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…
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…
At first… it was just genetically modified rats. Then it was genetically modified rats with Monster energy drinks. Then it was genetically modified rats with energy drinks & bionic arms and legs. Then the rats got nuclear reactors. Then they got GPS. With smart phones and internet connections. Then they…
I once had a friend (John) who was a sales rep and one of his clients was a 30-something single woman. She and John had a nice friendship and they were having dinner one night and she was complaining about how she couldn't get a man. He said to her,…
Why do some internet artists who sell art online make money so easily -- while you try everything possible and get barely enough customers, sales and profits? What if there was a way you could convert 15%, 25%---even 50% or more of your online customers, how much more money would…
Would you like to get and keep more art blog readers? Have you ever been too busy to do good follow-up? Ever had health problems, or family emergencies, or just times when you were too busy to keep everything going the way you wanted to? Has your project ever suffered…
