For a website to be successful the name is extremely important. Preferably it should be short, descriptive and memorable. ArtUK.com is the perfect example. In fact, it is probably the best name for a UK based art website and on search engines it’s a frequently searched term itself. If you are part of Art UK you are guaranteed to get an increase in traffic to your site

We know from experience that for a small art website it is almost impossible to be seen on the all important first few pages of search engines but there is strength in numbers and if you stick with ArtUK.com we will help you be near the top.

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Some reasons why you should consider having a gallery at ArtUK.com
ArtUK Online Artist Gallery
ArtUK Online Artist Gallery - Free version
ArtUK Online Artist Gallery - Paying Version
How can I sell my Art on the Internet? (article)

Some reasons why you should consider having a gallery at ArtUK.com

• If you already have a website you can use Art UK as a doorstep to your own website.

• Increased traffic to your site as well as promotion and exposure on Art UK.

• Your galleries are represented in various places on the ArtUK website by thumbnails (in up to 4 categories of work) linking to your gallery.

• You could further increase your exposure by booking a place on our featured artist page.

• Your work can be seen by the 1000s of art buyers, gallery owners, interior designers and corporate art collectors who visit Art UK.

ArtUK Online Artist Gallery
The ArtUK online artist gallery is a mirco-site containing gallery pages for thumbnails which link to individual image detail pages, a homepage, a biography page, a links page, a privacy, and a terms and conditions page. Content and images for entire micro site is directly managed by the artist using a bespoke designed content management system. The gallery is promoted and accessible from various categorised lists within the ArtUK.com website. The micro site for each artist is located at http://www.artuk.com/artists/artistname ... which is a user friendly url that the artist can directly promote!

ArtUK Online Artist Gallery - Free Version
1.The free version is limited to one gallery page showing thumbnails of up to 6 images, each image linking to an image details page (showing large version).
2. Both free and paying versions include a homepage, biography page, links page, privacy page, terms and conditions page
3. The free version offers a choice of 3 background colours for the gallery template
4. The free version has a top bar display art supplier banner advertising

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Please click here for a demo of the free version of the online gallery

Sign up the free version now by completing the application form here (N.B. you can upgrade to the paying version at any time simply by purchasing extra image quota from within your admin panel)

ArtUK Online Artist Gallery - Paying Version
1. The paying version allows unlimited gallery pages enabling organisation of work into categories or themes. Each gallery page shows thumbnails of your images, with each image linking to an image details page (showing large versions and other information, with next a previous links).
2. The paying version image quota starts at 54 images for £120/year. Extra image quota can be purchased as needed.
3. Both free and paying versions include a homepage, biography page, links page, privacy page, terms and conditions page
4. Both free and paying galleries are promoted and accessible from various categorised lists within the ArtUK.com website, but paying galleries always appear above free galleries in the various lists
5. The paying version offers full colour customisation for un-restricted setting of background and text colours for the gallery template
6. The paying version allows acceptance of credit card payments using the artists own PayPal account (we take no commissions on sales!)
7. The paying version has no art supplier advertising.

Click here for admin screenshot tour

Please click here for a demo of the paying version of the online gallery

Sign up by completing the application form here ( this will initially set up the free version, but once it is set up simply upgrade to the paying version by purchasing extra image quota via the link located within your admin panel)

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Complete websites designed to your own specifications ... please contact us to discuss your needs.

How can I sell my Art on the Internet?

The Internet has created more opportunities for Artists to sell their Art than ever before. It allows Artists to reach a much wider audience for their Art not just locally or nationally but even globally. Every Artist can now have their own Gallery to exhibit and sell their work online and with PayPal it’s become easy to complete sales on the Internet too.

Having said that we need to remember that there are over 100,000,000 websites on the World Wide Web. That means billions of Artists pages also trying to sell Art online like you. It’s a bit like trying to win the lottery. It’s extremely competitive. Most Artists website are rarely seen

Every day in the UK about 50,000 people use the internet search engines to search for Art for sale online, UK Art Galleries, UK artist’s websites etc.

However, they usually only look at the first 4 or 5 pages. If your website is not there your chances of being seen are slim.

Even if you have a beautifully designed website it’s not a lot of use if you don’t get visitors. It’s like having a shop in the desert when you need to be on the High st. It’s all about location, location, location as they say. You need to increase your traffic flow.

So how can I get my art seen by more people on the internet?

One good way is to be part of a website that has good visibility on the first pages of search engine results. ArtUk.com for example. The words art UK and UK art, are a popular search terms themselves. So having a descriptive domain name is very helpful. From ArtUK you can link to your main website or you might decide that all you need is your ArtUK site. Considering the extra promotional opportunities that ArtUK offers that makes sense.

What about Selling my Art on eBay?

Another marketing strategy that you might try, to sell your art online is to put your work on eBay. Some Artists have been quite successful selling Art online this way. On the ARTUK FORUM there is an artist with the username Flashart, who has written a very good post about his experience with selling in ebay. He seems happy with the results. The main drawback for some Artists seems to be that prices tend to be very low on eBay, but, Hey we're not all Damien or Tracy, an extra few £100's a month can make a real difference for most of us.

In my work as an Art Consultant I regularly meet people who have bought Art on eBay. Usually, they have paid £50- £100 and it does seem that they’ve gotten a good deal. I think that an Artist who is very prolific can make money selling art on eBay and there are some Artists who ask quite higher prices. I would say give it a try if that’s the direction that you want to go in but If you've got your art in Galleries they won't be too happy if you sell your work cheaply on eBay even if takes only 20 minutes to make another one. For one artist it might mean a £100 an hour job for others it might mean selling your soul to the devil. Personally, I love eBay and I use it often to buy things, though I don’t think I’ve ever spent more than £30 on an item. People just expect eBay to be cheap.

ArtUK will soon be launching its own online retail Art market place where Artists, Art Gallery owners and Private Sellers will be able to display individual pieces of Art with a price. Buyers will contact the seller directly to complete the sale. The picture image will also link to the seller’s website where the buyer can view more work for sale. The prices will be a bit higher than on ebay. So hopefully that will be another way that you can sell your art online.

What can I do to make my website search engine friendly?

If you own a website and you want to get it a higher search engine ranking there are a number of other things that you can do to optimise it.

Each search engine has different criteria for ranking a website.

Google is the hardest to optimise for and is also the most popular for searches. Google likes content in a website. That means lots of writing.

Search engine spiders do not read graphics but text. So to have relevant articles on your site is helpful. Also they like you to be linked to other well ranked websites that have some relation to you. So try to put your link on as many Art related website as possible. Your ArtUK Artist website is a link that you should put everywhere too.

There are many technical adjustments that can be made to your website to help it get a higher ranking. If would like one of our design team to take a look at your site and make recommendations to optimise it please contact design@artuk.com.

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