Are you exploiting the power of the Facebook “Like” button to market your artist website? If not you need to move into the 21st Century and GET WITH THE PROGRAM!!

Kristen Hoard, one of our first Espresso Artist Website clients had 40 “likes” on her home page within a few hours of launching her new site. What does that mean? It means that 40 people visited her site and clicked the FB Like button – but what happened next was more important. Each time someone “Liked” her website Facebook broadcast that fact to all of the friends and followers in their networks. The net result was that hundreds (possibly thousands) of people were exposed to Kristen’s website.

It gets better though – that exposure can happen every time you add a new post in your Espresso Artist Website blog. Every post page has its own Facebook “Like” button. That means attention, visitors, and building community. And guess what? Another name for a community is a MARKETPLACE!

Think about that!

You don’t have to have an Espresso Artist Website to have a like button on your site – but we do focus on making all your social networking especially easy. Visitors to your website can sign up to follow you on Twitter and Facebook and they can recommend and like your your pages with the click of their mouse. Your blog posts will automatically post to Facebook and Twitter. This means more visitors, more relationships, and ultimately more success. If you’re ready to market, check out our tour or view our portfolio.

Best wishes with your art marketing!

Daniel.

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PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 10, 2010 – Santa Monica, CA: Espresso Artist Websites today announced the launch of a new artist website for California metal sculptor Kristen Hoard. The site showcases Hoard’s stunning metal sculpture and metal wall art with gallery-quality presentation and includes an array of powerful art marketing features and tools.

“We’re very excited to have Kristen Hoard as one of our launch clients,” commented Daniel Tardent, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Espresso Artist Websites. “She represents our ideal client – talented, prolific, and appreciative of the importance of a website that delivers not just high-quality presentation but also cutting-edge marketing and relationship building tools. Almost every artist says they are serious about commercial success but Kristen really means it, lives the life, and makes it happen.”

“I chose Espresso Artist Websites because I wanted a site that would help me market my work more powerfully,” said Kristen Hoard. “I’ve had 3 years of experience with an earlier website so I knew what I was looking for. Presentation is very important but so is the ability to find new customers and build relationships with search engine optimization, blogging, social networking, and email marketing. When I came across the Espresso websites I knew that was exactly what I was looking for.”

“We designed these sites to be art marketing machines,” commented Tardent, “This allows the artist to spend more time in the studio and more time on the creative aspects of their art marketing. The website takes care of the repetitive heavy lifting. This is really important for commercially successful artists like Kristen who also need to spend time on the road engaging with their collectors.”

“I looked at a whole range of website options,” said Kristen, “from monthly fee portfolio services to artist websites with substantial up-front prices. Espresso was not the least expensive but they really stood out as incredible value for what they deliver – I think my new site is a great investment.”

About Kristen Hoard
Kristen Hoard is a metal sculptor based in Sacramento California. Her works which include indoor fireplaces, outdoor fire pits, and LED Metal wall sculptures are crafted from recycled materials infused with color, fire, and light. Learn more by visiting her website at http://www.kristenhoard.com. You can also meet Kristen in person at the 34th Annual Napa River Wine, Crafts & Jazz Festival on Saturday September 11.

Learn how an Espresso Artist Websites 21st Century Art Marketing Machine can drive your career success forward and grab your free copy of our report, “7-Steps To Sell Your Art Online” at http://www.EspressoArtistWebsites.com

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Espresso Artist Websites is the “To Go” division of Beautiful Artist Websites – designers of stunning websites exclusively for artists since 2005. We bring you the most elegant 21st Art Marketing Machines to brand, promote and sell your art to the world!

Espresso Artist Websites was officially launched this week to deliver high-quality cost-effective “21st Century Art Marketing Machines” for visual artists serious about business success.

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PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 31, 2010 – Santa Monica, CA: Espresso Artist Websites was officially launched this week to deliver high-quality cost-effective artist websites for visual artists serious about business success. The business, based in Santa Monica, CA is an operating division of Beautiful Artist Websites, a boutique design studio with specific expertise in art, design, and art-marketing.

“Six years ago we started Beautiful Artist Websites to target the problem of poor quality artist website design,” said Daniel Tardent, Marketing Director at Espresso. “Today, we see a different problem – huge numbers of artists have reasonable looking websites but they just aren’t fulfilling the marketing expectetations we all had of them. The traffic is low and the conversions to relationships or sales are almost non-existent. We created Espresso Artist Websites to solve this problem for the select group of artists who seriously want commercial success.”

Espresso Artist Websites offers a comprehensive suite of presentation and marketing features including gallery-quality presentation, Search Engine Optimization, fully integrated blogging, email marketing, social networking, and ecommerce. Prices start at $895 and payments are typically spread over three months.

“We designed these sites to be art marketing machines,” commented Tardent, “This allows the artist to spend more time in the studio and more time on the creative aspects of their art marketing. The website takes care of the repetitive heavy lifting. We also understand that price is a critical factor for most artists and I think we’ve come up with a winning formula – this is easily the best investment you’ll ever make in your art marketing.”

Learn how an Espresso Artist Websites 21st Century Art Marketing Machine can drive your career success forward and grab your free copy of our report, “7-Steps To Sell Your Art Online” at http://www.EspressoArtistWebsites.com/7

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Espresso Artist Websites is the “To Go” division of Beautiful Artist Websites – designers of stunning websites exclusively for artists since 2005. We bring you the most elegant 21st Art Marketing Machines to brand, promote and sell your art to the world!

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Named after the beautiful city acclaimed as the modern Paris, our new Buenos Aires website is a true work of art that can lift your art presentation and marketing into new dimensions. Excellent for photography and art of all styles and media, this website combines stunning showcasing with the ability to present large amounts of information about new work and upcoming events in a way that visitors can easily understand.

The portfolio section makes use of inviting extra-large thumbnails which open into large light-box windows when clicked. The home page comes standard with an extra-wide panoramic image of your work and for even more impact you can select from an optional slide show or slide-deck display (shown in demo site).

Like all the Espresso designs, the Buenos Aires website includes custom banner design, blog, social networking, website statistics, and SEO-friendly structure. Select from a great range of options including fully featured email marketing, downloadable PDF artist statement or bio, home page slide show, and advanced SEO.

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My website looks and feels SO much better after we implemented only a few of your suggestions. I am now excited to send people to my site! I find every bit of information you provide to have incredible value to my business as an artist.  Thank You! ~ Christine Marsh

Thank you Daniel and Josse for the amazing art marketing advice. It has motivated me to continue to work hard in 2010. It’s all coming together with acceptance into Southbank College of Art, something I thought was absolutely impossible. Thanks to you for your wonderful, motivating and inspiring work! ~ Christine, Brisbane, Australia

Thank you for providing so much wonderful information. I will be announcing my father’s new website within the next few days. I think it represents what Dad is all about – and that is largely due to YOUR fine work.  I will be forever grateful. ~ Ruth Bavier

I’m an artist in the remote Pacific Northwest and marketing is my nightmare.  Your program prompted me to learn.  Your personalized email encourages me that you are real people who actually are involved in this process.  Thank You! ~ Gwen Ontiveros

I had the pleasure of working with Daniel as a guest on my ArtLicensingInfo.com Monthly Ask Call Series. The response from my market are rave reviews of Daniel taking a technical topic and making it understandable. I highly recommend working with Daniel or purchasing his products.  He understands the needs of artists. ~ Tara Reed