Artists Who THRIVE

Dreaming of selling more of your art someday? Someday is today.

In the words of the last serenade in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Don’t Dream It, Be It.”  

Apply today for “Making Art/Making Money,” an 8-week, guided, online, multi-media, foundational business course for artists.

This special pilot course is currently scheduled to start on on Monday, September 2, 2013.

Class sizes are interactive and intimate so course enrollment is limited and available only by application.

The current cost of this course is $2950 or 3 monthly payments of $1066.

100% Guarantee: I stand behind this course. If within 30 days, you complete ALL of the reading, video viewing, and exercises, and you still don’t think that the course is of value to you, then we will return every penny. No problem.

Here are some of the rules that Artists Who THRIVE have learned about selling their art without selling out…

1.    You are in control of your future as it relates to your business. No one is going to discover you.

2.    Make things easy for your clients.

3.    Offer value above and beyond your art.

4.    Develop a unique selling proposition.

5.    Learn how to sell art.

6.    Develop new price points.

7.    Learn mental fortitude.

8.    Learn the importance of goal setting.

9.    Learn how to respond to failures and disappointments.

10.    Make friends with people. Show an interest in them beyond your business relationship.
    
- Kate Bradley, Portrait Painter (age 28)

1.    Create opportunities for commissions and more sales of your artwork by asking previous clients. It’s right in front of you.

2.    Build a fan base for your artwork by starting with your friends and family. Ask for support from everyone you know and then ask them to spread the word about your artwork.    

3.    Create a meaningful and valuable business and NOT an artistic career.

4.    Think of the buyer and stop thinking of yourself.

5.    Set a S.M.A.R.T.E.R. goal and accomplish it. It has been one of the most gratifying things I have ever learned.

6.    Take matters into your own hands and take control of your profit margin. Don’t be a victim of your own life as an artist.

7.    Add value to other people’s lives through your artwork in a way that is unique to you and what you care about.

8.    Simply start making money doing what you always wanted to do by being an artist. It is simpler than I could have imagined.

9.    Be sure in your decision to do something and be realistic about what to expect from yourself.

10.    Start from step 1, “Visioning” is the process of becoming a profitable artist and  have the patience to make it to the very last step no matter what.

- Aiden Kringen, Fine Art Illustrator (age 21)

1.    Show up in your studio, in your community and on social media. Showing up is powerful and important.

2.    Standing true to your values becomes part of your story. Tell that story and be consistent in your message.

3.    Value what you do and protect that value. Copyright your work. Respect the people that collect it.

4.    Decide what it is that you want to be known for. Take every opportunity to learn, teach, speak and write about it.

5.    Surround yourself with people who support you, build you up and see all that is possible in you. Support others the same way.

6.    Stop each day and take five minutes to plant a seed about your business.

7.    Diversify and have different price points so you have every opportunity to sell.

8.    Take risks.  Reach high. Reach often. Amazing things will happen.

9.    Collaboration is magical. Be open to ideas and opportunities. And think before you answer.

10.    Ask the right people the right questions. Then listen carefully. People love to help.

- Colleen Attara, Eco-Artist  (age 48)