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How to Sell Your Art With Free YouTube Videos


Are you looking for an easy and powerful way to drive traffic to your art hosting sites and web stores? Why not take advantage of YouTube's 60 million plus viewers per day and advertise your artwork with videos? Chances are, you already have everything you need to create your own video, and hosting on YouTube is free. So what are you waiting for?



Here's what it takes to create and host a video of your art:

  • 1. Create digital (.jpg) images of your artwork by photographing or scanning them.
  • 2. Make an introduction image with your artist name, logo (optional), and website URL in a graphics editor such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint or even the Paint program that comes standard on most PCs. Another option is to photograph or scan in your business card at high resolution.
  • 3. Make a closing image for the end of the video that has your website URL or copy the introduction image and use it for the closing image as well.
  • 4. Import all images into Windows Movie Maker (PC) or iMovie (Mac).
  • 5. Drag and Drop the images into the proper sequence with the introduction first followed by the artwork images and ending with the closing image.
  • 6. If you have your own audio or music, import it into your video as well.
  • 7. Publish or produce the video.
  • 8. Sign up for a free YouTube account.
  • 9. Upload your artwork video.
  • 10. Name your Video with a keyword rich title.
  • 11. * This is the most important step - Fill in the description field with a short description of your video or artwork. Make sure that the very first thing you put in the description field is the full URL to your website starting with 'http://
  • 12. Add keyword tags and select a category.
  • 13. Save and publish the video on YouTube.



YouTube's help center provides step-by-step instructions for uploading and publishing your videos if you need additional instructions....


In a single day you can produce a video of your fine art and have it hosted on YouTube. Once your video is live simply copy the URL link for your video and share it with fellow artists, art lovers, family and friends. Remember to copy the complete URL link starting with http:// That way the link will be 'clickable'....


YouTube also provides a button that allows you to 'share' your video on Twitter or Facebook. So if you are already an active member on those social networking sites you can instantly share your videos with the click of a button....



As a YouTube member you will have your own Channel that you can customize. Your Channel not only provides you a central location for all your videos, it also has a subscriber list signup that will help you grow your customer base. Each time you post a new video to your channel, your subscribers will be automatically notified....


To take your video creation to the next level, consider using programs such as Camtasia Studio, Animoto, or Jing. Some of these are free and others offer a free trial period for you to test-drive the software. You'll be amazed at how simple it is to compose and host your videos online....


Have fun creating your artwork videos and sharing your expertise and passion with the video-hungry world!



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