My dear creative friends, whom should you listen to for advice?
I bring this question up because during a coaching session with an artist yesterday, I was reminded of the fact that many of us make choices based on what’s best for SOMEONE ELSE, not for US!
This came up around the question as to whether or not you should make print reproductions available of your work.
There are two schools of thought on this:
1 – DON’T DO IT
and
2 – DO IT!
Just like every other choice one can make in life, you can find people who are passionate about choice #1 and then others who are passionate about choice #2.
So how do you make a choice that’s best for you?
I share a checklist for you in my most recent ART MONEY SUCCESS podcast. You can listen to it HERE.
Please, if you enjoyed the podcast, give me a follow!
Thanks for being here,
Maria xxoo
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Thanks Maria.
I am getting better at receiving.
Knowing that the more I have is the more I will give to myself and my loved ones.
Claire Monica Maria:)
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The reminder that print advice often fits someone else’s business model, not yours, is the useful part of the do-this-or-fail framing. Pointing artists to a checklist instead of a yes/no camp is how the print decision should actually get made.
Selling the hard truth that prints fail without a clear offer and repeatable fulfillment beats another vibes-only art-marketing pep talk. The do-this-or-fail framing is what makes the checklist stick.