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    Avoid these 6 mistakes in your online art shop

    SELL MORE, SERVE MORE. Sell art online this year by avoiding a few simple errors – errors that are often overlooked. Artists have a lot to manage in their creative businesses and an online art shop is just one part of it. But to sell art online is to give your creative business a way to scale! So let’s tackle a few common mistakes you might be making so you can get to scaling instead. I recommend selling your artwork at in-person shows first before creating your website. Read this article here to learn why art shows move your art journey along faster. Paying too many fees Making a good…

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    Before an online art shop, sell at shows (5 reasons why)

    DON’T SKIP THIS STEP The first thing every new artistpreneur wants to do is sell from an online art shop, sell through social media, and sit at home while they make passive income.  Me too.  But there are a few key steps you can take BEFORE you create your online art shop that’ll speed up your success.  First, sell at art shows.  Before you click out of this post, hear me out. It sounds like the harder way to the top of the artist success ladder, but I promise it’s a shortcut! These 5 reasons will explain how: 1. You’ll learn who buys your art. And who doesn’t.  Knowing your…

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    Marketing tactics: Generate hype to sell more art

    WHY NO ONE IS BUYING Artists often feel like the way to sell more art is to make better art. While honing your skills certainly helps, it ultimately doesn’t make sales for you.  Have you ever seen a successful artist that you genuinely thought was bad at art? Me too.  That’s because for one: all art is subjective. I’m sure their fans didn’t think it was bad. And for two: they marketed well so they could find those people who thought it was good! Don’t put ALL of your energy into honing your artistic skills. There are people who love your art as it is right now. You just have…

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Carolyn Tantanella is a Michigan artist who paints the mystical, natural, and fantastical. She specializes in watercolor and digital illustration but could be equally called a poet or a teacher. Carolyn founded A Cup of Cloudy to help artsy types express, create and decorate in a way that fits them.

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