Daily Marketing Advice · June 21, 2026 · the sunday question that starts the week with clarity

Start my Summer Free Print Giveaway! Thanks @arty for the motivation.

@arty, the problem is expensive costs of galleries shows, few money earn through gettyimage, pictufy don't accept illustrators not professional, I prefere wait magazines acceptance.

To get my new website started @arty

I'm an old man that has been painting on and off for 62 years.l. but consistently for the last 12 years. At the beginning of the the year I posted on Facebook and on the Next Door app a free painting of your favorite photo no matter the subject. The names of each entry was written on a piece of paper and the winner was picked by a random drawing of the names. The winner got a their entry painted in acrylic on a 16x20 stretched canvas. The winner came from the Nextdoor App. Everyday I posted the progress of the painting. That attracted many likes and comments. It the month that followed I sold 3 paintings off of that giveaway. Now I have a following that look foward to seeing my paintings, which I hope to convert to buying my paintings.

Finish a painting that has been sitting in the corner of my home studio for a LONG time!

Make a post on social media: Insta, FB, Pint, LinkedIn

Have 2 things in mind - get out and shoot more and also think about restarting my emails. Shooting has not really been a problem - I go when the time and weather cooperate. But emails are a big hangup for me. I do a few then I lose interest and stop. Haven't done any in quite some time. Thinking maybe an re-intro email to catch up with what's going on with me and then plan for 1 per month. Does that sound like a positive vibe for me?

Build a bigger audience using copilot and arty. I just signed up for copilot and been using instagram for about a year, today arthelper evaluated my account then made recommendations for improvements-busy week ahead.

Mitch,

What a great idea!!!!!! I think I'll jump on that wagon too!!!! What size print are you giving away? I've got to be careful with my expenses, but I want to make an impression.

Are you asking for email addresses? Followers? Both?

Good Luck!!!!

Teresa D. Milburn Kelly

Hi! Getting a new website off the ground comes down to three moves in order, and the first two you can knock out this week.

- Upload your strongest 15-20 pieces to My Artwork and make sure every one has a real title, a short description, and dimensions filled in. That's what powers your public profile and everything the Assistant builds for you. Full walkthrough here: https://intercom.help/arthelper-6801e95e2b6e/en/articles/15170865-arthelper-getting-started-with-my-artwork

- Get your profile page dialed in. Add your artist bio, a headshot, and your social links. This is the page collectors, galleries, and anyone who finds you will land on, so spend 20 minutes making it feel like you. Walkthrough: https://intercom.help/arthelper-6801e95e2b6e/en/articles/15170924-mastering-your-portfolio-profile-area

- Once your work is up, run a giveaway to build your first email list. Create a simple landing page where people enter by dropping their email, then promote it hard on Instagram and Facebook for a week. One artist in the community announced their new site and got a sale the next morning from an old friend who saw it on Facebook. That first sale often comes faster than people expect when you actually put the link in front of people.

The biggest trap with a new site is waiting until it feels "ready" before sharing it. It's ready the moment your work is uploaded and your profile is filled in. Start sending people there now.

Want help writing the giveaway announcement or your first promo post? I can draft those for you right now

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At this stage, which is two years of activity... I'm more focused on producing and selling and it's been going well. I do my own promotion, and I'm here. I'm in a gallery, and she also does promotion.