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Generating
\nincome from your artistic efforts is the first step towards supporting
\nyourself. It is entirely different from technical expertise. Read on
\nonly if you like getting paid for your efforts.<\/p>\n
Generating income as an artist may be more difficult than
\ngenerating income as a business person because the answers to the
\nfollowing questions can be harder to answer:<\/p>\n
What need does your product satisfy?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Who has that need?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n What are they willing to pay to satisfy that need?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Like it or not, your chances of creating a viable career in the arts Before you throw up your hands and say, "He’s trying to apply (1)You create a work with a message, Here is a way to turn the first three questions inside out. Try asking yourself these two questions instead: <\/p>\n What problem do people have that I can solve?<\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n How can I solve it for what they are willing to pay?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \nThere are at least a thousand ways to exhibit your creativity. Doesn’t If you would like to have people validate your creativity with cold, Here’s to your success!<\/p>\n (All of the items pictured are produced by artist\/members of the (I am going to be quite busy for the next few days and will not be able to post new articles, so I am reprinting this post from October 2006 for those of you who would like to increase your … Continue reading
\nor any other form of business depends on how accurately you can answer
\nthese questions.<\/p>\n
\nbusiness logic to art and it won’t work!" consider that every buying
\ntransaction involves satisfaction of a need. People buy books, hand
\ncrafted articles, and paintings because they want to be entertained,
\namused, enthralled, or validated. They also buy them for countless
\nother reasons.<\/p>\n![\"Rooster\"](\"http:\/\/ripples.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/rooster.jpg\" "\\"Rooster")
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\nGenerating income involves a customer exchanging money for something
\nyou provide. Trust me, it is a good thing and will do great things for
\nyour self esteem. It will also make others happy, which is always a
\ngood thing.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nIf you put attention on satisfying a need, you are putting your
\nattention where it belongs, which is on a future customer and what this
\ncustomer needs, wants and is willing to pay for. You are already
\nthinking of your creation as part of a communication. It works like
\nthis:<\/p>\n\n
(2) A potential customer recognizes the message,
(3) and admires it enough to purchase your work.
(4) You are validated by the acknowledgement and set about creating more work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/a>
\nNow, you don’t have to consider a future customer while creating your
\nart but ignoring customers is a certain route to nonviability as a
\nbusinessman or as an artist.<\/p>\n\n
\nit make sense to choose a few ways that people are willing to exchange
\nmoney for?<\/p>\n
\nhard cash which you can exchange for food, housing and trinkets, try
\nworking through these questions until you come up with answers that
\nmake sense to you.<\/p>\nIf it seems too difficult, leave comments and let’s see what others can suggest.<\/p>\n
\nJacksonville Center in Floyd, VA. Examples of their work are on
\ndisplay in the Retail Shop or the Hayloft Gallery.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"