1. The first thing to remember is that the Internet is not a magic shop, where you have a website, then suddenly start selling immediately. Like any business, you have to work hard, or much. I suppose if you are an artist you’er haven’y to invest a lot! In this case, we will see the “path of hard work.
2. If possible, establish a niche. Painting of a bowl of fruit will not make any rich, regardless of the well painted. An artist I know who does very well is Sue Halstead (Google the name). He became interested in local geology and began to paint scenes related fossils. It began as a real niche to do with the local area but has spread and distant. She now sells prints and originals of each week.
3. Know your market – Regarding the fossils of your art, its market is upper / middle class and middle aged. When we know that this demographic group is targeting these people and get exposure in these areas.
4. See what local arts groups are in your area. Participate as people who think like you know your name and your work noticed. They also generally get cheap / free to offer an exhibition space.
5. Approach your local council and ask if you can have an exhibition in a downtown shop vacuum. There are lots of empty stores at this time, rather than an eyesore, the card will be more than likeley allows artists FREE! (Or a tax nominla SmaI).
6. Get your art online, not just a gallery type site, you should definitely have the e-commerce to make it as easy as possible for customers to buy online
7. When you have your website, you do not sell something until promote. How are you doing this? SEO is the key (Search Engine Optimization). In simple terms, this means that connect to other (relevant) websites for your website. There are several ways to do it, too long to list here, you must research. Otherwise, you can pay companies to do so. Consider, however, there are companies that use so-called techniques of “Blackhat” to improve your ranking at the bottom of cheating. Google does not like it, and remove the site from its list if it finds that you have used these techniques to improve your ranking. Google to find out.
8. In addition to paintings, engravings and maps made. Sell only the original art will never be rich. How are you stranger is the current edition of 100 maximum, to keep a touch of exclusivity. modern printing means you do not need to order much more full of prints, and can be done on a “print on demand”, but get better deals the more you buy.
9. Not part of your work, especially with a structure like Ikea. Use a coach. However, it is estimated that good taste is a trained coach will know exactly what your business needs. You will not believe what a difference a good picture frame / mounting can make to a photo.
10. Be patient, especially online. Even if you use your site SEO, you will not see results for at least 3 months
