I was on Linkedin and I saw a post from a professional
artist selling from a booth at an art (and craft?) fair.
They posted some of the
comments she received from the fair attendees. Everything from "I could do that" to "what do you do for your real job?" Oof!
This doesn't mean it isn't a viable option. I think it might mean that you would need the emotional tools to not personalize or let those comments affect you. There are resources to help.
There is an artist on YouTube who offers some very good pragmatic advice on dealing with all of these things.
@KrystleColeArt
She seems to really know what it takes to eke out a living doing this and not lose her mind in the process. If you sign up for her mailing list she sends out a wonderful checklist of what to buy to start.
Watching her videos is a master class, it made me understand that I don't want to do that again. I'm doing fine selling stuff on my site and through social media directly to collectors. That insulates me.
I was able to make a link to
take my course for free. You
can use the link to sign up for
free. The link expires after in a week or two, but, once you are in it it's free forever.
Best regards
Kenney
No comments:
Post a Comment