As we say there is no end to learning, people like artists and photographers need to take this phrase into account as well. To be even more specific, a renowned online community for artists and photographers is trying to assist amateur as well as adept photographers to enhance their skills optimally and, sell their masterpieces online as well.

A platform of this sort understands the significance of Digital Art Contests and offers budding as well as professional artists and photographers to win cash prizes via that. You can partake in any type of art contest, regardless that whether it’s related to photography or painting. Each of these contests has a certain deadline within which you need to submit your work and wait for your cash prize, in case you win.

Win decent cash prizes via an interesting pet contest

Well, you might get a bit taken aback after hearing the word pet contest, and, wonder that what it has to with any sort of art form? However, a pet contest is like any of those online drawing contests out there, but, the only difference is that this artwork has to be based on any of the pets of your house, be it your dog, cat, kitten or any other domestic pet.

If you win this particular contest, you can expect to win a cash prize of $100. Also, the primary challenge for you would be to focus only on the topic and, you won’t be able to include any extraneous elements apart from that.

Purchase an artwork of your choice

Not only you can sell your artworks over here, but, you can also purchase your most favourite piece of art according to your personal choice. In case, you don’t like it after purchasing, you will get a complete refund offer within the next 7 days as well.

If you are in love with words and the art of expressing them in the form of poetry, you have the chance to participate in online free poetry contests and win some great prizes. The primary objective of these online sites is to encourage people to come out of their shelves and display their innate writing talent to the world. Unlike writing a book or a novel, poetry needs more precision and greater expression. You must be dot there with the right words, the right flow, and the right rhythm.

Poetry contests are one of the best ways to bring your talent to the forefront and show to the world what you are worth. How expressive and eloquent you can be! Online sites that run regular contests and give away awards and prizes have the cause of poetry in their heart. Most of the owners of such sites are either themselves great patrons of well-written meaningful poems or do it to simply serve the society by bringing forward people who are talented.

Why should you participate in online free poetry contests?

a. It is a great way to show-case to the world your talent – your gift of writing. As mentioned, penning down poems is one of the most difficult things to do because it flows a certain structure - a pattern. And then, you need to play with words so that the reader can comprehend exactly what you are trying to say. If this is your favorite past-time, then you must participate in as many poetry contests as possible.

b. It is a good way to earn prizes and recognition. This does ounces of good to your ego. Creative people need a pat on the back, from time to time, to realize the worth of their work. Getting considered, being read, and winning some meaningful prizes – in cash or kind – can add tons to your self-confidence.

Free Poetry Contests try to weed through the different poetry contests and provide you with a list of reputable ones. We do our best to provide contests that you can enter with confidence that your writing will be read, considered and that you'll have a chance at the prize.

Sometimes entering Free Photo Competitions or maybe a painting competition helps the budding artists to get an entry into the higher level of art competitions. You may not expect a hassle-free entry but then again you cannot ignore the rewards that you would be getting later. If you are participating in one such competition, you must remain relaxed and patient. Participate in a determination and stay composed. It could even bring you many other opportunities as well.

Success is a probability

It is obvious that these photo or art competitions work on merit and of course, your luck matters a lot too. Selection will depend on the panel of judges, your competitors and the purpose of the competition as well. You may not succeed in each and every competition that you participate in. You will surely win when you have the talent and when it is your hard work that shows through! You must work for the competition so that you can give it your best. Yes, that is the limit till which you can go. Your success in such a case is quite a statistical matter. The more you participate in an artwork or photo competition, more will be the chances of you getting selected in any one of them. You have given your best and now it is your turn to wait and watch. The panel of judges shall find it appealing. You have a lot of chance to become the one to smile with satisfaction.

Submit the photos or artworks that you think is the best one and you need people to submit their feedback. Keep in mind the date of submission, guidelines or if it a free one or how much is the entry fee. The information relating to these are important for you to remember so that you don’t rush in at the last minute or miss the deadline.

Do some research before participating in Online Art Competitions so that you can make sure of the qualifications and the subject of the art that you are to create! Often you may get to choose your own subject and other times, it is their choice that you have to work on.

Last year I blew my book marketing budget on entering writing contests, a total of $305 including entry fees, books and postage.

Two good things came out of that experience. One was a positive and insightful review by Judge Number 54 of my novel Abandoned Dreams that I entered in The 26th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards. The other was the understanding the entire contest thing was a waste of money, or, to put it another way, it was a lot of money to spend for one review.

Though I have no evidence to prove it, I am convinced most, if not all contests are nothing more than revenue generating opportunities for writing platforms, groups and publications. 

Aside from the monthly stipend I receive for facilitating creative writing circles, I am determined this year to make more on my writing than I spend. That brings us to my latest novel, The Bird Whisperer, the Mattie Saunders Series Book 3, launched on May 6 of this year.

The book was published simultaneously on Draft to Digital, Smashwords and Kindle Direct Publishing.

After five weeks that included giveaways on BookLikes and LibraryThing, an email campaign with a free coupon code sent to 276 people on my email list, and numerous tweets and Facebook postings of a similar nature all I had to show was nineteen free downloads and one four-star review.

I changed my strategy, What did I have to lose?

I decided to promote The Rocker and the Bird Girl, the first book in the Mattie Saunders series in hopes it might create sales for The Bird Whisperer. I decided to enroll The Rocker and the Bird Girl in KDP Select and coordinate two of the five free days this exclusive listing affords you, and free email blasts with Awesome Gang, PrettyHot and MyBookPlace.

June 22 was the day and I assume the free email blasts went out, but nothing happened on Amazon.

Since research indicates fiction sales almost always peak within the first two to six weeks of the release the window for The Bird Whisperer was running out. I decided to take a chance and spend some money. I booked The Rocker and the Bird Girl on Freebooksy and coordinated it with the three free days I had left on Kindle Select.

The genre I chose was literary, the email would be sent to 123,660 Freebooksy subscribers, and the cost was $60 USD.

I held my breath.

The day the Freebooksy promotion broke 1,033 free books were downloaded and my author ranking went from 715,187 to 85,209 for All Books; 41,906 for Kindle eBooks; 56,679 for Kindle eBooks Romance; and, 24,882 for Kindle eBooks Romance Contemporary. The following day there were 131 downloads, and 31 on the third day.

Giving away books is one thing, but my benchmark for success is, and always will be, sales. As of July 20, 2019, twenty days after the Freebooksy promotion, two copies of The Bird Whisperer had been sold. However, The Rocker and the Bird Girl had picked up one text review and seven ratings with a 4-star average. There may be a few more sales and reviews trickle in over the course of this month but beyond that I wouldn’t attribute them to Freebooksy.

With the Freebooksy promotion and expenses such as proof books, books for beta readers and postage I’m in the red $152.15 so far this year. So much for my 2019 goal to make more on my writing than I spend.

But then there are still five months to go.

Stay calm, be brave, watch for the signs

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