If you've been inspired by XXXXXXXXXXXX's story, you should sign up for your own FASO website.  You will pay absolutely nothing during the duration of this special offer, after which time you may activate the FASO plan of your choice, or you can downgrade to our Forever Free plan at no cost.  Take the next 60 days to build a website that showcases your art in the manner it deserves.  Sign up for your trial here.

We'd love for you to join us in our mission of inspiring the world through art. Would you consider sharing your powerful art with the world via a beautiful, lovingly crafted website by FASO?  In addition to the free 120 days, once you upload at least 5 artworks to FASO, you will automatically get a free entry into the BoldBrush Painting Competition, which awards more than $15,000 worth of cash and prizes monthly.  And for a limited time, through our Daily Art Show, we'll put your art in over 40,000 inboxes, as early as tomorrow! Click here to get started.

While you're preparing for your next big move, you're still going to need a professional looking website.  Gallerists and potential collectors will be expecting an easy way to view your art. Make sure you create your website using 11 Essential Elements of Every Artist's Website: The Artist's Guide to Creating a Website That Really Works by Clint Watson. You need to make sure that your website includes certain information and features that art collectors have come to expect. The e-book also includes a checklist that you can hand your web guru and say, "Make sure my site has everything on this list." Get Your copy of 11 Essential Elements of Every Artist's Website:  http://fineartviews.com/resources/elements

Cultivate Collectors - An Online Class With Art Biz Coach Alyson Stanfield

Is your art piling up?  Have you been neglecting your collectors?  Do you have a backlog of names to add to your mailing list?  Are your fans wondering what you're up to?

Summon your energy to pay better attention to your buyers, collectors, and fans.

Relationships are everything! Most of your opportunities will come from word of mouth and referrals from people who love you. 

In this class, you will:

• Expand your mailing list
• Carve out time to update your list
• Maintain data for your contacts
• Decide how you will use your contact list
• Make your fans feel special
• Follow up with tips and leads
• Prioritize a People I Want to Meet list

You just need a computer and space to devote to your dreams.

Stop ignoring the very people who can help you the most and sign up for Alyson's class today.

Class starts October 10, 2012

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Want to connect directly with Clint and get his opinions about art, art marketing, and fine living beyond what you see on FineArtViews? Visit his blog to get his raw thoughts on the art world and while you're there, sign up for his newsletter to get his musings sent straight to your email inbox.

Are you looking to connect with artists that share your outlook on the art world?  The FASO Forum can help you find opinions you agree with and open your eyes to some new points of view.  Connect today.

Tired of getting the same old outcome from your plein air work?  Time to try something new...Rick Howell's DVD, En Plein Air: Painting on the Right Side of Your Brain, with the Los Pinos River and his Colorado studio as settings, can help you break through the times where you feel stuck.  Get your copy today.

Tap Into Art Print Marketing Expertise

You'll find the knowledge you need to succeed in How to Profit from the Art Print Market, 2nd Edition by Barney Davey. Its 300-pages of insider information is designed to help you thrive in today’s art print market. As a visual artist, or fine art photographer, you will learn:

♦ Insights into the marketing techniques of top selling visual artists.

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♦ Ideas to create new distribution channels and innovative ways to sell your work direct.

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♦ Where to contact nearly 500 business and marketing resources for visual artists.

Benefit from Barney's vast experience and gain the confidence you need to carve out your own profitable niche in the print market.

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Marketing Art. Mystery of Making It by Jack White is more than a book, it's a 160K word manual showing a step-by-step approach on how to earn a living as an artist. This is a book you will read again and again to glean the wisdom Jack shares. It is a must read if you want to earn a living with the art you make. Get it now for only $29.95!!!