FAA - The Largest Art Site in the World?

[Sadstock]

oh I see, I would love to have those views taken away

i think they were going to remove bot views at some point

According to the FAA link on bots rimglow provided, you can contact support to have the bot visits not show up under visitors.

Where are you seeing this?

http://1stangel.co.uk/fineartamerica/2011/06/25/what-is-a-bot-or-search-bot/

I emailed support and got this reply:

"Most of the bots are filtered out. However they are always changing their IPs so it is not really possible to keep them filtered all the time"

So, we're stuck with all those views from Washington DC.

Along with all the other stuff that comes out of DC...

[mtkang]

I can't find any information about amazon channel in FAA..

where you guys know there is a way to get portfolio on amazon?

Regarding amazon.com showing my FAA portfolio, I contacted support this morning and within an hour I got an answer back that the port had been included (it's a manual process and you have to request it) and that it could take 4-5 hours to show up.

I just checked and it does - I search for my name and Fine Art America. Who knows if any sales will result (it's canvas prints only) but can't hurt

[Jo Ann Snover]

I read about it here, then did a google search that took me to this page

http://fineartamerica.com/tourfineartamerica/amazon.html

I searched the FAA discusssions for amazon and found this thread

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=759678&order=newestoldest

I contacted support as noted in the previous post

[trek]

My photos automatically transferred over to Amazon.  Maybe they fixed the link. 

[ShadySue]

My photos automatically transferred over to Amazon.  Maybe they fixed the link.

How did you find your photos? I just checked amazon.com for two uusual keywords and I didn't see them there. (I haven't asked yet for them to be ported over.)

[luissantos84]

I can't find any information about amazon channel in FAA..

where you guys know there is a way to get portfolio on amazon?

you just need to email them telling you want your portfolio up on amazon, not that hard...

[trek]

My photos automatically transferred over to Amazon.  Maybe they fixed the link.

How did you find your photos? I just checked amazon.com for two uusual keywords and I didn't see them there. (I haven't asked yet for them to be ported over.)

I searched my FAA account name. 

[ShadySue]

Another bot from Tolleson, AZ? (a very unsystematic one!)
I don't think I'm getting many 'real' views.

[Sadstock]

I don't get many real ones either, though nothing from Arizona.  I've taken to resetting the counter when I get a bot search so I don't have to look at it again.  Tedious, but gives me a tiny sense of control.

[stockastic]

I have to believe it's technically possible to filter these bots.  They're clearly recognizable in StatCounter, with names like "Facebook Bot", "Microsoft Corp", "Yandex" etc.   In Statcounter I never seen any hits that aren't either apparently real, or obvious bots.  The IPs may change, but the bots do identify themselves in a seemingly consistent way.

[Poncke]

Any changes to the site that are not benefiting the owners dollarwise are at the bottom of the list.

[ShadySue]

I just sold a single greetings card, so I'm up and running, with 75c 
(Within 24 hours of the image being uploaded.)

[mtkang]

i notice we are given by two portfolio address sites..

are these two address can be changed as we like?

[stockastic]

Someone just posted on FAA's forum, regarding that "keyword sponsoring" thing.  The poster said that if she wasn't logged on she wasn't seeing her stuff.  FAA's admin responded:

"When you are not logged in, you are viewing your work along with everyone else who sponsored that same keyword. Depending on the word that could be just one person or many thousands. [...] However, the chances are raised for you to be seen on that front page, than if you do not sponsor the keyword."

Sounds like a waste of time to me, unless you have some totally unique keywords.

[Poncke]

i notice we are given by two portfolio address sites..

are these two address can be changed as we like?

If you want another prefix to their standard link, i.e. a different name then your own, then you need to email tech support.

[Poncke]

I know its a 13 page thread, but loads of stuff people are now reporting, is duplicate and has been addressed in this thread already.

[oboy]

Do we have to write support for any other services that we like to be included or activated?

[Sadstock]

A bit out of my price range.
http://www.amazon.com/Double-Lines-Above-Canvas-Art/dp/B006BS8XVI/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1362273748&sr=1-1


http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st?qid=1362273734&rh=n%3A1055398%2Cp_4%3AFine+Art+America&sort=-price

[ShadySue]

A bit out of my price range.
http://www.amazon.com/Double-Lines-Above-Canvas-Art/dp/B006BS8XVI/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1362273748&sr=1-1


http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st?qid=1362273734&rh=n%3A1055398%2Cp_4%3AFine+Art+America&sort=-price

Hey, maybe I can do that stuff!
What random prices. 

[Sadstock]

For $25 million, I'm certain you could learn.

[noodle]

I;ve had a few from Pakistan about 5 of them for the same image from between 11:57pm to 11:59 pm... weird

[ShadySue]

I;ve had a few from Pakistan about 5 of them for the same image from between 11:57pm to 11:59 pm... weird

Sales?

[noodle]

I;ve had a few from Pakistan about 5 of them for the same image from between 11:57pm to 11:59 pm... weird

Sales?

I wish.  No they were views, and so many together maybe it was a bot? I get bunches of views like this from time to time
I had sold a nice big print when I was on the free plan, then I thought I would join the paid plan in hopes of better exposure/sales, but that has not panned out like I hoped it would 

[ShadySue]

I;ve had a few from Pakistan about 5 of them for the same image from between 11:57pm to 11:59 pm... weird

Sales?

I wish.  No they were views, and so many together maybe it was a bot? I get bunches of views like this from time to time
I had sold a nice big print when I was on the free plan, then I thought I would join the paid plan in hopes of better exposure/sales, but that has not panned out like I hoped it would 

Yeah, maybe a bot. I think a lot of my visitors are bots - as on my personal website.

I'm being patient. I was eight months on Alamy before I got a sale, and I've paid the money, so I might as well keep uploading.

[Mantis]

Of the things an artist CAN control (who is not a blogger) on FAA, what are the critical value adds you must learn about how to interact with FAA in the best way possible? i.e. are there tricks within our control we should know or is it just upload, keyword and pray?