Art Business Practices

15 Steps to Take After Completing Your Artwork

by Alyson Stanfield on January 25, 2012

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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Are your systems flawed?

by Alyson Stanfield on January 18, 2012

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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Trick Yourself into Getting Things Done

by Alyson Stanfield on October 31, 2011

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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Money-Savvy Artist Tip #3: Track It!

by Guest Blogger on October 21, 2011

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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Money-Savvy Artist Tip #2: Save for Yourself

by Guest Blogger on October 14, 2011

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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Just Because . . .

by Alyson Stanfield on September 26, 2011

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 Promise Exposure, We Want to See Results

by Alyson Stanfield on September 19, 2011

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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Best Practices vs. Your Reality

by Alyson Stanfield on July 20, 2011

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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