Great blog posts about how to sell art online.
In one episode of the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy announces, "Boy, do I feel crabby!" Her little brother, Linus, is quick to try to rescue his sister. "Maybe, I can be of help. Why don't you just take my place here in front of the TV while I go and…
Before you begin the lesson modules, I want to show you the big picture--where this course will take you in building your online art marketing strategy. As you work through the course, you will be learning how to build and put in place each of the important parts of the…
Do you know what QWERTY is? Unsure? Then just glance down at your computer keyboard. The first six letters at the top left spell it out---QWERTY. Do you know that these letters were arranged that way to make the job of typing more difficult? The first commercial typewriter, developed by…
Do you feel like you are stuck in your art career? Do you feel that life is "against" you, that your "luck" is bad, that someone is standing in the way of your art career? Not long ago an artist came to me for help in growing his art career. …
In early 2008, just before the market crash, I received a desperate letter from Eli Sein, a 27 year old artist who was "circling the drain," pleading for help. I took it to my mastermind group of art professionals and read everyone the letter, omitting his personal details. During 2008-2010,…
Are you thinking about starting an art blog or email newsletter? But are you hesitant to start because you hate to write? Or are you afraid you don't have time to write? Let's face it, this is at the heart of why we put off getting that art blog or…
Are you thinking about starting an art blog or email newsletter? Are you worried that your writing skills may not be good enough? Let's face it, this is at the heart of why we put off getting that art blog or email newsletter going in the first place, isn't it?…
"The way to succeed is to double your rate of failure." - Tom Watson, Founder of IBM Are you failing enough in your art career? Have you made enough mistakes this week? Those are funny-sounding questions, I admit. Nobody likes to fail or make mistakes. But the truth is unless…
Have you ever thought about how tough it is to hit “escape velocity” when you’re getting your art career going? Everyone might define that differently, but for me it was about building an art career I could rely on, one that didn’t wake me up every morning at 4:00 a.m.…
It was raining the day I arrived in New York City. It was a cold rain on Friday, May 1, 1998. And I wondered if the inclement weather was an omen, a sign of things to come. I stepped out of La Guardia airport into the cold drizzle and hailed…