The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 48 No 3 November 2009

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Technical: Selling Cera mics A lifeline for the Technologically Reluctant Shannon Garson talks blogs STRANGE FRAGMENTS WNW.strangefragments.blogspot.com Learning how to learn 1 __ tWo ....... dIIac ....."i1o
Technical: Selling Ceramics A few tips about how to start a blog: 1. Think about why you want to write a blog. A theme is a good way to start as it narrows down your perspedive and prevents your blog from becoming a boring list of things you have been doing (eg. "Strange Fragments " is about craft and design). 2. Go to the Blogger website and sign up. It is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions, and it is free. 3. Posting a blog is a bit like writing something in a Word document. The little row of icons at the top of the 'new post' box is used to add images from your computer, add links etc. 4. Images are really important for artists' blogs. Consider signing up to a photography site such as Flickr which allows you to create an online gallery of your photos. You can put the photos onto your blog from Flickr. Your online gallery can also be used as a portfolio. Send galleries and other bloggers to your Flickr site if you want them to see your whole body of work. S.Sign up to Google Analytics so you can see how many people are visiting your blog, what country they come from, how long they spend on each page etc. 7. Blurb is a wonderful resource for artists. On this website you can publish a book, choose the size, format, write your own text and upload images. When the book is finished you can buy as many hard copies for yourself as you wish and also put it up for sale in the Blurb bookshop. This is a great resource for creating a folio to show galleries. 6. Start using the Internet. Post a few entries. Start putting up links in your blog. Contact blogs and websites you really like and introduce yourself and tell people you have linked to them. Comment on others blogs. The more you use the Internet, the more you build community. Be part of the online community. 7. Bring the blogs down to earth. It is important to supplement online adivity with real events. It is no use being an online success if you are not getting work and orders or adually meeting people in the flesh. When visiting other cities, see if you can catch up with people you have met online. Conferences, art openings and industry events are great for this. Artists (particularly if you are a bit shy) can easily get caught up in the virtual world with no benefit to themselves or their pradice. Real contad with real people is the final and most important step for getting the web to work for you. To start a blog: www.blogger.com/start Shannon's Flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/5105746S@NOO/ Google analytics: www.google.com/analytics Shannon's Blurb book: www.blurb.com/books/328375 www.shannongarson.com Shannon Garson, Eucalyptus porcelain forms THE JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS NOVEMBER 2009 63
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