Getting Started Guide
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Ok so you just signed up, opened the Member Area Dashboard and now you're lost.
Before you dive in, and start adding your artworks, we suggest that you set up some of your account settings first. You are welcome to check out the individual feature pages. Most of them are self explanatory and we also have video helps 
on upper-right side of our member area pages to guide you.
Your Profile
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Your profile won't be listed without a profile picture. So we recommend that your first order of business be uploading a pleasant photo of yourself. Don't upload a blurred barely recognizable photo. You want your customers to appreciate the artist/gallery they're dealing with.
Also write at least a paragraph or two about yourself. If you registered as a Gallery, then write about your gallery. This isn't exclusively for your customers. Search engines such as Google love text. And text that's relevant and written in a speech like manner can help your profile page get a higher rank in search engine results. |
Price Defaults for Print On Demand.
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Before you start uploading your artwork images, it can be helpful to set up your price defaults. Simply key in the amount value you want to earn for each available product or print size. It's that simple. And you'll get 100% of it commission free when a sale is made. Price defaults are markups that you specify in advance. Why is this helpful? Because it can save you time by automatically filling in the price markups of your newly uploaded artworks. Imagine how frustrating it can be for you to manually enter the markup values for dozens or more artworks. But don't worry, if you really want to, you'll still be able to adjust the values for individual artworks. |
Collections
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Set up your artwork collections in advance. Think of collections as folders. They help you categorize/organize your artworks. If you have a lot of artworks then this can be a really handy tool. Our collection feature also integrates when creating artwork slideshows, or promotional coupons for your customers. Although it's nor required, we recommend that you set up your collections in advance. |
Facebook Sync
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Our Facebook Sync feature allows GotArtwork to automatically publish a notification on YOUR Facebook wall about your newly added artworks on your behalf. This saves you time and helps you with your Social Media Marketing campaign. With this feature you can also set up your Facebook shop on your pages and start selling your artworks from Facebook. |
Add Artists (For Gallery Accounts Only)
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If you're a Gallery account holder, you must add your gallery artists before you'll be able to add their artworks. There's also the additional restriction of approving the artists. Galleries can approve artists by sending gallery representation request email to the artist's email address. Other options include approval in good faith (if you've specified your phone + address info in the manage account page) or uploading a scanned copy of the contract file. |
Add Artworks
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Ok we don't want to torture you with all the features available, so we'll stop here.
One thing to keep in mind is that simply uploading your artwork images does not publish them. The minimum details required about each artwork before it'll be shown are Type (painting, drawing etc),Title, Artist Name & Subject.
And we really recommend that you check out the the "Preparing Your Files For Upload" as well as "SEO - Help Customers Find Your Artworks" articles before you add your artworks. |
If you think we missed a point or two, please feel free to leave your comments below. We'll be happy to hear from our members and update this article accordingly.
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