Artists don’t want to learn marketing. Artists want to make art.

The Beyond The Portfolio™ Course teaches artists what you need to know to sell yourself and your work.

This course teaches a 6-part reusable marketing framework. It’s not trying to make you an expert. It’s designed to help you get hired and sell more of your work.

Course Outline:

1.2 | What We Mean By “Community”
1.3 | Every Artist For Herself/Himself
1.4 | Make it easy to find Artists (an Artists Directory)
1.5 | Promote Artists (Featured Artists)

2.2 | The Get Your Message Right Framework
2.3 | Choose A Niché
2.4 | Map Problems/Solutions/Benefits
2.5 | The Elevator Pitch Template
2.6 | How To Use Your Message

3.2 | Why Artists Need A Website
3.3 | Artist Website Features
3.4 | Artist Website Pages
3.4.1 | Site Map
3.4.2 | Page Wireframes
3.5 | SEO
3.5.1 | What is SEO
3.5.2 | Create Topic Pillars
3.5.3 | The 5 Parts Of An SEO Campaign
3.5.3.a | 1. Keyword Hunting
3.5.3.b | 2. On-Page Optimization
3.5.3.c | 3. Off-Page Optimization
3.5.3.d | 4. Progress Monitoring
3.5.3.e | 5. Evidence Based Refinement
3.6 | Products
3.6.1 | What will you sell?
3.6.1.a | Create a Product List
3.6.1.b | Plan Order Fulfillment
3.6.1.c | Pricing Products
3.6.1.d | Write Product Descriptions
3.6.1.e | Product Images
3.6.2 | Create Your Products
3.6.3 | Store Page
3.6.4 | Product Details Page
3.6.5 | Setup Order Emails + Automations
3.6.6 | Test Your Store
3.7 | Services
3.7.1 | What Services will you sell?
3.7.1.a | Create a Services List
3.7.1.b | Plan Service Fulfillment
3.7.1.c | Pricing Services
3.7.1.d | Write Service Descriptions
3.7.1.e | Service Images
3.7.2 | Create Your Services
3.7.3 | Services Page
3.7.4 | Service Details Pages
3.7.5 | Setup Service Order Emails + Automations
3.7.6 | Test Your Services Page
3.8 | Content
3.8.1 | Create A Content Plan
3.8.2 | 2 Content Writing Frameworks
3.8.3 | UTM Links
3.8.4 | How To Write Website Content
3.8.5 | How To Write Blogs
3.8.6 | How To Write Social Media Posts
3.9 | Build A Website
3.9.1 | Create A Site
3.9.1.a | ArtistsZone.net Websites
3.9.1.b | Other Site Options
Shopify
Squarespace
WordPress.com or WordPress.org
3.9.2 | Setup Site Email (SMTP)
3.9.2.a | What is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)?
3.9.2.b | Setup SMTP
3.9.3 | Setup SPAM Protection
3.9.3.a | Create reCaptcha Keys
3.9.3.b | User Login & Registration Forms
3.9.3.c | Custom Forms
3.9.4 | Setup Site Security
3.9.5 | Create A Google Maps API Key
3.9.6 | Create Home Page
3.9.7 | Create Work Page
3.9.7.a | Create Work Images (2 Sizes)
3.9.7.b | Write Work Content
3.9.7.c | Place Work Images & Content On Home Page
3.9.7.d | Place Work Images & Content On Work Page
3.9.8 | Create Events Page
3.9.8.a | Create Events
3.9.8.b | Manage Events
3.9.9 | Create Blog Page
3.9.10 | Create Store Page
3.9.10.a | Create Stripe Account
3.9.10.b | Create Products
3.9.10.c | Create Store Page
3.9.11 | Create About Page
3.9.12 | Create Bio/CV Page
3.9.13 | Create Speaking Page
3.9.14 | Create Contact Page
3.9.14.a | Create Contact Form
3.9.14.b | Add Contact Form to Contact Page

4.2 | Why Artists Need Email Marketing
4.3 | Contacts
4.3.1 | Contacts
4.3.2 | Lists
4.3.3 | Tags
4.3.4 | Segments
4.4 | Campaigns
4.4.1 | Regular Campaigns
4.5 | Automations
4.5.1 | Recurring Campaigns
4.5.2 | Sequence Campaigns
4.5.3 | Sequence for Automation
4.6 | Forms
4.7 | Email Templates
4.8 | Tools
4.8.1 | Polls
4.8.2 | Lead Magnets
4.8.2.a | eBooks
4.8.2.b | Checklists
4.8.2.c | Tools
4.9 | Analytics
4.9.1 | UTM Links
4.10 | Integrations
4.10.1 | ZeroBounce (Email validation & deliverability)
4.10.2 | Twilio (SMS)
4.10.3 | OpenAI, Anthropic (AI)

5.2 | Why Artists Need Social Media
5.3 | Instagram (B2C)
5.4 | LinkedIn (B2B)
5.5 | Bluesky (B2C)

6.2 | What to track?
6.2.1 | Backlinks
6.2.2 | Social Media Post Links
6.2.3 | Email Marketing Links
6.3 | How to setup tracking?
6.3.1 | Web Analytics
6.3.2 | Get Backlinks
6.3.3 | Create UTM Links
6.3.3.a | Social Media Links
6.3.3.b | Email Marketing Links
6.4 | What Reports do you need?
6.4.1 | Website
6.4.1.a | Visitors
6.4.1.b | Top Pages
6.4.1.c | Top Exit Pages
6.4.1.d | # Downloads
6.4.1.e | Top Downloads
6.4.1.f | Top Referring Channels (UTM Links)
6.4.1.g | Top Links (UTM Links)
6.4.2 | E-Commerce
6.4.2.a | Top Products
6.4.2.b | Top Services
6.4.3 | Journey Monitoring
6.3.3.a | Stop/Drop Pages
6.3.1.b | Stop/Drop Posts

How much does the Course Cost?

The course costs less than a set of supplies for a semester.
The Beyond The Portfolio™ Course
$500 (One-Time Fee + Lifetime Course Access)

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Ed gave his "Beyond the Portfolio" presentation to my Senior Studio class. It was incredible! It focused on marketing for creatives with an emphasis on the online/digital side of that process. For such an extensive topic Ed organized his talk in a clear, and easy to follow structure. He is obviously an expert in this field, and myself and the students benefited substantially.

— Francis Vellejo, M.A.
Associate Professor – Illustration Section Lead

One framework. One course. A lifetime benefit.

The goal is not to make artists into marketing experts. The goal is to empower artists with the essential marketing skills they need to build their brand and grow sales. The Beyond The Portfolio™ course teaches the a 6-part marketing framework for artists — with time-saving tools and a community.
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1. Community
Find a network that promotes you & your work instead of going it alone.
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2. Message
Get clear on what you do, what problems you solve, and who has the problems.
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3. Website
Your website is your marketing hub, not an online portfolio. Inform, engage, and transact.
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4. Email Marketing
Build an audience you own, not one you rent. Automate follow-up communications.
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5. Social Media
Build awareness, drive followers to your website, grow your email list.
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6. Analytics
Track what's working, what's not working, and improve over time.
This is the marketing education artists need that lasts far beyond graduation.

Talent isn't the problem. Marketing is.

A portfolio alone won’t sell an artists work or get them hired. Artists need to learn marketing. This gap shows up in the numbers:
7.7%
unemployment rate for Fine Arts graduates — far above the national average.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2026
16%
of working artists make a living from their art. — 127,000 students graduate from U.S. art programs.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023
22%
of Fine Arts and Performing Arts graduates work part-time — well above the 15% average.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023
The Beyond The Portfolio™ course closes the artist pay gap by teaching artists marketing.

What makes ArtistsZone™ different?

Other artist platforms focus on promoting and selling art. ArtistsZone™ focuses on promoting and selling artists.
  • A reusable artists marketing course and tools.
  • A complete hosted artist website — with built-in artist marketing features.
  • An artists community that promotes artists.

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