If you want this to be the year where selling more work is a priority, you can’t afford not to add a genuine and non-schmoozy email newsletter to your mix. Here are five reasons to get your e-newsletter started or to re-commit to it.
Rejection - Dealing Better With It
It sucks.
How can you feel good about putting your art out there when there's a chance that you might be rejected?
It feels sooooo personal when your art is turned down. Your creative endeavors are such an extension of yourself that it can feel like an arrow straight through your heart when rejection hits. What happens after you’ve been rejected? Are you stopped in your tracks? Does it spur you to keep going?
How Artist Duo is Selling Work on Instagram
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about how Instagram is helping artists build a following of collectors and fans. It’s been great at driving traffic to artist websites and even making sales, sometimes big ones. So today I’m sharing how MONDAYS has done just that.
Is Instagram Your Next Art Dealer?
I’ve been hearing more and more about how Instagram is allowing artists to build connections and actually sell art—all in a place without a mechanism to make a purchase. There’s no shopping cart, no buy now button, no way to take credit cards and barely enough room in the profile text for any kind of artist statement. Pretty interesting, right?
When Opportunity Knocks, What do You Do With it?
Ask yourself what actions you can take to add to the opportunity. What would make it even better for the people involved including you? What would make it more exciting? What could you do that would get more people involved and fun happening?