Regardless of how or where you sell you stuff you may be unconsciously causing folks to move on down the road. Because, even though they really want to buy your stuff there is something getting in the way, so they leave your booth, your gallery or your web site. Well what’s the big whoop about that?  Turns out a lot, because you are not only losing that one sale you are likely also losing any other potential sales from that customer just because of that one bad experience. But it … [Read more...]

What are the most important lessons you have learned about being an artist and selling your work? I have learned to value my art and time. To not let negative talk infect my work or attitude. I weed toxic people, places and elements out of my life. Stay positive. Build a good comfortable relationship with how money is exchanged for your art. Know how to handle a business transaction, handle it professionally and keep accurate records consistently. I know that it is ok that not everyone will … [Read more...]

Ok… now is the time to really, take a close look at this whole courtship thing and see how it works ….but first let’s revisit everything, briefly. Remember, the steps your buyers will be taking, first there is the sighting and the dance to get acquainted and check each other out and this will take however long it takes ’cause not everybody moves at the same pace. If that goes even slightly well  then you move on to that date, asking her to trust you enough to get … [Read more...]

  We have talked until the cows came home about how all of your marketing JuJu is really based on what you want that ittybiz of yours to be when it grows up…so all I’m going to say here is revisit your vision. Just sit down or stand if you want, and and re-ask yourself the question “why am I thinking about doing this?” and “what do I want it to be?”  or iif you have already been on the front lines ask ” is my business attracting the type of … [Read more...]