Your artSEARCH profile is the information used by the www.visualARTIST.info search engine. Unlike other search engines which use meta tags, key words on your site and the quantity of traffic passing through your site, artSearch relies solely on the information you supply. The advantage of this method of search tool is that searches can be quite quite specific.

It is not mandatory to fill in all fields, however, if you leave a field blank, your website will not be found using that search category. Remember that providing inaccurate information degrades the usefulness of artSearch

Fill in this section by using the radio buttons, check boxes and drop downs.

> GENDER

You can only select one option from Male, Female or, N/A

> DISCIPLINE, MEDIA, GENRE, SUBJECT, STYLE PREDOMINANTLY PRACTICED BY ARTIST

You can select as many different choices as necessary. To make multiple choices from the drop down menus, hold down the CTRL button while clicking your selection (for PC users) or hold down the apple key while clicking your selection (for Mac users). You can also use the other box for each category. Separate each additional item with a comma (,).

> SCALE PREDOMINANTLY USED BY ARTIST

You can check as many options as necessary.

> PRICE RANGE FOR MAJOR AND MINOR WORKS

You can only select one price range from the options available. The dollar amount should be in Australian Dollars, there are a number of different currency converters on the web. artHIVES has found http://www.xe.com/ict/ to be very useful.

> POINT IN CAREER

You can only make one selection from the options available.

> AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

To indicate your availability for commissions, check the box. If you don't check the box, your website will not be found by persons searching under this category.

After changing any of the details, hit the update button, your changes will be recorded and you will be returned to the main page of your back office.