Rebecca Coleman On Going it Alone…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the business we are in and how hard it is to continuously be motivated. As artists, we are one-man-shows, chief cooks and bottle-washers. For the most part, when we write that song, sketch […]
FLIP-ing out: Editing: PC
Fourth post in my series on using video (specifically, shot with a Flip video camera) to market your art practice. The last post dealt with how to edit your video on a Mac using IMovie. Today, I’ll focus on those […]
FLIP-ing out: Editing: IMovie
The third in my series of posts on using video to promote your art practice. Editing can be optional. If your video is short, you may not need to edit it at all. But when I do interviews, I don’t […]
Update on BC Cuts to the Arts
First off, I’m excited to say that a profile piece on me was published yesterday in The Vancouver Observer. Alfred DePew interviews me about the recent cuts to the arts, and how Social Media helped us to organize our protest […]
FLIP-ing out: Shooting
This is the second in a series of posts dedicated to my new Flip video camera and how to use video to promote your business. I spent an hour or so yesterday shooting footage for a Hallowe’en show that I […]
FLIP-ing out
Here in Canada, we are celebrating thanksgiving today. It’s also my dad’s birthday, so as I write this post, I’m running back and forth to the kitchen, checking on my pies and frosting the cake. On Friday, I finally invested […]
E-book update
In June of this year, I launched my e-book, Guide to Getting Started with Social Media for Artists and Arts Organizations. There have been a couple of exciting new developments that I wanted to let you know about. First off, […]
Creating an email signature
Last week, I got an email from Simon. This, in and of itself, is not strange, given that we work together. A lot. What was new was this spiffy signature: I took a screenshot and converted it to a .jpg, […]
Let’s Make a Scene!
Every year, our local Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance hosts a conference that takes place over one weekend in October. There are discussions, workshops, and keynotes. Plus quite a bit of socializing and some alcohol consumption. This year, in light […]
Time-Tracking Software
Yesterday was my blog-versary. The second post I ever wrote was called Putting a Value on Your Work, and talked about how to price your work. A key aspect of putting a value on your work, whether it be a […]