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Artists – Protect Yourself Against Art Scammers

Unfortunately there is an increasing number of scammers or con artists operating on the internet and all artists selling their artwork though the internet should be aware of this. Over the last few weeks we have noticed a number of internet scams aimed at artists, so in response to this we have put together an article on our wiki with important tips for recognising such scam emails: http://www.theartistsweb.net/wiki/Art_Scam_Email. We strongly recommend all artists read this article and learn how to protect themsleves.

Search Engine Marketing

In the next edition we shall expand on some of the important points that we mentioned in our article on the wiki: http://www.theartistsweb.net/wiki/How_To_Get_Your_Artists_Site_In_Search_Engines

Art Beat

Welcoming Our Latest 3 Artists

Michelle Green | website19 images uploaded, painting drawingsfantasy, animal and figures Daniel Iles | website11 images uploaded, painting mixed media Tiffany Durling | website32 images uploaded, painting Nature inspired semi-abstract paintings using acrylic on canvas 

New Work Uploaded

1210 new items uploaded since 07/05/2007.

Some randomly selected new works:

Most common tags since 07/05/2007:Tags:

• alpha
• pumpkin
• zara
• humble
• kochalka
• storyboard
• weston
• dripping
• relationships
• beeswax
• burgandy
• sitting
• books
• day
• farmer
• metallic
• sand
• sun
• graffiti
• opera

Artists Newsletter

New/Updated Articles On The Wiki

• Open Studio
• Main Page
• Art Scam Email
• Open House
• Marketing Your Work

Recent Forum Posts

Date	Subject	Member
20/05/2007	sold 2 Fizzogs	lindahopkins
20/05/2007	how do, from t north	lindahopkins
20/05/2007	Hello!	John B
20/05/2007	what is your current/late…	Spencer
18/05/2007	Graphic Novels	chazwood

2 New Articles added to the artists web wiki this week.

This article, ‘art scam emails’ offers valueable advice on how to spot scam emails and steps you can take to protect yourself.

And on a lighter note the Open_Studios article introduces the concept of open studios (open houses), which are a terrific way to make your work accessible to the public.