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I have to say I am really pretty tired of hearing the attack dog mentality of some of the olde guarde members who seem to be always opposing anything and everything done on AW yet they don't leave. I am on Redbubble and have sold some things and its a pleasant selling site. why compare the two sites? AW is and always has been first and foremost a community geared towards friendship, networking, instruction and mentoring each other as artists.

Just take what you find here and enjoy it or go somewhere else and do that but please quit complaining about lack of sales. If selling is your main interest then go to Imagekind, Etsy, Ebay or Redbubble. Go be a merchant and Godspeed. Only come here if you want to be a part of this community and help to strengthen it.

Sheesh.

Original Post: New Artist Store Plus More!

This year ArtWanted.com celebrates our 10 year anniversary! As part of our year-long celebration, we will be updating our website every month with new upgrades for our members. This month we have upgraded several features to help our members sell more artwork and manage their artwork sales. Here are the details...

1) NEW ARTIST STORE

If you have any artwork for sale on our site, you will now notice a new 'Store' tab in your portfolio. The artist store contains a list of all of the portfolio images that are for sale (and the price range). When someone clicks on the image thumbnail, they will be taken directly to the purchase image page which lists all of the for sale options. This artist store feature is available for those members who are enrolled in our Premium Print Program, or if you are listing and fulfilling your own artwork sales. We hope this new artist store area will bring a bigger focus to your artwork that is for sale.

2) E-MAILED SALES

Starting today, our Print Program members will now get e-mailed whenever a sale is made through our website. In the past the sale was recorded in our sales reports, but the artist was not notified via e-mail. We have had several members request that we notify them when a sale is generated, so we have made this feature available for all members when a sale is made on their artwork. All sales commissions will continue to be recorded in our sales reports and bank account as well.

3) EDIT FOR SALE DETAILS

If you have listed your own artwork to sell on our site, you now have the ability to edit the price and description of the artwork at anytime. In the past, you had to delete the pricing record and re-create it, but this is no longer the case. This should help reduce the time it takes you to manage your artwork which is for sale. You can edit the artwork for sale details at the bottom of the edit image page.

4) ARTIST PURCHASES RECORDED IN SALES REPORTS

In the past, we only recorded sales in our sales reports that were commissionable. We have just made a change to record all sales in our sales reports, so any purchases you make of your own artwork will be recorded in this area as well.

5) SALE CONFIRMATION IN MEMBERS AREA

In the past, when an artist sold artwork through our system, we would send them an e-mail about it with all of the buyers information. However, some artists did not get our e-mails about their sales. To help fix this issue, we now display any personal artwork sales as you login to the members area. The buyer's information will be displayed for you and you will be asked to confirm the sale and the shipping of the artwork.

We hope you enjoy these new sales features and watch for additional updates all throughout the year.