Great blog posts about how to sell art online.
Have you been thinking about getting a NFT gallery online, but are not sure about how to set it up? Have you been hearing all the hype around NFTs and wondered what's it all about? Well, I finally decided to take the plunge and join the huge NFT community online.…
Would you like to know the secrets to creating a professional artist portfolio? Did you know that a professional artist portfolio can lead to more art sales and a growing career? I get emails and questions all the time from students asking about their portfolios: "How many artworks should I…
Today I want to share some great tips about finding gigs and making it as a professional concept artist in today's industry. I get a lot of students asking me how I got to become a professional concept artist, making my living creating artwork for games, films, album covers, and…
Are you interested in becoming a concept artist? Would you like to become a professional artist that designs book covers for the many authors on Amazon? For many of us artists, we have big dreams about making it in the art world. Some of us see ourselves working at a…
Tell me - what's the single WORST piece of advice you've ever received about selling art? Over the last few years, I've heard some great ones about selling art. And I want to share them with you - and get some of your thoughts too. You know how it goes...Unsolicited…
There’s a simple reason so many artists don’t like to sell art – including most of those who sell for a living. “Selling” typically can feel manipulative, phoney, even sleazy. That’s because selling, as typically taught, practiced, and rewarded by most businesses, IS manipulative, unethical, and often sleazy. It’s centered…
An artist selling art online is really in the business of getting attention and cultivating desire One of the things I've noticed is a real tendency for artists to get obsessed with the latest shiny red ball. In other words, some new and exciting tactic or strategy takes hold and…
It’s tempting to follow the same tired approach that everybody else is using, but in reality the “old” approach is dead. Everybody thinks there's an artist exposure problem. But it's just not true. Sure, there's a problem with the type of exposure you're getting - but it's not what you…
I hear from a lot of artists. They usually say something like this to me: "Gary, my art speaks for itself." No, it doesn't. Sorry. Your art won't sell itself. When I hear them say they "hate marketing," I ask them why. Many reply with some variation of "I hate…
Would you like to have more art sales online? Do you want to move your online art business forward this year? One major thing that nobody EVER talks about with growing an online art business and having more art sales online (as an artist, entrepreneur, or anything) is how LONG…
