Get Discovered on Social Media as an Artist

[@SurrealSerpentine]

Thanks for the advice. You deserve more subscribers!

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

I appreciate that!

[@morganparker3478]

you probably dont give a damn but does someone know of a way to get back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me.

[@anjulique465]

"It's not rigged for you because you are too far behind" That's SOOO REAL! Ouch! LOL

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

😝 I know, it’s brutal... but if you put one foot in front of another, one day you will rank high on social media/search engine!

[@ronnydelacruzYT]

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[@Zrexhyper]

haha its deep

[@kplmr176]

This video its trully gold value, i hve been seen videos with tips to grow up your social media but its feels totally different from yours, you are transparent, honest and you are objetive. Thats amazing im sure this will work to me!!

[@mannatartshortvideos]

Yes I have started my art insta and KZbin and it is growing good day by day and your video’s Help a lot thankyou so much you deserve more 😘

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

My pleasure 😊

[@giri.goyo_yt]

That blind test at the end is brilliant! I like what you are wearing also! Thanks again for a great video.

[@meron1098]

So happy I found this video!

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Happy you found my channel :)

[@nancytobin4938]

So great to have found you! I am just opening a studio/gallery and your advice is spot-on! Thanks you!

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

👋 Hi Nancy, thanks for watching. I will be making more gallery advice videos. Next month I am scheduled to interview a Boston gallerist.

[@roywilson9342]

Wow thanks you, I have been trying to find out what my style is this has helped me.

[@cinejan]

Thank you for your tips you give good advice I would like to see it written out and be able to follow those tips to the letter. Since it's instruction and learning that would be very helpful. Thanks.

[@ShahidAli-kn4te]

LADY From where you get all this, that was Brutally Awesome advice.

[@juliaheidihorn]

You're honest and personal and straightforward. I'm so happy I met your account!

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

👋 Thanks!

[@liamsjr3726]

This is a very nice vid... like this happened to me and I felt I was doing so good 😊 but I was like why am i not getting audience attention to my art... Literally I felt art SUCKS that was 2019... I was stacked in same level of followers and same people commenting and liking my post, so I stopped posting for over 6months and i lost a lot of them🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ .. I groomed my mindset to knowing that this is what I am doing not for people by for the love I have for art, this year 2020 I wrote in my dairy, that I was gonna grow my Instagram and yt and make over 30 artworks both commissioned and master piece and to also sale at least some of my arts,so I decided this year during the pandemic, I groomed my mind and brain and started work again with a purpose, but I can testify, I have gained plus of followers and I have a lot attention coming from people out there who are organic, I have people dm the love my works and is amazing... Thanks for this vid

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hi Liams, growing a social media in 2020 is HARD, much harder than previous years. HOWEVER, with a better strategy and more robust mindset you will surely get there! Keep on working!

[@Jens_Art]

Happy birthday! 💐 Thanks for the great advice, it really has helped me alot on my journey 😍🤗 Nice to see your channel growing, please keep up the good work! 💪

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@happybaby9218]

This was the best kick in the but ever! Thank you 🙏🏾

[@reinexmist]

Thank you for the inspiring words. I realized I have delayed so much of my dream. You help me realize what I need to prioritize. Thank you so much!!

[@smooth111012]

Wow, u still look 20, u look beautiful. Great info too 😊

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@godfreyleung6456]

Really love hearing your thought, I will stay positive and improve myself!! One day....

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hey 👋 thanks for watching! One day, and that’s today!

[@godfreyleung6456]

@@VeryPrivateGallery Hopefully that day will come soon and I can come back to thank you personally.

[@tanjajane1414]

Thank you again for your sage advise! And happy birthday for next month!!

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Tanja Jane 😊 Thank you!

[@mannatartshortvideos]

Happy birthday 🥳.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Haha thanks! I am going to have a mid-life crisis... 😆😆😆

[@Namaste.narcissist]

Your videos are great! Really informative !

[@loisgriffin8217]

thank you for making these!

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Glad you like them! I will be making more!

[@DebbieMwema]

Thank you for the advice, I'll try this method this month and see how it works, will let u know 😊

[@RealSuccessfulYouTubeChannel]

I added a over 1k followers in a year organically without paying for a thing when I changed my mentality. I stopped thinking ME ME ME, and started thinking THEM THEM THEM meaning my followers... and that changed everything

[@jamielavin1808]

Do you do private consulting for artists?

[@sergezoe9553]

how can u advise me to manage my account as a painter? I have a challenge with that

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hi Serge, what’s the biggest challenge you are facing now on IG as a painter?

[@TheDrewKiger]

Very insightful. Thank you.

[@viviend_]

You really help a lot! Thank you so much!! I can't wait to try your method and I will let you know how it worked~

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Best of luck!

[@RohitHela]

Hey. Put your social media links in your description. We viewers want to get in touch with you more 😊 Thanks for the video btw ☺️

[@joegiunta6148]

great advice.

[@kitendwamervin8430]

Thank you so much

[@JulyRuliia]

Your advices are gold ! Thank you !!

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Glad you like them!

[@dukolody]

Thank you so much for the advises❤️

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

👋Hi George! You are so welcome!

[@dukolody]

@@VeryPrivateGallery ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ani_n01]

Pure facts here, thank you

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

You are very welcome!

[@davidk2140zbit]

I'm fairly new to Instagram, my goal was to grow a local following. Then try and get a wider audience. Hashtags seem to be very important. 😜

[@berealrelentless6237]

also change your location up, if your not already. You mentioned wanting local, so mention areas your thinking about, Not just towns either, placers, parks, restaurants, etc. Also change it up once an awhile. Meaning tagging a larger city near you, being that you eventually want to spread out, start mixing in those places with in your local ones. maybe 1in 10 or something. Hope it helps for yeah, it did for some clients, that wanted very similar goal. Be well Davy@STUN

[@mncconsultant3189]

Nice

[@erimarsjoe3443]

Am I the only one who has watched all of her videos, nothing pass by me

[@peterdaye1033]

your artist friend was doing "halftone" art with the dots... which is a cool method of illustration, but its been overdone... obviously a Warhol fan.

[@TaylerLW]

Hello I know I am new to your videos but I was hoping I could message you and ask for advice in regards to my experiences on social media? I am a fine artist, working primarily traditionally, and I have been getting into galleries with my artwork but I'm still not growing much in terms of social media or sales. I've been watching your videos which are great and cover many subjects but i know what I need is advice on specifics for my situation.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hi Tayler, if you are from art school background, it is normal you feel the growth isn’t catching up. It’s a different kind of art and trends on Ins/Facebook/YT.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Why don’t you try content marketing? You might find it less frustrating. Do you have a website? You need a website to start with.

[@TaylerLW]

@@VeryPrivateGallery I am working on trying to make a website but I'm unsure where to make it from. Shopify is the one I hear about the most but paying for a website seems daunting when you are first starting out to sell prints online. If you have another suggestion I would love to hear it. Also, how do you mean content marketing? I'm unfamiliar with that term.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

@@TaylerLW I would recommend using WordPress. You can buy a template, not expensive. Then you make a blog. In your blog, you write about your art and your kind of art (niche).

[@TaylerLW]

@@VeryPrivateGallery thank you very much! I’m still exploring videos on your KZbin but have you done any videos on website building?

[@gumbicoles2841]

Hello Ms. Very Private Gallery... i am an artist and on that note, i am introverted and would like to share my story as well as one of my visions... i have been learning so much from your straight to the point videos... They have not misled me or made me feel as though you are keeping things from me just for me to come and view them...i have been taught on well informed, researched data that keeps me on track to fulfill my destiny in this world...as i noted prior being so shy and afraid of being told "NO" you are not this and that...but i believe i am being lead to do this...So if i may ask "Can you take a quick look at my paintings??? No purchase or anything involved but your eyes and compassion...as well as honest insights... i truly thank you for all you are doing for ones like myself... M.O.M.S.A.D...

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hey, I have a few questions: how many hours you spend weekly in your art? Do you have a website? Do you have a dedicated studio space?

[@gumbicoles2841]

@@VeryPrivateGallery Hello, and thank you for your quick response... I spend approximately 8-10 hours in my art room/ studio at my home... No ma'am i do not currently have a website... i am literally shaking right now... I have gone and made a website but have not yet to push it through due to not knowing exactly how and what to do...

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Gumbi Coles 👋 hi! Do you mean 8-10 hours per day or per week? It’s fair to say that starting your art business as a part timer is very difficult. If you dedicate full time on your art, you have more chance.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Gumbi Coles Which website builder did you use for your website? Wix or SquareSpace, or WP?

[@gumbicoles2841]

@@VeryPrivateGallery I do apologize a family member has Covid and I am just trying to keep my mind positive... I used wix...

[@MAzurburg]

I believe in myself but I understand that people can feel 'negative' about our current system. Devaluing their experience, in my eyes, seems a bit toxic. You're teaching people to deny their own hunches. Of course we can all fight and not give up on our selves, but we don't have to do it denying our very real circumstances.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hi Alexandra, I never thought of it from this perspective. In fact I think many struggling marginalized groups are denying their own hunches. They are conditioned to think a certain way by their socioeconomic situation. On the other hand, the most innovative thinkers who changed history are generally from very wealthy upbringing (eg. Darwin). I think it’s impossible to make someone confident/unconfident in themselves just by telling a sentence or two. Valuing or devaluing something is a long term systematic process. It’s decades of influence and social interaction. I don’t think I have this power yet to make substantial change in the system.

[@MAzurburg]

@@VeryPrivateGallery I think it can start with a positive comment ^^ and some encouragement!

[@startarts8339]

This video convince me to compile my stippling art(which is also made from dots 😂) in instagram. Thank you for this inspiring video😊😊😊

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

I'm so glad! I see you are two brothers making art. That's a good to have more than one artist collaborating. Keep on posting!

[@startarts8339]

@@VeryPrivateGallery Words can't explain our happinness right now😍 Thank you so much for visiting our small KZbin channel 😊😊 Wishing you more success in the future 😊

[@pocahontasseguinart7099]

Still struggling . I’m born with a disability that’s a condition called microcephaly similar to aurtisum and Ive been getting attacked by evil ignorant people attacking me saying my art is awful and not perfect and cause I don’t go to college because my mother is overprotective and I struggle academically so college not for me and saying things about my mother from KZbin and say my art is stupid because I’m Abstract and expressionism artwork that’s not perfect like how can gogh and big eyes and others work and Mrs Beatrix Potter . They criticize mr in a horrible mean way over jealousy. But on Instagram I just feel ignored and not gaining anything some come and just like it but some are fake people that I have to be careful because they will steal my artwork and claim it’s theirs and scam me . So I’m trying to gain followers on KZbin and Instagram and I’m not allowed to show my real face by my families rules abs I’m scared to talk because I struggle to talk and I sound like I’m from a unknown country that died not know English and pronounce because you disability and people get mean saying they don’t understand what I say and I’m shy . Sims reason I feel ok with Asians even though I’m half Jamaican French canaidian native Indian But my great grandmother has Chinese in her and look like them I feel connected . Please tell me what should I do and I’m 26 and I feel been painting and drawing a long time sence I was born you can take a look at my videos if you like abs my Instagram

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hi there! I have watched your videos. believe it will help your growth by doing the following: 1) don’t put any effect on the drawings because it hinders the viewings of your work. 2) lower the music volume, record the voice over talking about your personal story about art (where you learn and how etc). 3) record the “making of” your art and make sure it’s over 8 minutes long. 4) Every 10 videos you can make 1 video about merchs. Trust me if you make a video every week for 3 months, you can reach 1K following on KZbin.

[@pocahontasseguinart7099]

@@VeryPrivateGallery do the same on Instagram right? And also thank you so much

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

On Instagram you might have a more photo-based approach. Don’t apply filters and input correct hashtags that best describe your art style. I think you can focus on one platform at a time, to get better results.

[@pocahontasseguinart7099]

@@VeryPrivateGallery I’m going try that thank you

[@pocahontasseguinart7099]

@@VeryPrivateGallery I’ll do that . Too

[@Mother_africa]

what is your instagram handle?

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

My partner is running our IG and hand-drawing Procrate art at VeryPrivateArt ♥♥😇

[@josephorgano2665]

Your voice disturbs my ears, you talk too fast, but your info is damn good !

[@happybaby9218]

Oh and I forgot to say happy belated birthday 🎉🎉

[@elhamazimi6267]

Love your videos.... keep posting.... thank you for replying my msg on Instagram although I know it is not easy for you to do so🙏🏻✨

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hey Elham, thanks for your message! I am now in China with limited access to worldwide web. I will answer messages when I have the chance!

[@elhamazimi6267]

@@VeryPrivateGallery I know , that’s why I thanked you for replying my first msgs.... I know it’s not easy to reach social medias in China

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

@@elhamazimi6267 😊 When I’m not available my partner could answer your message on Instagram. We will be in touch!

[@elhamazimi6267]

@@VeryPrivateGallery sure ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you ✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@setainjeyan]

Sorry to say that I am disappointed. After taking your advice I started posting and using hashtags (only related ones ) diligently for two weeks, only to raise the number of my following by 3%.Thanks anyway; I appreciate your energy and good intentions.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Hi Seta, sorry to hear that, but Instagram has changed its algorithm recently (few weeks ago). It’s hard to grow as a small account. I see you are making black and white sketching lately, very different from the previous style. This change of style will take a hit on your growth. Each time you change the art style, your growth gets a reset. You will start all over again to find and earn your followers.

[@setainjeyan]

@@VeryPrivateGallery thank you very much for your reply. What you’re saying makes a lot of sense. On the other hand though, making abstract sketches is a second nature to me; I would not like to give that up or restrict my creative spirit to fit in. The other alternative would be not to show them on Instagram (I don’t have these drawing on my website). It seems to me that Instagram with so many restrictions is not the right platform for me.Thanks again for responding and giving me some insight into the inner workings of Instagram❣️ I

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

@@setainjeyan 🙋🏻‍♀️ All social media have some kinds of trends/algorithms. For example, KZbin gives priority to videos that have long watch time (retention). It encourages videos longer than 10 mins long etc. If I want to succeed on KZbin, I will need to put up with it. Otherwise my growth will be limited. It’s a choice: to follow your heart or follow the “rules”.

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

@@setainjeyan You can continue making and showing sketches, but you won’t see results in a very long time. You can see how many new followers each post brings you. Then you just need to calculate how many posts you need to reach your goals.

[@setainjeyan]

@@VeryPrivateGallery Or do you think it might be a better option to delete my sketches and keep adding my paintings. Thanks a lot.

[@bro7016]

Pleas how can i pay you to mintore me

[@Puesnoniciela]

It's all about contacts. Be your PR. Know rich people from all over the globe. Make stupid controversy on the internet and memes. Be stupid.

[@Sharperthanu1]

I know someone on Instagram who has become a known artist and even seems to make a good living at an artist but her art is HORRIBLE and outside of technology she is brainless.There is such a thing as conventional artists(not REAL artists) who are too good at technology to be real artists and some of them even drive cars(real artists don't drive cars.Even Andy Warhol didn't drive a car).

[@VeryPrivateGallery]

Yes there are artists who are excellent in getting and leveraging the exposure, and there are some who has great techniques but didn’t sell. Getting “famous” online is a skill, as important as the art skill. It’s like dating, many wants the ideal date to be both beautiful on the outside and has great personality on the inside. It’s the package that matters!