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Make money: How to set up a FREE Cafe Press Shop

Jun 5th, 2007 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Featured articles, Selling online

A free Cafe Press shop is one of the easiest ways to build an extra income online. With
a few images and half an hour, you can be making money by the time you go to bed tonight.
You may want to print out this series of articles, to follow as you set up your first […]



Copyright and the ‘three stroke’ rule

Jun 1st, 2007 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Originality and copyright

The “three stroke” rule suggests that you can copy anyone’s art as long as at least three brush strokes are different.
This is NOT a law. In fact, even within clear copyright law, every legal case will return a different decision.
My background in copyright law
I’m not a lawyer, so this is opinion and based […]



Earn extra money with AdSense

Jan 6th, 2007 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Your website

Is YOUR website earning extra cash with AdSense ads? For years, they provide me with a steady, three-figure income every month. In 2008, I began relying on them less, as ad blocking software prevents many visitors from seeing the ads.
But, AdSense is still a good choice if you need to supplement your website […]



eBay’s holiday slumps

Nov 20th, 2006 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Selling online

When eBay sales hit a slump, some artists panic. They don’t realize how normal it is to alternately get lots of bids in a high range, and then have a time when nothing sells, even at absurdly low prices.
The Christmas shopping season is one of those times.
If you haven’t sold through […]



eBay auctions - list consistently!

Nov 15th, 2006 | By Aisling D'Art | Category: Selling online

When you begin selling your art at eBay, it’s often just to get a bunch of art out from underfoot in your studio.
Well all do that.  We clear out things that are just sitting on the shelf, to make space (physical and mental) for more creativity. And, at eBay, we […]