Top Online Resources
for Creative People

The best places to promote and sell your talents on the Internet

from Bob Baker - "The Creativity Coach"

Douglas Eby's Talent Development Resources
http://members.aol.com/douglaseby/tdr.html
This is simply one of the most impressive collections of creativity articles and resource links you're likely to find.

Zuzu's Petal's Literary Resource
http://www.zuzu.com
Yes, this is named after the daughter in "It's a Wonderful Life." This site contains over 7,000 links for writers, artists, performers. "Our goal is to unearth and present some of the best links and information for the online creative community."

The Creativity Site
http://www.mindbloom.com/
A site that facilitates discussions, inspires your mind and excites all those who participate in search of inspiration.

Inkspot
http://www.inkspot.com
Named by Writer's Digest magazine as one of the best sites for writers, Inkspot offers over 2,000 pages of information about the craft and business of writing.

Sharp Writer
http://www.sharpwriter.com
Voted one of the Web's "101 best sites for writers" by Writer's Digest magazine, Sharp Writer offers lots of links, articles and resources for practitioners of the written word.

Creative Freelancers Online
http://www.freelancers.com/
This site promises to connect designers, illustrators, writers, editors and photographers with paying clients. Here you'll be able to post your resume for free and find help wanted ads for freelance, part-time, temp and full-time staff jobs. Worth taking a look.

John Hewitt's Writer's Resource Center
http://www.poewar.com
Articles, links, book reviews and job opportunities for writers

WritingNow.com
http://www.writingnow.com
WritingNow.com is a monthly e-zine devoted to helping writers market their works to traditional and emerging media.

Writer Online
http://www.novalearn.com/wol/index.htm
For writers of all kinds, this helpful site offers articles, market listings, guidelines, conference and contest listings, humor, classifieds, as well as a free bi-weekly e-mail newsletter.

World Reviews
http://www.worldreviews.com
A new site described as a global archive of independent reviews of everything happening in new the millennium. Sixteen categories are covered, including art shows, books, fashion, films, etc. No payment is made for review contributions, but writers can register free as freelance journalists so that they can be contacted if their writing catches the eye of editors around the world. It would also be a good outlet to submit reviews others have written about your creative project.

WritersWeekly.com
http://www.writersmarkets.com/index-wm.htm
When it comes to self-publishing and fearless online promotion, it's hard to top the efforts of Angela Adair-Hoy. Close to 30,000 people subscribe to her free WritersWeekly.com e-newsletter, which gives her loyal band of wordsmiths lots of listings for paid freelance writing work. Hop on the mailing list bandwagon yourself by sending an e-mail to: writemarkets-subscribe@onelist.com

Also, check out a complete list of Angelas's most popular titles for writers.

Book Locker
http://www.booklocker.com/
Here you can take a look at Angela Adair-Hoy's latest venture. It's an online store for e-books, a category she's been quite successful at promoting. Have some fun browsing around the categories. You just might run across my first e-book, Ignite Your Creative Passion.

iTheo.com
http://www.itheo.com/
Buy and sell your paintings, photographs, sculpture, ceramics and glass works online at this new site named after Vincent van Gogh's brother, Theo, who supported Vincent throughout his lifetime. If your work is accepted, iTheo will offer your work for sale on its site. No submission or setup fees. iTheo takes a commission on pieces sold.

World Wide Arts Resources
http://wwar.com
Online information source on artists, museums, galleries, art history, arts education, antiques and performing arts ranging from dance to opera.

ArT-YoU
http://www.netart.it/artyou
ArT-YoU is dedicated to artists, curators, gallery owners, photographers and anyone working in the art world. Helpful ways to promote your site, increasing your work's visibility and multiply your contacts.

Performing Arts & Artists Worldwide
http://www.paaw.com/Art/
Submit your site to this online arts directory. Categories include art, film, music, authors, comedy, performing arts, media and more.

Absolutely Arts
http://wwar.com/classpro/newad.html
Post a line ad to promote your talent -- for free. Choose from categories as diverse as painting and photography to ceramics and glass art.

Self-Publishing magazine
http://www.self-publishing.com/index.html
This new free magazine describes itself as being "for writers and artists of all kinds who want to self-publish their work." The debut issue hits March 1. Go to the web site to sign up for a free subscription.

Marcia Yudkin’s web sites
http://www.yudkin.com/
From Marcia’s home page, you can access her two areas of expertise. One is Creative Marketing Solutions (covering fresh, effective strategies for attracting clients and customers), the other is Published! How to Reach Writng Success (which offers lots of free advice on how to make a living as a writer).

The Power of Positive Choices
http://enchantedmind.com/choice.htm
Read this article from the Enchanted Mind web site. It just might put a new spin on the power of enthusiasm and positive thinking.

GetSigned.com
http://www.getsigned.com/index2.html
Expert tips and advice on how to succeed as an independent musician, including a regular music marketing column called "The Buzz Factor" by some guy named Bob Baker.

The Buzz Factor
https://www.angelfire.com/ms/bob1/
Speaking of Bob (and we were), make sure and pay a visit to his web site that's filled with loads of music marketing tips and ideas to help you promote your band, record label or new release.

CD Street
http://www.cdstreet.com
Have you ever wished your fans could use their credit cards to order your CDs right from your own web site? CDstreet.com is an indie artist-friendly service that allows you to offer secure credit card transactions from your site. There's no setup fee. CD Street keeps 15% of all sales. They can ship your CDs for you or forward order details to you for you to ship.

GarageBand.com
http://www.garageband.com/
This is the place to upload your MP3 files for free. While you're there, enter to win a trip to the Grammys, compete for a complete recording package, and vote on and review tons of other indie recordings.