1. Use the Marketplaces
In most cases, selling art means that the work will end up in the hands of a private individual. Taking this into account, the most logical way to start wanting your art is to go where these individuals are and on the internet, it is often on marketplaces. For art, these platforms are numerous, the best known of them being Etsy or Fine Art America. To maximize your chances of selling, we obviously advise you to list your products on the most of them like Minted, Fine Art America and so many others that you can find on the internet. Starting with this is already a great way to have these works seen by hundreds of visitors per month. However, it is not as easy to sell, and we also advise you to understand how to best use these platforms to have your products featured.
2. Use Social Networks
Using social networks today is an essential thing to put forward your work of all kinds. You are probably already on some social media, but you may not have yet made the difference between being on it and using social networks for your business. Because if you want to become an artist with an audience interested in your products, you absolutely have to start using social networks professionally. For this, you can already start to help you with the many contents available for free on the internet, especially those on Instagram, which is surely the best platform to promote your business. Different contents like how to manage your publications, gain followers naturally, promote or advertise your products.
3. Print on Demand
Another great way to get your art out there, especially digital art, is to use print on demand. You may not know what this is? Print on demand simply allows you to use any design in a png format usually to print it on many types of products to create a store of graphic tees, mugs or anything else. The best part about it is that you can start your business totally free with platforms like Teespring that allows you to create your online clothing store and takes care of printing and delivering the products for you. All you have to do is provide your design and promote the link to this store. A great approach to make money easily with your artist and one that many artists have figured out.
4. Contact Influential People
No matter what field you’re in, relationships are always important, whether it’s humanly or to grow your business. Art also has its little stars depending on the style and contacting them has never been so easy with the internet whether it’s through social networks or a simple email. Try to locate these people and tell them about your work, you have absolutely nothing to lose. Obviously do not expect all of them to face the promotion for free, far from it, but why not offer them something as a gift against a small promotion from them or simply pay them for an ad? It’s up to you to manage your approach according to the person you are contacting, also learn about the subject, contacting influencers also requires a little learning.
5. Open your Online Store
The creation of an online store or a simple store window can sometimes be scary, many people are still convinced that it is very long or that it costs thousands of euros. The reality is quite different, with platforms like WordPress or Wix you can create a site in a few hours for a few dozen euros per month or even free. The most complicated part will be to create a beautiful and pleasant store to navigate, but with a little time you will be able to create something very correct, especially if you have a soul of artist. Once this is done, you can then put the link of your store proudly on all your social networks.
6. Follow Exhibitions and Events
In the same way as using your social networks more for your business, you can also use your time to scroll through your phone in a more professional way. Don’t worry, you can still subscribe to your cute cat or dog accounts, but it might be time to also subscribe to different art events that can showcase your work. You can find many of them that will be happy to showcase your work completely free of charge. Again, you have nothing to lose.
7. Use Subjects for your Art
Another way to give your art more exposure is to make it with your own beliefs. For example, if you are a person who is more sensitive to ecology, violence against women or certain current events, why not try to convey this in your art? Since a committed artist is an artist who potentially already has an audience and especially an audience that will never be lost by following what he does. Of course, you don’t have to choose the darker things of our world, you can also put forward joyful things that people will be happy to see in their daily lives.
8. Make Videos
We talked about influencers in a previous point, and if these people can sell a product better than a big brand ad, it’s not for nothing. People love the human connection they can have with a person even virtually, which is why showing up internally can be a great way to make money with your art more easily. Since once these people feel they know you, they are not buying a work, they are buying your work. A very big difference that makes today the success of many artists who do not hesitate to put forward their personalities to sell better.
9. Become a Freelancer
Selling these services online is something very simple and also a great way to make money with artist’s abilities. Many platforms will allow you to do this like Freelancer, Fiverr or Guru. It’s up to you to propose services that you think you can do, we also advise you to be inspired by the services that other artists propose on these platforms. Another way to make money with these types of online services is to sell your expertise, like creating a training course on Udemy. With a little luck and if your training is of high quality, it can potentially earn you a significant amount of money every month and in a completely passive way.
10. Make a Blog
Almost as old as the internet, blogs are still a great way to talk about your business and potentially make money from it. We also talked about making your online store earlier, so you should know that you can completely do these things on the same website with different simple sections to create. A great way to have your store, your storefront, and your art blog all in one place and make life easier for people who appreciate your work. As for the blog, you can talk about your activities or write about trending topics searched on Google. Perfect to attract new people and let them discover your artists work or gain new subscribers on your social networks, all these things feeding each other
