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Tips: Getting Known, Growing Your Following
7 years ago
1. Post often. I know it's definitely hard sometimes, life can get very busy as we all know. But posting often gets our work out there so people can find it. Don't be afraid to post things you weren't the proudest of too!
2. Post to several social media sites. Post your art to several other sites, such as FurAffinity, Instagram, Twitter, and others -- those are the most popular I've seen. It can be a lot to manage, but it's very helpful in expanding your reach as an artist.
3. Post to DA groups. Putting your work in groups allows more people to find you! Look for groups centered around the kind of art you draw, and don't be afraid to try new things, like drawing closed species. I've found a lot of great artists via closed species groups!
4. Post to discord servers. Another way to get yourself out there! Look for servers, again, that are centered around your art subject matter, and your interests.
5. Advertise your work for those looking. Look out for people posting journals that are seeking commissions or art trades, and advertise your info there. In addition, it's a great idea to search DA for those kind of journals and comment on them!
6. Comment on others' work. It might seem unrelated, but if you comment on people's work a lot, they might get curious and check ya out! Not just the person creating the deviation, but perhaps people looking at the comments.
7. Have an eye catching avatar. Leading from my next point, if you comment somewhere and have an eye catching icon, people might be compelled to check out your page!
8. Have a unique, consistent style. People are always looking for unique styles!
9. Host a raffle or contest which makes entrants spread the word to enter. Raffles especially are great, by having people spread the word about the raffle, people can come and find you!
10. Feature for feature journals. Feature people in return for them featuring you!
11. Use tags. It's incredibly helpful especially on Instagram and Twitter, if you tag your artwork (particularly on IG), people follow you!
Commissions
I plan on making another tip guide just for commissions, but here are several tips!
12. Commission info which is clear and concise, and listed on your front page.
13. Updating your commission info. Update your commission info to remind people they're open!
14. Having visual guides for commission info. Sometimes it's better for people to see visually what types of art you offer and may be more compelled to buy!
15. YCHs. YCHs are great, as people know what they're buying! It's sometimes better as people have to know what they want first before ordering a commission, but if they see a unique idea or cute drawing in the form of a YCH, they might be more interested!
Hope you found these tips helpful! Check out my other guides here, about improving your art and about taking commissions!
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8891618/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8891620/
~Yellow K9
2. Post to several social media sites. Post your art to several other sites, such as FurAffinity, Instagram, Twitter, and others -- those are the most popular I've seen. It can be a lot to manage, but it's very helpful in expanding your reach as an artist.
3. Post to DA groups. Putting your work in groups allows more people to find you! Look for groups centered around the kind of art you draw, and don't be afraid to try new things, like drawing closed species. I've found a lot of great artists via closed species groups!
4. Post to discord servers. Another way to get yourself out there! Look for servers, again, that are centered around your art subject matter, and your interests.
5. Advertise your work for those looking. Look out for people posting journals that are seeking commissions or art trades, and advertise your info there. In addition, it's a great idea to search DA for those kind of journals and comment on them!
6. Comment on others' work. It might seem unrelated, but if you comment on people's work a lot, they might get curious and check ya out! Not just the person creating the deviation, but perhaps people looking at the comments.
7. Have an eye catching avatar. Leading from my next point, if you comment somewhere and have an eye catching icon, people might be compelled to check out your page!
8. Have a unique, consistent style. People are always looking for unique styles!
9. Host a raffle or contest which makes entrants spread the word to enter. Raffles especially are great, by having people spread the word about the raffle, people can come and find you!
10. Feature for feature journals. Feature people in return for them featuring you!
11. Use tags. It's incredibly helpful especially on Instagram and Twitter, if you tag your artwork (particularly on IG), people follow you!
Commissions
I plan on making another tip guide just for commissions, but here are several tips!
12. Commission info which is clear and concise, and listed on your front page.
13. Updating your commission info. Update your commission info to remind people they're open!
14. Having visual guides for commission info. Sometimes it's better for people to see visually what types of art you offer and may be more compelled to buy!
15. YCHs. YCHs are great, as people know what they're buying! It's sometimes better as people have to know what they want first before ordering a commission, but if they see a unique idea or cute drawing in the form of a YCH, they might be more interested!
Hope you found these tips helpful! Check out my other guides here, about improving your art and about taking commissions!
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8891618/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8891620/
~Yellow K9
Whenever you stumble across my art again or I see your characters somewhere else entirely I always say "Man, Yellow-K9 is like... the sugar daddy of the furry fandom."
Seriously though, you buy a lot of art and support community members. Thank you so much :)