Right-click to download Lesson 2: Effective Artist Websites
Keyword Research:
Google Keyword Tool – research what people type in to Google to do searches.
WordPress – Visit WordPress.org for more information on WordPress, or you can also visit this page on the Abundant Artist blog where I talk more about WordPress & Bluehost.
Image Galleries:
Take a look at Hanging Mobile Gallery and see how their site is organized. This is very well done and easy to navigate. If you have more, feel free to post them in the comments.
Article marketing:
http://ezinearticles.com
http://articlemarketing.com
Press Release syndication:
http://prlog.org
http://free-press-release.com
Social Bookmarking Sites
Digg.com
Stumbleupon.com
Reddit.com
ShareThis.com – creates HTML widgets to embed on your site that add social media sharing.
Sociable Plugin – A plugin for WordPress that adds social media sharing options to your site.
RSS & Automation
http://twitterfeed.com/ – Automatically send blog posts to Twitter
Networked Blogs – a Facebook application that allows you to import your RSS feed into your Facebook fan page.
Tubemogul.com & TrafficGeyser.com – push your videos out to Youtube, Vimeo, and other video sharing sites.
Newsletters:
Need ideas for your artist newsletter? Visit this blog post: 23 Ideas for your Artist Newsletter.
