What do you do when you finish an artwork? If you have a hard time remembering all of the steps, here’s a system that you can follow upon completion of each piece.
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Art Business Practices
Systems don’t work by themselves. You have to work the systems. To enact a new system, start with the desired result.
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If you’ve been procrastinating something, identify it. Give it a name. After you’ve confessed, you can trick yourself into completing it. Here are some tricks that have worked for me.
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Guest blogger Luna Jaffe offers insight into why you don’t need Write-Offs but instead need Right Ons and money-savvy benefits in her fourth Money-Savvy Artist Tip: Beware of the “It’s a Write-Off” Excuse.
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Guest blogger Luna Jaffe shares best practices for tracking business expenses, creating documentation and money-savvy benefits in her third Money-Savvy Artist Tip: Track It!
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Guest blogger Luna Jaffe shares advice on increasing your savings and money-savvy benefits in her second Money-Savvy Artist Tip: Save for Yourself.
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Guest blogger Luna Jaffe shares small steps and money-savvy benefits in her first Money-Savvy Artist Tip: Stay on Top of Your Account Balances.
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Say thanks just because your heart is full. Be nice just because it’s Monday. Expect nothing in return. Do it just because.
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You think you’re doing artists a “favor” by “giving us exposure that we can’t get ourselves.” Artists are all kinds of tired listening to lines like these. We know how the world works and we know you’re trying to make money by – in part – using our art.
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Someone decided what best practices would look like in his or her world. If you dig deep enough, you’ll find another “expert” who has a different set of best practices. Pay attention to your reality to decide what your best practices should be.
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