Martina's Art Business Tips Collection
Your voice is your art, so it's time getting the word out!

Any artist aspiring to live off their skills, could certainly use some art business tips to help them make a success of their art business. The purpose of this site is not only to provide some informative tips and guidelines about succeeding in the business for artists, but to also share some useful tools that you can leverage for your art business.

I genuinely aim for the most suitable and exciting features and tips that are serviceable for artists and is an ongoing process.

Business Planning for Artists

Creative Content Writing

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Where To Market Art These Days?

Organise an Art Business

Networking for Artists

Tips for Instagram Success

The Power of Pinterest

The Key to Art Business Success

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As an artist, your business is likely somewhat different from those run by other professional entrepreneurs; and the key difference is probably that your business is also your passion. And that’s what makes offering art business assistance just a bit more challenging!  However, here are three guidelines for anyone that wishes to meet with success in his or her art business:

• Art Meets Niche: Indulging in generic drawings and paintings is a great business for artists; however, true success can only come when you specialise in a particular niche. That’s because art is such a huge ocean, that building a business model based on ‘it all’ will leave you spending a lot of time on things that you might not be so good at! 

Since this section of our website is all about art business support, we believe that finding and supporting a specific niche from portraits, sketches, landscape paintings to canvas paintings etc., will help you focus on a narrow line of business which you can concentrate all of your energies on.

• Being Business Savvy: One of the best art business tips that anyone can give you is to become finance savvy. So, what does that mean? Well, you don’t need to turn to a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) or a Chartered Financial Accountant (CFA) for art business help. However, you should understand the basic principles of how you can turn your passion into a successful money-making operation, as well as your rights and obligations.

The most common thinking mistake I hear presented by artists is their believe that learning business skills will steal time from their precious creativity. But that is placing the card before the horse. Most people tend to waste far more time by neglecting this kind of investment and never reach their goals in the end nor have the finances to pursue what they love so much, their art.

• Networking Support: As your business grows and thrives, you will likely continue to look for art business support throughout the life of your business. The one sure way to ensure that you learn from, and emulate other successful artists, is by working to build and maintain a network of artists whom you admire or are inspired by.
  

Even without a bone of business skills can you learn do business well, and I am the best example to prove ti. Business was a completely foreign agenda to me, without any sense for business dealings. It was knowledge gathered over time which created skill and freedom and a sense for logic in business. 

It is knowledge what makes you comfortable whatever you do. The more you know the better you get at it. You just have to understand that a little investment into this subject is always worth it. 

Keep in contact with your peers, as other successful artists in your niche may have already encountered, and successfully dealt with, challenges that you are likely to face in the future. Turning to such individuals and groups within your network, for art business assistance, will save you a lot of time and trouble in addressing those similar challenges.

It's All About Evolving and Learning

No single person, group or website can provide you all the art business tips you’ll ever need. However, as you run your own business, you’ll start learning a lot from real-life experience. Success in business for artists comes from learning from experiences, and adapting business models to include those lessons learned.

Martina Pook

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