Xara recently announced a “new graphic design bounty.” In short, it will pay $100 for each accepted template design to be included in its Xara Xtreme product.

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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.

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BY DREW CHARLIE

CHUBS: Good stuff from our photography “how to” site, Fotodirt.

Making money online has never been so easy! I am going to help you start a successful home photography business.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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No doubt about it: ImageKind is the best on demand print and order fulfillment service out there for us “indy” artists. I think so anyway… and I’m not alone on this one.

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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.

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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?

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Open a free CafePress shop, and you can create and sell 70+ different physical products with your designs. No upfront costs.

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