S03 E32 Interview This Successful Artist Reveals 4 Great Ideas for How You Can Start Making Money With Your Art Right NOW!

In this full-length interview, I speak with the amazing artist Jennifer Mercede! In this episode, she will share how you can make money as an artist! She licenses art AND she sells locally to collectors! She offers inspiration AND great, actionable ideas that you can use to start marketing and selling your artwork today. Yes, even if you haven’t created it yet!

If you need inspiration…
If you need encouragement…
If you need ideas for ways you can start making money with your art right now…

THIS is the episode for you!

In this episode, you will hear:
[1:37] Jennifer Appears
[2:11] Jennifer’s Style
[2:48] Jennifer’s Websites
[4:02] Jennifer’s Background and Embracing her Own Style
[7:08] Erin Discusses an Earlier Episode Regarding Creating a style
[7:54] Jennifer’s Rules to Live By and Breaking Art Rules
[12:20] Talking to Your Creative Guide and Inner Voice
[12:49] Manifestos
[13:10] Planning and Organizing, Setting Up for a Career
[14:35] More on Manifestos
[15:35] Products
[19:38] Importance of Investing Time Into Marketing
[20:40] Ways of Saving Money and Budgeting
[21:50] YNAB (You Need a Budget) App and Managing Money
[24:40] Ebb and Flow of Demand and Income and Preparing for It
[26:06] How Successful Artists Make Money
[27:01] Presentation
[27:50] Being in The Community
[29:21] Connecting With and Getting Work Into Galleries
[31:06] Networking and the Opportunities it Brings
[34:50] Authentic Promotion – Selling a Product
[35:22] Break
[35:47] A Commercial Conference Booth Erin Went To
[37:40] The Challenges of Authentic Promotion
[41:33] Reaching Out to Collectors and Connecting
[42:20] Commissions and Word of Mouth
[47:04] Making Commission Forms with MailChimp and JotForm
[47:32] Art Pen Pals
[52:42] Pricing Artwork and the Costs of Production
[56:28] Striking a Balance with the Price
[59:47] Licensing and Contracts
[1:02:45] ArtBiz Jam and Working with Others
[1:06:03] How Jennifer Measures Success