So far we’ve spent a lot of time on the subject of on-line visibility ...but what if you aren’t on-line or you don’t have a broadband connection or you’re still using that laptop you bought a while back that is running the original version of Windows? Fear not, despite outward appearances … [Read more...]
What does your art business really look like?
How and if we chose to build trust with our buyers and clients is a very personal choice, because when all is said and done the way we chose to build trust comes from who we are. Who we are is how we are seen by our buyers and clients, how they experience us, which in turn heavily influences … [Read more...]
Getting Started on the right foot: part III
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Start investing in yourself because you are your business While this may feel like it belongs in last week’s Mindset section it also belongs here as one of most important cornerstones of best business practices, especially for very small businesses. Why? Because, small businesses tend to sell … [Read more...]
Five Artists share what didn’t work & why
Recent research has found that many have problems with goals both setting and achieving. A key part in this issue is the relative inflexibility with which we view goals, they are seen as something set in solid footings for a future we have no control over. Another key issue with goals is the implied … [Read more...]
What you can learn from The Sodapop Stop
I ran across this on the 5000bc forum and had to share it. While it is about something altogether different than art the concepts you need to know to make your art business blossom are here. It is 12 minutes long ( ya, I know longer than a minute) and may be slow but keep coming back to it, each … [Read more...]
Ten Reasons You’re Always in a Tizzy
Time is an elusive thing we never think we have enough and yet we all have the same amount...24 hours/day. So why do we never seem to have enough and why as artists do we seem to always seem to not only be in overwhelm but also have a hard time figuring out what’s important. So what follows are … [Read more...]
And the final Winner is…
The Randomizer worked all night crunching its algorithms heating the Top Secret Eyes Only Compartmentalized Computer Room to come up with the FINAL WINNER of our July contests. Once it stopped grinding and it was cool enough to enter the room my team picked up the results it spewed … [Read more...]
About the whole Money Thing
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Money, Money, Money the mere mention of the word causes many a stomach to tighten, that simple word is the source of a lot of pain for a lot of folks. The approaching outdoor art fair season has caused the annual revisiting of that whole "how much do I charge" thing. So what is the deal with … [Read more...]