Adding New Pieces To Redbubble

Well, I've just been timing how long it takes me to add a new piece of art to my Redbubble shop and update the relevant Social Media: a bit over 50 minutes. (First test, 56 minutes; second test, 52 minutes). Why so much time, you ask? Well, it all adds up. It all adds up despite all the scripts I've written to assist me. God only knows how long it would take me without that assistance. This isn't the time it takes to make the art, that varies a lot. This is the time taken from when I have a named, print-ready image available to upload.

So, if you're curious, here is the process: ( Read more... )

Whew! That's it.

And that's just pinning to Pinterest. I haven't figured out if/when/how to involve other Social Media as well. Would any of you be interested if I posted here (or on my arty blog, because pictures are easier there) about my most recently uploaded works? I know I've been neglecting y'all with what I've been doing artwise. If I do post, I'll try to say a bit more behind-the-scenes stuff on any given piece, stuff that is too wordy/rambly to put on a shop page. Interested? Probably not for every piece, because, well, writing a blog post would take another hour on top of the 50+ minutes I would have just spent adding it to my shop... darn I wish the Dreamwidth interface for images was better. Oh well.