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DiscoveredArtists.com reported a problem in PostRank on October 29, 2009 17:01:

"Trends" page is not loading. Throws Your Standard Error Message.

Hi PostRank,

The "Trends" page is not loading. It is throwing your (Oops. That didn't work. Let's try and sort it out, shall we?) error message. I've tried reloading the page, per the message, but with no luck.

DiscoveredArtists.com replied on October 27, 2009 23:39 to the problem "Cannot reestablish Su.pr to Twitter Acount Link" in StumbleUpon:

It's fixed!!!!! I can now reconnect Su.pr to my Twitter feed. I hope that everyone else in this thread is also able to connect.

Thank you Su.pr IT team. Four days to repair, but worth the wait.

Thank you!

A comment on the question "Is every new piece uploaded promoted via Twitter etc.?" in DiscoveredArtists.com:

Hi Nathan,

You can rest assured that we are constantly looking for someone who will buy your work. You've been on the site for just 20 days now. In that time, over 1,500 unique people have viewed your various pieces. The trick is to continue marketing your work until we find a pocket of people who fall in love with your work, and who are ready to buy.

Have some patience. And know that when the gates open, they open wide. – DiscoveredArtists.com, on October 27, 2009 02:16

DiscoveredArtists.com set one of DiscoveredArtists.com's replies as an official response to "Is every new piece uploaded promoted via Twitter etc.?" in DiscoveredArtists.com

DiscoveredArtists.com replied on October 27, 2009 01:31 to the question "Is every new piece uploaded promoted via Twitter etc.?" in DiscoveredArtists.com:

Hi Tracie,

Thanks for the great question. No. We do not promote every new piece uploaded to DiscoveredArtists on Twitter, etc, primarily because we would "overload" our followers on the various social networking sites where we promote our artist's work.

We have to be prudent with our external promotion. However, we utilize our blog, feature pages, etc. to provide a continual and steady stream of promotion for our artists throughout their year-long membership with us.

Also, as you load new pieces, we will externally promote a percentage of these pieces, with the idea of using these works to drive new people to your gallery to see your entire body of work.

Bottom line, continue to upload new work. This will ensure steady and consistent promotion of your work, new and old.

DiscoveredArtists.com replied on October 26, 2009 23:20 to the problem "Cannot reestablish Su.pr to Twitter Acount Link" in StumbleUpon:

You would think that a company with a sterling reputation like, StumbleUpon, would acknowledge a problem being reported by a growing list of loyal and dedicated users.

It's been two days since my original post reporting the problem with re-establishing a link between Su.pr and Twitter. Since then, 16 fellow Stumblers have reported the same problem, all of whom who have been patient and understanding.

So now, I am compelled to ask, why do you bother providing a Get Satisfaction widget on the Su.pr interface, if you have no one listening and responding to a growing problem; that has now risen to #4 on your report a problem list.

If you have no intention of responding, please do your loyal users a favor and kindly remove the Get Satisfaction widget from the site. At least then all of us who are looking for help will be perfectly clear about the fact that there is no real support to be had from StumbleUpon or Su.pr.

Hate to be such a twit, but two days of non-response is absolutely unacceptable in my book.

Brian Walker
Owner, DiscoveredArtists.com

A comment on the problem "Cannot reestablish Su.pr to Twitter Acount Link" in StumbleUpon:

Agreed. Another 24 hours and then we get to question why Stumble provides a "Get Satisfaction" widget on their site in the first place. – DiscoveredArtists.com, on October 25, 2009 21:38

DiscoveredArtists.com started following the problem "token used in Twitter?" in The Whuffie Bank.

DiscoveredArtists.com reported a problem in StumbleUpon on October 24, 2009 19:37:

Cannot reestablish Su.pr to Twitter Acount Link

I inadvertently removed my Twitter link from the Su.pr Settings page. Now, when attempting to re-establish the connection to my Twitter feed, I receive an error message from Twitter indicating that the "token" has already been used.

Here's the message from Twitter: This page is no longer valid. It looks like someone already used the token information you provided. Please return to the site that sent you to this page and try again ... it was probably an honest mistake.

I've rebooted my machine, etc. Any ideas on how to get connected again?

Thanks so much in advance for your help.

DiscoveredArtists.com set one of DiscoveredArtists.com's replies as an official response to "Low viewing rate." in DiscoveredArtists.com

DiscoveredArtists.com replied on October 22, 2009 13:46 to the question "Low viewing rate." in DiscoveredArtists.com:

Hi Jackie,

We HIGHLY discourage you from deleting anything form your gallery. Especially photographers who have been on the site for as little time as you have. Quantity is king on the internet (high quality work only applies here - like your work).

Give your work some time to "bake" before even considering removing something from your gallery due to low view rates, as compared to other images. In 90 days, perhaps review and then consider shifting pieces - replacing low viewed pieces with new work.

On the subject of deleting work, here's an article I wrote on the subject. Please read:

http://discoveredartists.wordpress.co...

Call me if you'd like to discuss further. (877) 711-1167.

Regards,

Brian

DiscoveredArtists.com replied on October 22, 2009 13:09 to the question "Best Sellers?" in DiscoveredArtists.com:

Hi Angus,

Thanks for your question. The "Best Sellers" page on the site includes only those artists who have sold on DiscoveredArtists.com. It does not include any off-site sales activity or career sales information.

However, I should point out that this page is still under development. It's supposed to be based on several algorithms we've written to include artists with the highest sales volumes, as well as the highest frequency of sales- and automatically adjusts as new sales are made. But it's not working correctly, as it is not picking up and including many of the sales made on the site to-date.

We're working on this and will update you once it has been repaired.

I hope that his answers your question.

-Brian

DiscoveredArtists.com shared an idea in DiscoveredArtists.com on October 21, 2009 23:34:

A Brief Video for Artists Related to Our Open Member Forum, Get Satisfaction.

Dear DiscoveredArtists.com artists and photographers,

Please take a moment to view this brief video message from DiscoveredArtists.com related to using GetSatisfaction.com as a primary tool for communicating with you, our artists and photographers.

Thank you!

-Brian



A Brief Video for Artists Related to Our Open Member Forum, Get Satisfaction. from DiscoveredArtists on Vimeo.

DiscoveredArtists.com started following the idea "Allow su.pr to post to Facebook fan pages" in StumbleUpon.

DiscoveredArtists.com started following the question "Page Load Error - Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.google.com." in Google.

DiscoveredArtists.com gave praise in DiscoveredArtists.com on October 15, 2009 20:29:

Featuring Arizona Abstract Artist, Rebecca Bushner, on the DiscoveredArtists.com Homepage

We're now featuring Arizona abstract artist, Rebecca Bushner, on the homepage of DiscoveredArtists.com. Here's a link: http://bit.ly/41RL23

Rebecca is also receiving some love over on DiscoveredArtists.com's Facebook fan page. Here's a screenshot:

DiscoveredArtists.com posted an update in DiscoveredArtists.com on October 15, 2009 15:36:

Pomeranian Artist, Anselm Bonies, Hits A Home Run!

A big congratulations to Pomeranian artist, Anselm Bonies, for selling his first piece on DiscoveredArtists.com last night!

It took nearly six months for Anselm to sell his first piece on the site, but the good news: the client is planning to soon buy 3 additional pieces from him to decorate their new office space - they are an advertising agency. It was worth the wait!

You can view the piece that sold here: http://www.discoveredartists.com/artw...

DiscoveredArtists.com replied on October 14, 2009 21:20 to the update "DiscoveredArtists.com Today: A Video Blog" in DiscoveredArtists.com:

Hi Marcia,

Business is going great! We've had back-to-back record months in both site visits and sales. The most direct suggestion I can give you is to continue to upload work. This is always the case on our site. New work initiates new promotion, which brings new visitors to your gallery, which will ultimately lead to sales.

I suspect the problem you're having with viewing the videos is because you're clicking on the screen-capture image, instead of the link directly above the image.

Here, click on this link to view: http://discoveredartists.wordpress.co...

-Brian

DiscoveredArtists.com posted an update in DiscoveredArtists.com on October 14, 2009 16:50:

DiscoveredArtists.com Today: A Video Blog

If you haven't already, please be sure to check out DiscoveredArtists.com's new video blogging series, "DiscoveredArtists.com Today: A Video Blog".

Managing partner, Brian Walker, shares weekly company insights, artwork promotional activities, interviews with artists and Interior Designers, tips for artists and photographers, and a whole lot more. Every week, he'll be adding 3-4 new posts aimed at giving artists and art buyers an inside-look into how DiscoveredArtists.com operates its business, promotes and brands the site, and markets its artists’ and photographers’ work.

http://discoveredartists.wordpress.co...

DiscoveredArtists.com set one of DiscoveredArtists.com's replies as an official response to "What does the "Search Impressions" number represent on the 'View Your Search Results' page?" in DiscoveredArtists.com