Let Google Sell your Painting for You

I’ve become a little frustrated by the ebay scene as of late. Sure, you can sell your art via ebay, promote them on your blog and let the buyers bid them up. But what if the item doesn’t sell? How will you distinguish your item from the rest out there?

I think this has been one of those ongoing debates in the art 2.0 world for a long time. www.artflock.com offers a great service for selling your art, and that’s what I’d recommend to anyone who wants to sell their work. It’s an amazing service. But for some reason, I think I continually look for something else. For some reason, I still like to be in control of my work, up until the point that someone else has purchased it. It’s a personal preference, and it’s not for everyone.

So I came up with an alternative. I haven’t seen it too much yet, but I think this may be a great way to not only promote your work and sell it, but also still maintain that element of control in your selling.

I have a painting that I’ve listed numerous times and still haven’t sold. I haven’t really promoted it too much, but any service I choose doesn’t usually have that option for a price that I feel is worthwhile on the “per click” basis.

So I’ve turned to Google and decided to try them. Google Base in particular.

Here are some advantages:

• Creating your listing is free
• Your item can be listed up to 31 days at a time
• Images are free to upload
• You can upload up to 15 files totaling 20mbs
• You can utilize the Google adwords service to promote your item
• It’s also easy to use

Here’s my current listing for this painting.

So what online service has worked the best for you and how do you promote your artwork online?

 

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