Seeing January 1 on the calendar is enough to get almost anyone’s blood pumping.
The thrill of starting fresh! The anticipation of creating new benchmarks and attaining new dreams!
Oh, but wait. There’s a lot of crap that you need to get rid of –stuff that might get in your way if it doesn’t drive you crazy first.
What would it be like if the New Year felt . . . well . . . felt truly new?
A Fresh Start: Actions To Take Before January 1 Read
As an artist and business owner, you’re constantly juggling responsibilities. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but take solace in knowing that you’re not alone. In this episode, I share 8 tips for and 2 truths about time management.
Optimize your schedule and increase efficiency—not so you can do more, but so that you make the most out of your limited time and enjoy life.
The Art Biz ep. 152: How to Squeeze More Time from Your Busy Calendar Read
We all have a trusted process for making decisions, whether or not we’re aware of it. In this episode, I’m going to reveal something that has helped me enormously when making decisions.
But, first, I want to share my list of 8 criteria you might consider before making a decision about whether or not to steer your art business in a certain direction.
The Art Biz ep. 139: Your Decision Filter Read
It’s time to tie a bow around 2022 and organize your systems for 2023.
Buy yourself some peace of mind by updating the copyright on your website and newsletter, making new folders for the New Year, and reviewing the projects ahead.
These tasks should take less than 1 hour.
Prepare for 2023: 5 Things to Do Right Now Read
Timelines are invaluable for planning your art business and marketing. They provide a structure for you to build upon so that you don’t have to start from scratch.
Regardless of how much or little you have going on, timelines help you sleep better at night since you know you have all of your bases covered.
I created five timelines to help.
Publishing is a process. Nobody writes a publishable article on the first draft. Even seasoned writers need plenty of time and space, so give yourself a break and acknowledge the amount of time you need.
Schedule your writing and editing time wisely.
ASAP :: Interview and hire a designer. Designers have lots of other clients and need to squeeze you into their calendars. Simultaneously, begin researching sites so that you know what you want and like.
The schedule below is an example. You will need to agree with your designer on deadlines and adhere to them. Once you miss a deadline, the designer will move on to another client and put you at the back of the queue.
5 Timelines To Help You Plan Read
Most business and marketing plans are linear, and most artists are anything but linear.
What if, instead of having a traditional business plan, you nurtured a holistic approach to your art career?
That’s what I want to help you do with The See Plan, a new tool to help you see your art career in total. I want you to see that a successful business is not all about making and marketing (the M’s).
The See Plan: 8 C’s for Getting Your Art Seen is circular rather than linear. You need all of the C’s for a healthy business and balanced life, however you define these.
Let me tell you about the 8 C’s.
1. Creativity
Everything begins with the art. Without the art, you are not an artist.
The Circular Business Plan for Artists Read
Questions, when used in business planning, are more powerful than statements because they make us think and formulate our own answers. They encourage us to consider our situation, environment, abilities, and resources. See if any of these serve you at the moment.
Powerful Questions That Lead to Progress Read
I seem to be recommending mind maps to artists with great frequency these days, so I thought it would be useful to review what they are and how you can use them in your art business. A mind map is a tool for brainstorming or organizing your ideas. Mind maps are great for creatives and artists because they put words and ideas in a visual format.
Mind Mapping Your Ideas and Events Read
It’s never too early to start promoting your open studio, book launch, event, or exhibition. Creating anticipation means you are building expectation, excitement, and suspense! If you have a major event in the future, don’t wait until a month or two before it begins to tell people about it. Start dripping information about it now.
Create Anticipation By Promoting Your Art Event Early and Often Read
Most artists don’t want to think about what might go wrong in their businesses. It’s not sexy to talk about backing up, getting insurance, or mitigating risk. Art Biz Blog readers (you!) know that these unsexy topics are necessary to confront. Do not put this off. Right about now you’re probably saying Bor-ing! and you want to leave. But this is critical. Take a look at any of the stories on the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) website and you’ll see that many artists haven’t acted in time.
Is Your Art Business Prepared For Disaster? Read
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