Marc Sylvester: Laughing Bird Software and LogoCreator.com

Co-Owner and Software Developer: Marc Sylvester 
As co-founder and software developer of Laughing Bird Software, Marc Sylvester offers some of the best products for designing ads and logos for websites and blogs. You can even find Laughing bird software at major tech stores like BestBuy and Office Max. His well know product, LogoCreator, offers designers the opportunity in creating easy and dynamic logos for websites and blogs. In 2005 it was the #1 best selling graphics title. His company has also partnered with other well know companies like VistaPrint and PhotoObjects.net. Logo creator offers you 200 templates that you can customize yourself. You can also import images and integrate them in any way. It also offers you the licensed opportunity to sell your created images. the software is recommended for both novice and professionals and can be purchased at LogoCreator.com

How Artists can Help Other Artists

If you are an artist, you have at least gotten involved with some or more collaborations with another artist.  Whether it is a project or for a show, you brainstormed ideas, techniques and created some awesome work. Today artists are now becoming very independent now with the use of the internet.  And collaborations are now taking place online through social media and networking. The truth is that artists still need each other in order to keep their careers active and creative.  There are various ways to help other artists today with the use of the internet.

Majority of artists today operate and own their own personal artist website.  One way in which artists can expand from that is to help other artists build them and linking to them. Artists are now taking up new avenues in helping artists build websites that can help service other artists.  This is where artists can expand their entrepreneurship by offering counseling services, professional development and or training.  Starting an online business with other creative minds can really help grow your career as an artist while adding more experience.

A product, a business plan, online marketing and site optimization are very important key areas for building your site. Finding your niche in the art world is important but you need to start simple. For example if you’re a sculpture your main focus would obviously be to provide sculptors with needs or services. Like an eBook or new sculpting tools or even online video seminars.  When you first start simple you will later on in the future begin to expand your business to different fields of concentration. The most important thing is to have information and resources that you feel are useful and beneficial to others in your field.
No matter what you do. The most important part of running any business online, is marketing. It takes time to really drive traffic to your site. The main goal is to substantially create residual income from your business so that little work is needed. With the right resources and information and a structured plan, your website will become useful to other artists. Using social networking sites, blogging,  artist forums and article marketing are good ways in marketing your website. One of the best ways to start an online business is working with other artists and building a team. When you have others involved you have more people sharing ideas and  helping you market your business.

Creating an artists website that will benefit other artists takes time. It may even take a lot of planning and research for it to take motion. But sharing your ideas with other fellow artists and building a team will help you structure your online business on the right tract. Be sure to visit Artistneed.com for information on how you can start your online business.

Chad Baldwin:CartoonPaint.com

Chad Baldwin: CartoonPaint.com
A freelance artist and cartoonist, Chad Baldwin has been dedicating his expertise in computer animation  and design. His website Cartoonpaint.com focuses on learning techniques and skills with the latest and known software like Illustrator, Sketch Book Pro, and Adobe Photoshop. Chad demonstrates his skills using video and gives step by step process of his work. He has dedicated his time researching new techniques and tools that he now offers in his tutorials online for beginning artists. You can find more information about his website and about his work at Cartoonpaint.com.

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