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PICK ONE WORD for 2020 to FOCUS on

12/27/2019 2:39:08 PM

The after Christmas lull has me reflecting the past and pondering the future. Like the rest in a long conversation, a pause in the busy world, I ask myself questions, such as : What was successful? What did I not do? Who did I inspire? and did I inspire enough? How did I serve? and was my service the best I could do? Was I "we" minded and not just "me" minded?

I would love to hear from you and hear your words of wisdom for me. Send me a note, or call and let me know anything...something for betterment or a strength you see I need to hone.

I am focusing on strengths this year. Somewhat ignoring weaknesses, unless they are so bad they are hurting my life. But I am picking ONE WORD to focus on! Not sure what that is, I have picked several, such as organize, patience, persistence, growth, mastery.....But I will settle on my ONE WORD for this year. It is so much easier to live up to ONE WORD and not 10 resolutions! Think about the ONE WORD you would chose for yourself.
Last year was SUCCESS for me. So everything I did, I asked myself if it was "successful"? I journal so I have a list of things that fell into success, and non-success. I can not measure my success without journaling.

But search yourself, focus on a strength that can be improved upon. If you focus on your weakness, ....I am not sure if that is wise, because then your strength could get neglected. All of the most successful people I know focus on their strengths!

Happy NEW YEAR 2020!!!!

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How to Sell Artwork?

12/4/2019 1:13:31 PM

1. Local Arts & Craft Fairs ( See links below)

2. Etsy, Shopify or other online options such as dailypaintworks.com or on your website

3. Do a show in your studio (unframed art sale) or a friends house.

4. Price it correctly for your level of experience ( See links below)

5. Find an appropriate gallery that loves your work

6. Specialize in a certain seasons such as Christmas and maybe have a Christmas theme on some art

7. Depending on your goals, sell prints on Zazzle or make your own, or other types of places that can put your art on products

8. Get a licensing agent

9. Coffee Shops or local restaurants that need art, your organizations you belong to.

10. Focus on local Furniture stores, especially if you have large art.

Each of these suggestions come with different levels of 'involvement'. Different learning curves, and different investments of time or money, different outcomes. My suggestion is to write down your goals and what you want to achieve as an artist. Do you just want recognition, and art sales are the answer (could also be an award...not a sale)? Do you want to be the best in your medium, oil , acrylic, pastel? Or maybe become a MASTER LEVEL at something?

Answer these questions:

1. How much money do I want to make? A hard question for an artist, but a must answer one. If you are reading this, you obviously want to sell your work. Do you want to just pay for supplies or make a living?

Determine this number.

2. Determine how much you are willing to invest? I think this is important- Time and Money. I heard this quote some time ago : "If you want to make money, you must be willing to spend money". How I interpret that....For example ART SHOWS- You have to buy a tent, panels, advertising paraphernalia, etc, etc....This may have a starting cost of $300- $3000. Let us look at ETSY = FREE until you sell something...It. takes time and learning how to put stuff on there. PRINTS - Cost of printing, and the chance it might not sell.

QUESTIONS:
How much to spend monthly in $:__________

How much time:_______________

3. Is this my hobby? or do I want to be full-time? Look at exactly what these mean for you. Being an entrepreneur can be a lot of work. What are you willing to do?

4. Where do you want to be in 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years. Write it down, create a visual board with your goals and DO IT!

You will run up against a lot of resistance and naysayers. Push through and make your goals happen!.

LINKS:

ART SHOWS:

artfaircalendar.com

artshow.com

PRICING ART:

How to Price Consistently for Art Sales

HAPPY CREATING!!!

Jennifer

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