http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/12/giveheart.html for the Business of Being an Artist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/12/giveheart.html/comment-page-1#comment-15543 Tim ONeill Nebraska Portrait Artist Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:58:51 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=4819#comment-15543 What an awesome post. Sometimes I think we get so wrapped up in checking things off of our to-do list that we forget to breathe deep and enjoy for a moment. The thought of doing something nice "just because" is refreshing. Serendipitous from the task is that you will feel really good. Thanks for the reminder! What an awesome post. Sometimes I think we get so wrapped up in checking things off of our to-do list that we forget to breathe deep and enjoy for a moment. The thought of doing something nice “just because” is refreshing. Serendipitous from the task is that you will feel really good. Thanks for the reminder!

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/12/giveheart.html/comment-page-1#comment-15535 Jennifer Phillips Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:53 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=4819#comment-15535 I might recommend taking the time to handwrite your cards if you choose to send them to your collectors this year. In this time of computer twittering and emailing, handwritten letters and notes have become almost a thing of the past. Trust me, it will go a long way...I took the time this year to send a printed card out to my collectors, hand wrote a nice personal note in each one, and even addressed them all by hand... Two days later a collector (now friend) of mine took the time to send an email of thanks and boasted about how I am ONE of TWO people that actually writes something in their holiday cards - I could tell it made them feel special and made it fun to receive. I sent out over 30 cards. With printing, designing, and writing each one it probably took me over 3 hours. BUT the results are fantastically rewarding on both ends! I might recommend taking the time to handwrite your cards if you choose to send them to your collectors this year. In this time of computer twittering and emailing, handwritten letters and notes have become almost a thing of the past. Trust me, it will go a long way…I took the time this year to send a printed card out to my collectors, hand wrote a nice personal note in each one, and even addressed them all by hand… Two days later a collector (now friend) of mine took the time to send an email of thanks and boasted about how I am ONE of TWO people that actually writes something in their holiday cards – I could tell it made them feel special and made it fun to receive.
I sent out over 30 cards. With printing, designing, and writing each one it probably took me over 3 hours. BUT the results are fantastically rewarding on both ends!

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