What To Do After Closing the Sale

You’ve made a sale of your art or handmade work, and your customer is thrilled. Now what?

Start Selling Your Art Locally

The easiest place to sell your work might be near your home. Use these tips to meet local business people, contacts and collectors.

Discounting Your Art? Think Again

Cutting prices might be the first thing that comes to mind when you want to increase your sales. But it could be your worst move.

Get More Publicity for Your Art

Want more exposure for your art or handmade work? Here’s how to create a buzz on social media and with the press to reach a broader audience.

How Artists Who Wholesale Can Consign Strategically

There are times when using consignment can be beneficial, even for artists who generally wholesale their work.

Stay Focused and Stop Chasing Money

You are the only one who can determine the future of your creative business. Don’t allow others to distract you from your purpose.

How Direct Mail Can Boost Your Art Business

Is direct mail old fashioned? Maybe… but it provides another form of outreach to help grow your business.

Artist Social Network Deep Dive

José Art Gallery is a social network for art industry professionals and a destination for art sales.

Cultivate Your Ideal Clientele

Instead of appealing to the general public, create a mindset and professional presentation to fit the collector you want to attract.

What You Can Learn from Your Competition

Building a small creative business doesn’t mean you have to reinvent the wheel. There is plenty to learn from others.

Sell Art to Corporate Clients

Is your art appropriate for placement in a commercial environment? Here’s how to enter the marketplace for this sales channel.

The Artist’s Guide to Building an Effective Website

Want to sell your artwork online directly through your artist website? Start with these basics to impress and convert visitors.

Jumping In With Both Feet

You can keep the day job and build your business slowly, or jump in with both feet and sink or swim. Which one did you choose?

The Myth of the Starving Artist

Have you convinced yourself of any of these common beliefs that are destructive to artists in business? Let’s set them straight.