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A strong online presence is absolutely necessary for today's artists. This compilation of five articles from The Artist's Magazine is your must-have information-packed guide to marketing your art on the Web! Here are a few of the highlights in this easily downloadable PDF:

Setting up your site

• Domain name registrars
• Costs for creating a Web site
• Photographing and sizing digital images
• Joining a virtual gallery

Using digital photography

• Which cameras and scanners to buy
• The best photo-editing software
• Setting up shots and adjusting images for the highest quality

Driving people to your site

• Making the most of search engines
• Joining online communities
• Posting on free sites
• Starting an e-mail list, newsletter and blog
• Using metatags

A look at the best artists' websites

Software programs

• The best software programs for making art, to organize inventory and to sell art