Self-Promotion How-To’s
TweetOne of the elements of the Hips For Hire model is teaching artists how to promote themselves. We all know it is not enough to be good at something. You can be good — even great! — at whatever it is you do, but if you don’t have a way to show people what you’re good at, you will be good in your own little corner of the world.
When you purchase premium services with Hips For Hire to promote your performance or visual art business, we give you the tools to successfully launch yourself on the Social Media ocean, but you still need to come up with your own content! You will have your own individual style to express, and the choices are as endless as your imagination (oh, and maybe something called money).
Photographer Clint Davis posted this description of what he did to promote his photography. Click on the link to see what he came up with:
Clint, like many of you, understands it takes hard work and creativity to get people “into” what you do. In his blog, he uses several elements to create a promotion of his work:
1. Something fun and free (disposable cameras)
2. Something clever (slogan, “Give me a shot”)
3. A highlight of his work (in pictures, to inspire as well as to inform)
4. The potential for feedback and community (send in your pictures, get a response)
This is a clever campaign that is easy for people to interact, and it didn’t cost him too much either.
What is your clever campaign to help your art gain attention? What do you need to change to help people know your art is professional, interesting, unique, and desirable? What steps can you take today to help your art become more accessible to others?
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