and so true. I started a newsletter in August. It’s good on so many different levels. I can go more in depth on things than is possible on a website or blog. I have also started archiving them on my website. We forget how busy people’s lives are and how important top of the mind awareness is (same reason Coke and Pepsi still advertise…easy to get lost in the shuffle without it) Here’s a link to my archived letters http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs004/1102632184320/archive/1102791284729.html

I regularly stir interest in my work and workshops–and its a fun way to just keep in touch with all the friends you make through art.

Love your articles by the way–Keep up the amazing work!

By: theabundantartist

theabundantartist — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:07:40 +0000

Patricia, thanks for responding. I totally understand your concern with the frequency & timbre of personal information. I heard a quote this weekend to the effect of ‘you never know where the line is until you’ve crossed it.’ Your fans will tell you, through lower open rates, lower click rates, and slower growth, whether you are going in the wrong direction.

By: Patricia C Vener

Patricia C Vener — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:03:40 +0000

I have been publishing an electronic newsletter weekly (almost) since June 2009. I use PHPList which is free but you do have to be something of a computer savvy person to use it easily. I generally try to tie in one of the topics to my Wednesday blog post. It’s taking quite a while to build a following, though I am very much a proponent of newsletters.

My concern is how much personal things should one include and the timbre of the personal things…
.-= Patricia C Vener´s last blog ..Out of The Crowd: One of December’s Many Birthstones =-.