34. All images by Kirsty Hall except for the following: I’m blogging this: Foxtongue Colourful balls: suchitra prints Statue holding hands: Valerie Everett Tree seedling: USFS Region 5 Lego Superheroes: levork Pyjamas: sunshinecity Scientist with microscope: timbrauhn Train: The U.S. National Archives Avdanced Web Design: agjimenez The letter: a.drian Woman reading computer: larryvincent Rusted chain: Matti Mattila Postcard: dancingshiba Old typewriter: .Dianna. Balloons: Pink Sherbet Photograph These images were found on Flickr and used under the Creative Commons license
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Notes de l'éditeur
Graduated 8 years ago. Been an exhibiting artist ever since.
Articles DON’T PANIC!
Blog - a dynamic website. Continually updated. New content at the top. Launched website in July 2007. Blogged there ever since.
The Diary Project, started January 2007. Art project blog. Blog integral to the project.
Don’t need a degree to blog. Quick to set up - like exercise, you need to keep doing it. Cheap or free to run.
Websites with constantly updated content rate higher up Google than static websites Google bots - Hey, have you got anything new?
536 people read everything I write - more than 200 times 72.25% 27.75%
Blog: 31,962 Art Page - 3,423
Fan base & peers. Friendships. Collaborations.
People coming to my private views + free books + online friendships + real life meetings, including one with an arts journalist + guest blogging + online interviews + the offer of an exhibition abroad + this talk. Camilla Stacey - sales, exhibitions and a knitting circle! Diane Gililand - able to make a living from blogging.
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Kirsty Blue – porn star specialising in stockings! Some very disappointed visitors there! People who would never go into a gallery will visit a blog.
People have to see your name 20 times (check) before they remember you Like having a constant exhibition Constantly reminding people you exist