You’ve worked hard to develop your craft. Problem is, no one knows what you’ve got to offer. It’s hard to self promote yourself without sounding like a braggart. If you allow your work to speak for itself, it shouldn’t be a problem.
Article by Morgan Hamilton. If you’re looking for in-depth information and your available options on this particular topic, this isn’t it. If this is all new to you though, take a look-see — the article seems to be a decent enough very light primer. Then come back here and start asking serious questions.
ARTICLE BY SUZANNE LIEURANCE
If you’re an artist or craftsperson offering your art in stores and galleries, you need an artist’s statement. Do you have one? If not, you’re missing out on a great marketing tool.
ARTICLE BY GREG ADAMS
Six years ago, my wife Robyn and I decided to sell our crafts in the online marketplace. It seemed simple enough, after all we knew we had quality products to sell. We would open our site and start shipping products. It all seemed so easy.
ARTICLE BY RANDY WILSON
CHUBS: The article is light on the details, but it’s a pretty good overview and idea jogger.
Do you like to create pictures and designs, or write? Do you love to look at the greeting cards in your local stores? Then a greeting card home business could be for you.
ARTICLE BY DONNA MacMILLAN
CHUBS: Tax time’s coming up deadly fast! Get cracking!
Income in and expenses out being recorded into their proper accounts is the essential tasks of bookkeeping. However, each type of business needs special treatments of these items. And the art business has its own unique requirements.
ARTICLE BY KATHY OSTMAN-MAGNUSEN
A new gallery’s quest for a team of artists and vice versa must be done artfully. Artists and galleries need to think things through before making requests or shipping out art.
ARTICLE BY RALPH SERPE
Define your goals and get organized. What are your goals as an artist? Do you hope and dream to one day have your artwork displayed in a museum, or do you just want to sell enough of your art to make a good living? Defining your goals is an important first step towards your success as an artist. Realize your long-term goal, then set reasonable and attainable short-term goals.
ARTICLE BY: ADAM MARTIN
You are an artist. You may be an actor, a painter, or a writer, but you are an artist. And of course, you are running a business. Or is it a hobby? The biggest question of all is: Do you know the difference?
