Saturday, August 18, 2012

Tips For Starving Artists

By Daniel Lee


The reeling recession, unquestionably affected every facet of the global economy. In fact, even the progressive Singapore economy has become an unfavourable market for promising artists who are hoping to penetrate the market.

Nowadays, various artists of mixed fields are suffering the same fate in making a name in the Lion City. Wedding photos photographer, writers, visual artists, sculptors and painters among others find it fairly daunting to try to make a way into the market because of the tight competition and the not so favourable market. As a matter of fact, being an artist who has not established a name yet prior to this fiscal recession, the chance of making a reputation is very slim already. Even those who are already reputable can feel the pinch of the situation and certainly this worries many artists from different parts of the world.

With the economic issues and tough competition, artists must creative and innovative in finding ways to be noticeable to their target market in more ways than one. An effective way to achieve this is by being virtually noticeable in the Internet world. Today, the advent of technology paved the way of fresh and cheap medium to advertise and be seen.

Take for example wedding photographers, they can easily establish a name and reach their market without spending large sum of money for marketing costs. Interestingly, through the Internet wedding photography Singapore online clientele seems endless.

To start with, you must aim to establish a strong online presence to showcase your work as an artist. If you already have a website, then good but the question is, are you getting enough traffic? If not, you must find ways to increase your traffic by extending your online presence and eventually get more recognition from your market. Essentially, a practical way to achieve more traffic is to start a blog and link it to all social media sites. It's the best way that your work will reach a wider market.




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