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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/21/2011 8:33:23 PM

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Welcome Ruth...glad to have you!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/22/2011 11:45:59 AM

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Hi Andy and Ruth and welcome! Nice sculptures Ruth!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/23/2011 9:03:25 AM

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Hi everyone! So glad to have found this site. Looks like there is a lot of really good information here. Can't wait to explore every inch of it!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/23/2011 12:35:10 PM

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Hi Heather! Good to see you made it here!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/23/2011 10:18:03 PM

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Hi Heather!!! Welcome to the Forums....so great to have you here!!!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/25/2011 11:56:42 AM

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Hi, Heather...welcome to EBSQ! Look forward to sharing your art and discovering the many aspects of EBSQ!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/27/2011 6:48:16 AM

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Hi All, may i first start by saying "WHAT A GREAT SITE". I was on here a couple of years ago when it was in the old style, but am glad to join again.

I will be having a good look round over the next couple of weeks at the site & the great artwork that has been added (soooooooooooooooo much to look through!) LOL

I will be adding some of my own art as well so feel free to add any constructive coments!

Kind regards to you all:)

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/27/2011 8:00:31 AM

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Welcome Donovan! I just recently came back to EBSQ myself and am really loving the changes. Nice work!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Say hello! - 5/28/2011 8:29:18 AM

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Welcome Donovan. So glad you decided to return!!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 4:23:06 PM

taivare

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Hi All! Just getting started here. 1st uploads successful.. now what ? Haha!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 4:48:10 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: taivare

Hi All! Just getting started here. 1st uploads successful.. now what ? Haha!

Hello, Tai! It's good to see you here! Jumping in on the forums to say hello is always a good second step

Taking a quick look, I'd suggest adding artist statements about each of your newly uploaded pieces. Text helps your work get found. Plus once it's found, it helps people understand more about your work. "Archaeology" for example--what are the two figures examining? What drew you to this subject matter?

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 5:23:22 PM

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Hi Gillie!

Thank you for your reply. I will add text to my work... I am brand new to
art in this form - drawing, painting, so I dont have much perspective as to
how to talk about it.. yet :)

Thanks again!

Tai

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 5:48:12 PM

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Talking about one's art isn't always easy, even for experienced artists. These articles might help give you a starting place:

http://www.ebsqart.com/Education/Articles/Business-and-Marketing/14/Live-Studio-Art-Writing/72/

http://www.ebsqart.com/Education/Articles/Business-and-Marketing/14/Online-Presentation/67/

http://www.ebsqart.com/Education/Articles/Business-and-Marketing/14/How-to-Artist-Statement/75/

Cheers!
-Amie

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 6:40:37 PM

taivare

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Thanks again Gillie! Very helpful.

Any tips on creating a counter without signing up to google etc... the ebsq Create Links/Counters page is very confusing. ?

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 7:02:58 PM

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We don't really recommend creating a counter for every image since it's a bit labour-intensive, but it's certainly an option.

To do so:

Click "Create Links and Counters"
Click "No, Don't link"
Click "Yes, Use this image as a counter" and give a unique name for each image you're doing this for.
Grab the code for the invisible 1 x 1 pixel counter at the very bottom of the list.

Then edit the item to which you want to add a counter.
Click "Artist Statement"
Click "html"
Paste the code you copied from the links and counters page
click the html button again to return to rich text mode
click a white area outside of the text box to save your text.

Repeat the above process (with a new name for each counter) for all of the items to which you wish to ass a counter.

Here's why adding Google Analytics might serve you better:

Less steps (!)

Unlike our hit counters that just tell you how many, Google's analytics tell you how the hit came to your page, how long they spent on your page, what keywords they used to find you, etc. It's a much better gauge of your success and helps you see fact-based evidence of what's working for you and what isn't.

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 7:13:40 PM

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Hi Tai....great start on your portfolio, and welcome to the forums!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/2/2011 8:59:13 PM

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Welcome, Welcome to the forums, Tai!!!

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/3/2011 6:10:51 PM

taivare

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Thank you Gillie!!!

OK I have done that to all of my work - now code is showing up under viewing page - dont see any counters in my "View counters" button, or on display page of individual work (only code)...

Because of this I have also signed up to google now, but that too is a bit confusing.. still working on it - I would however like to get the esbq one working

- any other suggestions as to getting esbq one working would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Again !

Tai

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/3/2011 6:18:20 PM

gillie

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Tai,

Which piece did you add the counter to? I'd be happy to take a look.

-Amie

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RE: New to EBSQ? Hello - 8/3/2011 6:21:31 PM

gillie

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D'oh, misread your post and just realized you said you added it to all of your pieces. I'll find one and figure out whassup, lol.

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