Squarespace
Squarespace
Published: March 22, 2026
Video Description
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Video description: In this video, I break down the website system and career strategy behind artists generating $100,000+ a year through their own website. Based on direct conversations with artists already doing this successfully, combined with broader research into e-commerce and online sales, I explain the recurring blueprint behind high-converting artist websites and the strategies used to drive traffic to them.
Thumbnail image & cover: Courtesy Werner Bronkhorst—arguably the best known example and embodiment of self-represented success (who has created some fascinating shows lately).
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Table of contents:
00:00 — Intro
01:55 — 1. Online sales versus the traditional art world
03:41 — 2. What makes a high-converting artist website?
07:51 — 3. What is the best platform to build an online art business?
10:37 — 4. Discovering the Artist E-Commerce Website Template/Blueprint
21:56 — 5. How to drive traffic to your website to generate sales
26:06 — Outro
🌟 Overview: Career Advice for Artists
→ https://www.contemporaryartissue.com/advice-for-artists/
🍿 Watch Next (Key Videos for Artists)
→ Self-Taught Success: https://youtu.be/sZOiXiyR3VY
→ How To Make Money as an Artist: https://youtu.be/UQx3rPdWsas
→ Develop Your Art Style: https://youtu.be/A3kyKh44EbY
→ The Art World Explained: https://youtu.be/l2AbWnljIc0
📖 Recommended Books:
→ Art World & Career Advice: https://amzn.to/4aCllb1
→ How To Become A Successful Artist: https://amzn.to/3YwtjvS
→ Art History: https://amzn.to/3I0ri5I
→ Overview of books: https://www.contemporaryartissue.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-best-books-for-self-taught-artists/
✏️ Recommended Tools & Ressources:
→ Squarespace for artist websites: squarespace.syuh.net/9W4rDY
→ Artenda for art opportunities: https://artenda.net
→ Artfacts for career rankings: https://artfacts.net/register?ref=596b983667cd4ef3ecd9afcb78629b0da0baa51e
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👨 About the host Julien Delagrange:
Julien Delagrange is an art historian, contemporary artist, and the founder and director of CAI. Delagrange studied Science of Arts at Ghent University, Belgium, and worked for the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, the Jan Vercruysse Foundation, the Ghent University Library, and has contributed to the international contemporary art scene as an art critic, lecturer, curator, gallery director, consultant, advisor, and as an artist. As an artist, he is represented by Galerie Sabine Bayasli in Paris, France, and Gallery Space60 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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