Recently I have really been thinking about professionalizing my online presence, and the importance it will have on my networking. I have used social media constantly since around the age of 12 including facebook, twitter, tumblr, and instagram for another long period of time. However, when using them, admittedly I wasn't conscious of how my posts would be received in a professional sense. So I have been working on that. I have started with a new twitter and instagram account (which I'm really struggling to stay active on as it's quite boring completely starting again).
Another platform I definitely need to fine tune is my website; my shop window.
"Great art deserves a great audience!"
Website
http://glmartn.tumblr.com/
This was my response to my Creative Presence last year, which admittedly does not function as a professional website very effectively. However, when looking at it I think it's clean, fresh and displays my work in an almost effective way. So when developing my actual website I intend to take elements from this and obviously improve on them.
The thought of creating a professional website does seem slightly daunting to me because I don't feel that my work is that up to scratch to be out there just yet. Honestly I'm struggling to have confidence in my work, which I need(WANT) to gain before I start contacting art directors/employers etc.
I used tumblr as the platform for this last year, and although it looks adequate, it's not a very professional platform, so research into site builders will be crucial.
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