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  I get asked a lot of questions about setting up a  wordpress site and found this website that can really answer them all.

Get the professional web site you need to launch your business into the Internet!

 

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Creative Web Biz Kit

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Ready to rock?

You are an artist, crafter, photographer, designer, musician, cook, clown or otherwise creative entrepreneur and would love to finally get a professional  site with your own domain name.

That´s great!  A web site is a wonderful tool to help you share your talents and gifts with the world!

You are more than ready to start building  a biz around your talents and gifts. You want to make a living while doing what you love, what you care for and what is important to you.

Congrats to that! The world needs your dedication, your input and your love. We want to hear your voice, see your art, help with your cause!.

So what’s the hold up?

It’s not that you don’t want to launch a site….

You know you need one to get your creative work out because it will help you find the people that are really interested in what you do and because it will help you become location independent, so you can travel the world or just work from home in your pajamas.

The problem is that you simply don’t know how to go about it. All that tech stuff is just way over your head and and you wouldn’t even know what to begin with. It seems the learning curve is so steep, it will take you weeks or even months to learn all the basics.

You could of course hire a web designer and have him make a website  for you, but you simply don’t have the money to do that. Plus, you really want to be in control of your own site and not be dependent on someone for simply inserting an image or adding a line of text.

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Here is what I can help you with:

• Instructions on how to get an account with a web host (or how to rent online property to build your site on). The hosting company I recommend is officially recommended by the WordPress team and costs  7$ a month, free domain name included, payable one year in advance. This money goes to the web host for their services, not to me (this is also true if you use a discount code).

Saves you the time to find a web host that fulfills  the requirements for your new WordPress blog!

 

• Installation of the WordPress software on your new web host account (If you already have hosting, I will charge 44 Euros extra because I won’t get the hosting affiliate commission that subsidizes the normal price( same goes for discount codes).

Saves you the trouble of  having to do all that tech stuff  yourself!

 

• Installation of 10 themes (designs/templates), all created with artists, designers, and other creative entrepreneurs with highly visual content in mind.
  

So you don’t have to go hunt for one that fits your needs among the thousands of available themes (you can add more later on by yourself. You will be learning how to do that in the eCourse).

 

• Installation of 5 plugins (add-ons/apps) which will help you expand the functionality of your site to attract visitors through Google, present your images in a nice way, get statistics on your visitors. integrate ‘share and ‘like’ buttons, etc.
  

Gives you more time for what you truly love doing instead of wasting it rummaging through thousands of plugin sites across the net!

 

• A 3 week ecourse to teach you the basics of WordPress , how to integrate it with Twitter and Facebook and how to sell your creations or creative services directly from your website.

please make sure to check ‘sign-up for product updates and newsletter’ during checkout to receive the information you need to get started with the Kit!

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P.S. Remember, the Creative Web Biz Kit  includes a WordPress website set-up plus an e-course that will enable you to design it and make changes to the site any time you’d like, in any way you’d like and to then build it into the foundation of your creative online biz. If you’re not the independent type who likes to be in control of their own biz, the Kit might not be for you!

If you are passionate about what you do and  are willing to make it happen no matter what, this might just be the start  to earning a living with doing what you love!

Sorry i have been gone so long =( I have been very busy trying to get ready for the holidays .I just uploaded a couple of new pieces i have done .Hope you all enjoy it .I will have more very soon =)

I am almost done with my newest Digital Painting .I will be posting just as soon as it's completed =)

"Being connected to social media is one of the keys to my art success. I believe it is essential for any artist to use it, especially in today's art world. "

If you are an artist who is starting out for the first time, you must establish connections with art collectors, museums, galleries, agents, etc.

Although it took me many years to achieve international recognition, I believe portals to art worlds involving facebook, friendfeed, twitter, linkedin, and flickr helped to introduce my artwork to thousands of viewers over time. This is especially true for self taught artists, like myself, who have little money for advertising. Your most important tool is social media.

Among my success stories are two of my favorite places to acquire new clients and viewers: Facebook & Twitter.

My faithful admirers also lend support and comments, and I also use my fan page to list special coupons, events, art news and more.

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Inside The Studio

Meet Gifted Artist Laura Barbosa…
Location: Toms River, NJ USA

Official Website: www.laurabarbosaart.com          
Etsy Shop: www.barbosaart.etsy.com

Handmade Specialties: Original Paintings on Canvas, Custom Commissions, Digital Art /Graphic Design, Art Jewelry Images, Fine Art Prints

Laura’s Story…
My complete adoration and love for animals developed from my relationship that I had with our family dog. I found enjoyment in his facial expressions and funny antics. I believe these experiences molded me in the direction of animals and a true love for painting them. My art grew more and more with each passing day. In high school my favorite pastime was doodling and eventually I doodled my way into an art class. I started a home business when I was 16 which was all about capturing people’s favorite photos onto sweatshirts and sold them at a fair price to many students and their family members. I was making a decent living at a young age with nothing more than a few bottles of fabric paint an airbrush and a pack of generic sweatshirts. As time went on, I started painting wall murals and experimenting with different media. After accomplishing more pieces, I grew as an artist. The traits and techniques I developed as a child actually create the anchor that my creativity rests upon today. It seems that each year I became more free with my ideas and techniques.

Laura’s Creative Process…
My emotions and thoughts predetermine what is going to develop on the canvas. I work from the subconscious mind and many times I will wake up with an idea in the morning. There are so many ideas in my head that I need to carry a sketchbook with me to jot down the thoughts coming from my head. I have been known to be in the middle of a conversation and have to excuse myself to sketch an idea in my book before I lose it. This is the beginning of my creative process and from this point I cannot wait to get to my studio to start painting. I work mainly with acrylics and ink. I like to use them together to achieve the effect I want. For my abstracts I prefer thick acrylic paint, texture and using the palette knife to mix and push the paint around the canvas. I don’t like using brushes and have come to love the sponge and the use of my finger for blending but for my animal portraits, brushes are needed for detailing and creating fur. On occasion, I will dip my whole hand in paint and start creating to see what I come up with. If the subject matter is very specific then it must be planned out. For example, my animal portraits are carefully calculated before I begin.
 

More About Artist Laura Barbosa….
Laura Barbosa is becoming known on an International Level and is a Published Artist with Public Collections. Her Collectors reside in Australia, The United Kingdom, Canada and in all 50 United States.

Laura’s Painting Entitled: Model has been chosen for HGTV’s new show: Battle on The Block and will be featured in an upcoming episode in April of 2010 the West Orange NJ Show.

In 2009, Her PUG DOG was picked up by a scout from icon shoes for their many products such as handbags, golf shoes, belts, purses and more.

Selected Exhibitions:
December 2009 – All America Tour – Chalk Farm Gallery, NM USA

December 2009 – All America Tour – Miranda Gallery, CA

March of 2007- Splash Contemporary Gallery in Asbury Park NJ

March Madness Show – 6 works on Exhibit

July 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009- Stover Mill, 56th, 57th, & 58th Annual

Tinicum Arts Festival- Erwinna Pennsylvania – 7 Works on Exhibit

Published:
NY ARTS Magazine 2008
Hollywood Reporter
Forbes & more

Awards & Honors:

Public Collection: Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ

2008 Fund raiser for The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs. 3 paintings of 12 Working Therapy Dog Portraits. Acrylics on Canvas – 24" x 48" This work is on Permanent Public Display in a HUGE collection at the St. Barnabus Health Care Facility in NJ. This Public Collection has raised US $7,500.00 for the Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Org. to help maintain their training and education for the welfare of Patients throughout America.

Commissions: Small to Giant Custom Artworks for Home or Office Decor. 

Other Places to Buy Laura Barbosa’s Art
Discovered Artists, Etsy, Yessy, Absolute Arts, D’ART, Fine Art America, Artflock, Ebay, Art.com, Allposters, Imagekind and more.

To see the whole post by World of Handmade, please click here

My interest in art began as a child. I was born with a love for animals and a passion for painting. Having come from a broken home and having a lot of free time at a young age, I developed my very own art skills through experimenting with crayons and finger paints. This eventually took me down the road of art and before I knew it, I was stopping at the art store on my way home from school and found myself buying new colored pencil packs and sketchbooks with my lunch money.