Open an Instagram Art Shop for FREE!

September 05, 2021 in Art Biz Advice, YouTube Tutorials, Tutorials

How much would you love to be able to have your customers purchase right from your art page on Instagram?! And how about a free, easy to set up website that goes along with it?? Score!!

If you aren't already selling your art online then this video is a total necessity. You only need three things to get started: an Instagram business page for your artwork, an email address, and a laptop (because I think this process would be a bit tricky to do on a phone screen).

Check my brand new Instagram page and website below for a little inspo on how to set up shoppable posts and make an easy website for your artwork too. You can even get a little deeper with your website by adding 'About', 'Home' and 'Contact' pages!

https://www.instagram.com/sockmonsterposse/

https://www.sockmonsterposse.com

Here are the websites I reference in the video:

Happy selling!

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9.5.2021

30 Day Instagram Challenge

October 04, 2019 in Art Biz Advice, YouTube Videos

Okee dokee folks, this week’s vid is a big one! I came up with a big worksheet full of ways to boost engagement on your artsy Instagram page and I’m gonna show you exactly how I did mine.

It was a lot of work but I definitely did get a lot of new eyes on my artwork so I’m pretty happy with the results. Hopefully this vid will inspire you to get more active and excited with your page because with IG’s ever-changing and often mysterious algorithm it can feel disheartening at times to post your very best work when you feel almost no appreciation in return.

Here is my completed spreadsheet:

And here’s a blank printable copy of the worksheet for you!

ig challenge worsheet

Make sure you check out the rest of my 'Owning Your Instagram for Artists' series here:

Hashtagging for Artists

The Ugly Truth About Instagram Art Share Pages

How to Get Featured on Instagram

I’ve found these other YouTubers to be especially helpful with Instagram:

Sunny Leonarduzzi

Jade Darmawangsa

Good luck perking up your audience, friends! If you have any other suggestions I can share in a future video please leave me a note in the comments.:)

10.4.2019

3 Ways to Get Featured on Instagram

September 14, 2019 in Art Biz Advice

I've got three ways to get featured on Instagram for artists for you today friends! The first one is definitely the most time consuming and involved, but will garner the biggest results.

The second two suggestions are much easier but you'll need to do them more often to be effective.

So remember:

Collaborate with brands or influencers
Pay to play on art share pages
Tag and hashtag art share pages and hope for the best

Make sure you see the rest of my 'Owning Your Instagram for Artists' series as I reference these videos in the one you're watching today:

Instagram Hashtags for Artists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YnlZE0lFNw&t=5s

The Ugly Truth About Instagram Art Share Pages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDD6ObNaA-U&t=2s

Snag Mini Prints here while they last:

https://www.caleighbirdart.com/shop/mini-silken-smile-print

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9.14.2019

The Ugly Truth About Instagram Art Share Pages :: Owning Your Instagram

August 30, 2019 in Art Biz Advice, YouTube Videos

Yikes, you guys…. today’s vid ain’t a pretty one, but it is necessary because I would hate to see you lovely folks get scammed when you’re trying to grow your Instagram with me during this series.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of art sharing pages on IG that try to encourage you to use their hashtag or pay to have your artwork shown on their page to their hundreds of thousands of followers which can be a very effective marketing tool if they are legitimate. However, many of them are not and will be more than happy to take your money to show your art to basically no one.

Tune in today to learn how to tell the legitimate pages from the scammers, and make sure to subscribe on my YouTube because I’ve got two more vids coming out in this Instagram series that you would hate to miss!

Like I Promised…

Here are some pages I am sure are scams that you should steer clear of. This is by no means a comprehensive list and I wholeheartedly encourage you to do your own objective research before giving any art share pages your money or even wasting any of your precious 30 hashtags on them. (Learn about great hashtag usage here)

@artsbeautifulx
@artsamazingz
@artstalentz
@artsnewss
@pencilacademy
@artspowerk

@artsgodz
@artsmagazinee
@artsguideig
@artsentourage
@artsbossz
@artsrooms

Have you had any experience with a scam IG sharing page? Let me know in the comment so we can help warn others!

8.30.2019

Own Your Instagram :: Part 1 :: How to Choose Great Hashtags

August 17, 2019 in YouTube Videos, YouTube Tutorials, Tutorials, Art Biz Advice

Welcome to Part 1 of my four part series on 'Owning Your Instagram for Artists.' I know we have all been seeing our engagement drop so while I'm trying to show my own page a lil extra love I figured I'd share some tips with my lovely YouTube fam.

The key to using successful hashtags that will actually get you noticed in a veritable sea of other extremely talented artists is doing your research and getting specific. Trust me, tags that have 5 million posts are going to get you nowhere... but with just a little patience you can find your best possible, and totally personalized, hashtags.

Tune in for tips on how to lock into your specific type of niche art subject and style to attract genuine fans:)