It is becoming very apparent just how important social media is when it comes to selling artwork. For those who belong to Twitter, Facebook, and Flicker, creations are all a buzz everywhere. Social media has become a real life line to artist everywhere. This may seem challenging for those of us who haven't tried this let, but it is really quite fun when you set aside a hour a day to do this. Making new friends and art collectors make this process enjoyable.The most important thing to remember as you are getting to know others, you are building a foundation with your text for the search engines to fine you. Google has now stepped into the arena with Google 1.  Read on...

#4: Make the most of social media, social sharing and social search

It’s hard to tell exactly how much impact Twitter and Facebook have on Google search results, but at the very least we know that Google is providing real-time social sharing in the search results.

Google’s addition of the Google +1 button and the ability of Google users to block sites take this a step further. Although it’s still unclear how Google is using the +1 button in their algorithms, they have stated publicly that users blocking a site can have a negative impact on returns. This again demonstrates the importance of high-quality content.

If you don't have the +1 button but want to try it out, you can enroll in Google's experiment.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THESE '7 STEPS', Jim Lodico

Jim Lodico is a copywriter and marketing consultant specializing in creating powerful content and teaching businesses how to use blogs. You can follow him on Twitter @jlcommunication. Other posts by Jim Lodico »