New Social Networking Site For Serious Artists

The Web's number one financial and career planning site for artists expands its free services for the worldwide art, literary, and music communities.

Santa Barbara, United States – June 12, 2006 – The Internet's voice for the "starving artist", ThePauper.com, continues to expand their services by launching the beta-test version of ArtistSearch.net, a social networking site designed specifically for professional and amateur artists to promote and sell their work.

"We want to help artists succeed," says co-founder of The Pauper, John Brindle, "and utilizing the power of social networking was the best way to we could think of to create that success". The new site is totally free, and allows artists to create their own profile page, post their work, blog, network with other artists and, most importantly, receive donations from people and patrons who like their work. Continues Mr. Brindle, "the idea behind the donations came when I was walking downtown and seeing the street musicians playing on the sidewalks for money. It suddenly hit me that the web could be a global sidewalk of sorts for artists."

Allowing an artist to receive donations, whether large or small, from friends, family, and fans is what separates Artist Search from other social networking sites. "We want artists to feel empowered and appreciated for their work, and there's no better way for an artist to feel their worth, than to receive a little monetary compensation for their efforts", states another co-founder Mark Stancato.

The creators of ArtistSearch.net are working on adding several new features to the site to further help artists reach a global audience, and will be launching the official version in the very near future. They invite all artists to come and check them out at http://www.artistsearch.net.

The Pauper began as a place where artists could receive simple career and financial planning information, but has blossomed into a community. Good news still, the company plans to steadily increase the free tools available to artists, keeping their vow to give artists a strong voice in the world. States one of the founders, "We're dedicated to the artistic community, and that community has something to say."

About ThePauper.com

The Pauper is all about helping artists with the art of success. It's the Net's number one career and financial planning website for artists, and is dedicated to becoming the leading networking portal for artists and musicians in the 21 st century.