FAA - How to get noticed?

[ShadySue]

Oh, thanks, I thought it was a new one!

[luissantos84]

Oh, thanks, I thought it was a new one!

it can be, don't know

http://www.microstockgroup.com/product-resale-forum/faa-the-largest-art-site-in-the-world/

[Travelling-light]

Old article, new email shot by the look of it. Interesting, though.

[wordplanet]

Joining groups that are active helps you get noticed  - but not sure what it does for sales. I had my first after I got active but from people searching from outside. Had been on the site 9 months at that point. I've been on there  about a year and a half - joined earlier but uploaded my first photos in the winter of 2012. Joining groups seems to increase rank, but like all social media it takes a lot of time. The returns probably don't justify the time I've spent on the contests, comments and such - but I still have bouts of activity. Keeps things interesting.

Four sales with 98 images. One was a mixed media image and the rest were from a news event (OpSail 2012) that I photographed. Hard to know what will sell, though I've had one photo that's sold as a large print twice now (Framed and on metal - all my sales have been ready to hang so the checks were worth cashing at least). I've made a few large sales this year through a gallery I'm with too but selling fine art is not the way to riches unless you have a big name. Still, it's a nice outlet for my creative endeavors. I felt like my work was getting so commercial just shooting stock and assignments - need to shoot just for the love of it sometimes.

I counted my views and stopped when I got to 10,000 - sure that several a day are from bots so that accounts for a few thousand in 18 months but buyers have found me through keywording.

Are any of you in the TV contest? I am and could use a vote if you can take a minute. You can vote when you're signed into FAA or sign in with FB. I need to get 250 by June 30 and have about 100 to go - would appreciate if you could take a minute and vote here:

http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest-2.html?tab=vote&artworkid=7434283

Thanks and good luck!

-Marianne