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Category numbers and WP 2.5

Apr 19th, 2008 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Featured articles

Are you using WordPress 2.5 for your website, and you can’t find the Category ID numbers? They’re still there, if you know where to look.
I’ve written a complete article about this at my Sites that Soar! website. You’ll see more screenshots there to make the solutions simple.
In a nutshell, here’s one way to […]



The importance of leverage

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Featured articles, Other topics

Today, I was reading a blog entry by Rick Sheffren, Leverage: Maximize your income in minimum time.
It reminded me of the potential leverage of past accomplishments.
As artists, we don’t make our resumes (CVs) a priority. We participate in swaps, group shows, and see our works published in zines and magazines… and all we do […]



Our new site design

Feb 28th, 2008 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: What's new

We’ve switched to a new site design to make Arts-Careers.com a more valuable resource. We’re still tweaking the pages and adding graphics, but all of the articles are in this new format.
Now you can use the search tool at the top of each page, to find articles about eBay, Cafe Press, teaching, or […]



The $10 search engine secret

Nov 28th, 2007 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Your website

I’m about to share a Very Important Secret:
Everyone knows that Google is probably the most important search engine to be in. You’ll want to be ranked highly on their pages, to attract lots of visitors to your website.
But, did you know that Google generally doesn’t care what keywords are in your META code?
Judging the book […]



Copying others’ art - deliberate or serendipity?

Nov 6th, 2007 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Originality and copyright

We’re all inspired by outside sources. I see nothing wrong with seeing, say, Dave McKean using cheesecloth for texture in his art, and realizing that it’s a great idea… an idea that I intend to use in my own art, in my own way.
Is that “copying”? I’m not sure. Depends upon your definition, I suppose.
But, […]