Comments on: A New Paradigm – Artist and Entrepreneur

By: Ann Rea

Ann Rea — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:15:03 +0000

Amen! Artists can and do
THRIVE creatively and financially.

By: Fiona Purdy

Fiona Purdy — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:14:09 +0000

I always say ” How can you create your best art if you are stressed about not making enough money to pay your bills?” Art Puritans? Who cares what they have to say? Do they pay my bills?

Enough said.

Thank you Ann for being the voice of reason and sense and for sharing your beliefs with the world.

By: Ann Rea

Ann Rea — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:59:18 +0000

Thank you Dave. Like most people, my first market was my existing network.

By: Dave Charest

Dave Charest — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:56:07 +0000

Ann,

Thanks for this inspirational post. This mentality is key in overcoming all those limiting beliefs that keep artists poor.

Sounds like a great mantra: “Make art for the love of it and for the money.”

Who was your first market when you started?

By: Ann Rea

Ann Rea — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 01:32:54 +0000

Who said that you have to “stick to ONE target market” your “entire life….?!”

And let’s put this into perspective. Once you actually have a loyal target market who buys your work, you can worry about having more than one.

By: Nataliya

Nataliya — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:12:08 +0000

I hear and agree with a many points that you state above, but the one thing that isn’t settling is the creation of ONE unique value or selecting ONE target market. I know that focusing on one is effective, and I agree. But I also feel very uneasy when I envision sticking to just ONE target market my entire life….