In this podcast, I talk about the different types of posts I tried on my website to get free traffic from Google by finding the questions people are searching for. I also talk about how I found a way to make money from these posts just by talking about what I do.

Links

Tom Ray's Website - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com

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In this episode of the podcast, I talk about different ways I make money with my art blog website.

I didn't have a store or anything really to sell when I started out. So I used other ways to make money doing what I love as I was creating things to sell in my store.

One way was by posting as an Amazon Affiliate.

I also talk about how I started selling my webcomic as a book on Amazon!

Links

Tom Ray's Art Podcast Website - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com

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On the podcast, I continue my series talking about some behind-the-scenes information about what I do to create and manage my websites and my own business.

I explain how this site actually didn't start as a podcast. I didn't even start out drawing my daily webcomic at first.

I started out with just an idea, no artwork, and nothing to sell.

But after posting I found a voice for what I wanted to do and it grew into something I never expected.

I wanted to share this to help inspire anyone else out there to see what can happen when you start out with nothing.

Go to Tom Ray's Art Podcast Website - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com

I'm going to be doing a series of podcast episodes that are some behind-the-scenes information about how I started my site and different things that I tried to get it started.

I'm doing this because I am going to Prague in November to speak at a conference and I wasn't able to schedule interviews.

In this episode, I wanted to talk about starting a website and the different services that are out there, including the one that I use for this site.

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On this episode of the podcast, I meet Jeremiah Logemann. Jeremiah is a creator living in Madison WI. Jeremiah started his whole business by creating a version of a wooden flag that he saw. He wanted one like it so he made it. Then after posting it on Facebook other people started asking him to make one for them. This all lead to a series of events that involved finding reclaimed wood and then building larger pieces for people and eventually local businesses. Then Jeremiah started to wonder what else could I do? And through trial and error expanded into t-shirts and other household gift items.

Links

Flags Over Wisconsin Website https://www.flagsoverwisconsin.com

Flags Over Wisconsin on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FlagsOverWisconsin

Flags Over Wisconsin on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/flagsoverwisconsin

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On this episode of the podcast, I meet James Griffiths. James is a pottery artist living in Madison WI. James had started out working in retail but wanted to try making pottery full-time. We talk about how that transition to a full-time artist started and how James ended up opening their own pottery studio called The Kiln Shed in a space on Madison's east side!

Links

The Kiln Shed Website https://www.thekilnshed.studio

The Kiln Shed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KilnShed

The Kiln Shed on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kilnshed

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Tom Ray's Art Podcast Website https://www.tomrayswebsite.com

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Arielle Harmann. Arielle is a pottery artist living in Madison WI. We talk about how Arielle started making pottery by taking some classes. Then eventually started teaching classes and later making work that sold in local shops. Arielle is now selling items online and talks about their experience with that as well!

Links

Arielle Harmann's Website https://www.ariellesart.com

Arielle Harmann on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/arielleharmannart

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On this episode of the podcast, I meet Amy H. Peterson. Amy is a Playwright based out of Iowa. Amy started writing plays as a child but didn't pursue it until later in life. Amy submitted one of the plays they wrote to a call for writer's work. And at first, they passed. Then later, the people wrote back and said they would like to produce Amy's play on 42nd street in New York! Since then Amy has been working more as a Playwright.

Links

Amy H. Peterson on The E'ville Good https://theevillegood.bulletin.com

FIERCE good causes https://fiercegoodcauses.org

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On this episode of the podcast, I meet Ashley Shaw Adams. Ashley is a Watercolor Artist living in Baraboo Wisconsin. Ashley talks about their beginnings in watercolor and starting a line of hand-painted greeting cards. Then realized that the supply and demand of that was easier said than done! Ashley has been hitting the craft markets and selling on Etsy for the past few years making a whole different range of items featuring watercolor artwork.

Links

Ashley Shaw Adams on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/shawpawprints

Ashley Shaw Adams on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shawpawprints

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On this episode of the podcast, musicians and podcasters Bruce and Vox Henderson of Prejippie Music are back on the show. They recently finished an online course about marketing as an artist and we talk about what they learned from that experience. 

Also they are just really fun to talk to :)

Links

Bruce and Vox's website https://www.prejippie.com

Bruce and Vox's Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/DIYrockstar

Blooming Prejippie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bloomingprejippie

Bourgeoisie Paper Jam on Bandcamp https://bourgeoisiepaperjam.bandcamp.com/album/sugar-fit

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