UNRULED - resources to sell our art online

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resources

to market our art/craft on the internet

Comrades, the online market continues to grow as a viable tool for broad range marketing, selling, and self publishing. Through the internet, creative people can bring their work to the world market, or at least out of your local neighborhood. It is strategic for us to take advantage of this. Artists of various disciplines are doing really well off of internet sales by employing the services of companies like the ones listed below.

Some of the sites allow you to upload your image files and have them printed on various products such as t-shirts, mugs, posters, etc. Using their online design software you can create custom layouts of these products, build an online store using their software and link you store pages to your own website, myspace, facebook, etc.

In this business (just like any other) experience and "stick-to-it-ness" yields proficiency and profit. Learn about the company and the process that you are engaging. Study how successful sellers set up their products, pages, and stores. Many of the sites have rating systems and buyer feedback logs so make sure you can deliver what you advertise and maintain positive seller status.

It must be remembered though, that though using the internet to sell and market your work may be very exciting, and many artists are doing well selling exclusively on the internet, it is prudent that you establish business that is non-reliant on the internet.

Hone your craft!

Get that chedda!

Below are a few website companies that offer services to sell on the internet.
Their policies and fees vary, as do their options to customise your presentation to sellers.
Most of these site require a bank account or credit card verification.

name / website	description of services	design products	fees & profit
LULU www.lulu.com	sell, buy, design, publish Use their templet software to upload your images and design products such as Calendars, posters, books, CD's, etc. They offer decent marketing and book self-publishing options too. Create your own store on their site with product preview pages. No upfront investment. They manufacture products to order, and get paid a percentage of your sales.	yes	NO FEE. Set your own profit on top of their production fee per item.
EBAY www.ebay.com/	sell, buy well reputed, auction and fixed price selling	no	Various fees for: listing, auctioning, final sales
ETSY www.etsy.com	sell. buy Similar to Ebay but specifically for hand made art/craft	no	20 cents to list each quantity + 3.5% sales fee
CAFE PRESS www.cafepress.com	sell, buy, design Similar to LULU but wider range of products such as t-shirts and other garments, stickers, buttons, mugs, etc. Cafe Press takes a percentage of sales with no up-front investment.	yes	NO FEE. Set your own profit on top of their base fee per item

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