Answers to "ARTISTS'" FAQ
What can artonline4u offer me as an artist?
- At artonline4u you will have your own artist profile online. By artist
profile we mean pages containing information about you and your art, including
an art online gallery for visualizing of your art online, a banner ad,
and a "Sales & Contact Info page". In addition you will have an option
to receive files which you easily can set up a CD presentation in three
minutes. Note that all content in artonline4u is human edited. We do also
all the "hard" work by optimization and preparing of the images for the
web and putting the profiles online. Further, artonline4u has many activities
going on, which you can benefit on.
Why should I have a profile at artonline4u?
First of all, you should make your art visible and available. Making
your art visible and available, by having your online gallery, is one
of the things you should do in your promotion of your art. Besides, the
cost is very low, the service is efficient, and it is not a one time advertisement,
and you can get the profile changed without paying a lot of money. Further,
you should consider the total benefits of being profiled at artonline4u.
(What do I pay, what do I get?)
Where are the visitors comming from?
Visitors are coming from countries where ever there is a connection
to the internet. However, USA and Europe are quite dominating the marked.
In the order of making an impression of the potential marked for you,
we have made a page showing a live map of the geographical locations of
the 1000 recent visitors of artonline4u.com [opens in new window]. Allow
the page to be downloaded. It may take some time, -mostly depending on
your internet connection. The page is set up in cooperation with www.web-stat.com
[opens in new window], who delivers statistical web information to artonline4u.
I have my own web site, why should I join artonline4u?
Honestly, you should considerate to do so! Do you have many visitors?
Some artists profiled in artonline4u, do also have their own web-site,
and link from their profile to their own web-site. The cost having a profile
at Artonline4u.com is only a fraction of what it costs to have an advertisement
in a magazine/ newspaper. So bringing in visitors to your site from artonline4u
is a low cost. Further, you should consider the total benefits of being
profiled at artonline4u.com. (What do I pay, what do I get?)
I am committed to my associated gallery/ art
dealer, what do I do?
This should really not be any problem. Read first about
the
galleries' or the art dealers' opportunities at artonline4u. Than
read about how the associated
gallery link is working. Than read about How
can I buy an art object exposed at artonline4? Tell about artonline4u
to your associated.
Artonline4u is not an online art shop, and should not be apprehended as
a competing enterprise of the galleries.
Will I sell any art by using the services of
artonline4u.com?
Yes, you should. By time you will see that some of your sales can be
tracked back to artonline4u. Some sales will be difficult to track, because
you have to ask your customer. Your profile in Artonline4u is a part of
your promotion, and it is hard to find out how much of the sales can be
credited your profile at Artonline4u.
What is the cost for an artists' profile at
artonline4u?
The cost is very low. An annual cost for a profile is only 50 €.
You will receive more detailed information when you have filled in and
sent the "interest" form.
Note: The interest form is telling us that you are interested
in more information; it is not a subscription or sign up form.
How does it work, what do I do?
The first thing you do is to fill
in the interest form and send it. Some time later you will receive
further detailed information and a more detailed introducing to artonline4u.
Hopefully you than decide to sign up for an account. If you do so, you
will receive more information as guidance, Do's and Don'ts, and more.
Can anyone use the pictures of my art shown in
artonline4u?
No, have a look in the copyrights
notice. This issue we will come back to you in a later occasion (information
we send to you in the next "step".
Should I not be afraid to let my art be overexposed?
We deeply respect your fear to this issue. This issue is discussed in
many forums. We will touch this issue in a later occasion, but all in
all, this is a decision you have to make yourself.
How do I take adequate quality pictures of my
art?
This you will be answered to, in a later occasion. |