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about buying your particular artwork until they saw it pop up in their search.

6. Try to put some keywords in your auction description that you haven't used in your title however, fewer people search on title and description so don't stress too much on this.

7. When writing your description don't describe the artwork literally (you should have a photo so people can see for themselves what your art looks like). Instead describe what this artwork will bring to that person's life/experience/environment. In other words try to describe benefits rather than features (a key point for selling almost anything).

Going back to the Siamese cat example above, rather than describing it as 'This is a painting of my pet Siamese cat, Minky, who is a real character', you might write 'Minky is a delightful cat who will bring a sense of fun to any home with his cheeky antics in this original artwork'.

8. There are some features that you MUST include in your description. These include anything that can't be discovered simply by looking at the photo. For example as part of your description include important, unseen features either by listing them:

Title: Our Cat Minky
Artist: TET
Medium: Acrylic and Chalk Pastel on Canvas, Framed.
Size: 40 x 50cm

Or by creatively including them into your description:

"This acrylic and chalk pastel artwork titled 'Our Cat Minky' will bring a sense of carefree fun to your home and will be a great conversation piece for family and friends. Created by Mixed Media Artist, TET, the work is 40 x 50cm in size, painted onto quality canvas and has been professionally framed."

9. Never set your opening bid too low (especially not under $1.00). It may cost you more in listing fees but I recommend only setting your opening bid to the lowest price you're prepared to part with your artwork for. I've tried setting low opening bids and it is very soul destroying seeing a work sell for less than the cost of postage to send it to its new owner. Sometimes it may take several listing attempts to sell an artwork but if you stick to your prices you should at least make a small profit (or big one if you've priced high).

10. Be sure to list in the 'Self Representing Artists' Category to capture people looking for 'emerging artists' (artists that self represent usually are) or people who just like good, original art at a great price. However also think about listing in a second category that suits the target market for the subject of your art.

Again using our Cat artwork example you

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