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The classic handbook for launching and sustaining a career that "explodes the romantic notion of the starving artist," (The New York Times) with a brand-new chapter on Internet art marketing Now in its sixth edition, How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist is the definitive guide to taking control of your career and making a good living in the art world. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience, Caroll Michels offers a wealth of insider's information on getting into a gallery, being your own PR agent, and negotiating prices, as well as innovative marketing, exhibition, and sales opportunities for various artistic disciplines. She has also added a new section on digital printmaking and marketing in this emerging field. Most notably, this sixth edition contains an entirely new chapter: "Art Marketing on the Internet." Michels offers criteria for selecting an ideal Web designer for your online portfolio and for organizing your Web presence, and shares proven methods for attracting curators, dealers, and private clients to your site. She also addresses vital legal concerns in the age of e-commerce, including copyrighting and registering your art, and finally, the appendix of resources, consistently updated online at Michels's site the Artist Help Network, is fully revised.

Learn the behind-the-scenes tricks and techniques that will take your Visual Basic skills to the next level of programming excellence. Davis provides all the secrets readers need to create sophisticated, robust, full-featured, commercial quality Visual Basic applications.

How to sell one's art isn't taught in art schools, yet it's an essential ingredient in getting work displayed and attracting art commissions. This straightforward guide is written for artists who want to present themselves and their work in the best possible light to the largest possible audience. Topics include creating a winning marketing package, getting a gallery, finding an artist representative, and obtaining free or low-cost advertising. Also included is a thorough resource listing that includes inexpensive sources for slide development, contact information for artist representatives, suggestions for durable mailing packaging, and contact names for foreign news media.

Imagine how much business you could generate if photo-buyers could locate and access your images twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Even better, just think of the time and expense you would save if you could sell your images right on the Internet and send your work electronically to a limitless number of prospects. Now you can. With sellphotos.com, it's as easy as point to click! Even if you're new to the world of cyberspace, this guide makes it simple. It begins with the very basics of the Internet and how it can work for you.You'll learn how to create your own webpage, promote your site, and transact business and much more: • Learn basic hardware/software requirements for leaping onto the World Wide Web • Asses your photos and determine your specialties • Sell stock photos and determine your specialties • Attract photobuyers, editors and art directors to your site • Create a virtual portfolio potential customers can access online • Price your work appropriately and negotiate good deals • Protect your copyright and guard against Internet thievery Within a matter of days you can revolutionize the way you do business. Utilizing the Internet, you can sell directly to a range of buyers and complete successfully with big stock agencies for BIG income. Take advantage of technology. With your camera, sellphotos.com and your computer, you have everything you need to get started.

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Completely revised and updated, "Sell & Resell Your Photos" includes up-to-the-minute information on digital photography's place in the business, selling online, and the shakeup in stock and royalty-free photography. This classic guide provides new and veteran photographers with all the information they need to sell their work.