How to Sell Your Art Online: Live a Successful Creative Life on Your Own Terms

Michelle Ward, from WhenIGrowUpCoach.com.

Many artists suffer from a fear that their art isn’t good enough to sell, or that they won’t be able to sell enough of their art to make a living—ever. This fear is the result of a way of thinking about life and about art—a mindset.

An important sales rule is that people buy things from people that they know, like, and trust. That’s true even of things that they love.

documentary called Indie Kindred,

that information wants to be free; that attention equals currency; that ubiquity, not rarity, defines value; and that a truly networked society had to be open and unrestricted.

Capture the thoughts and emotions around the creation of each piece. Gwenn

In order to be a financially successful artist, it helps to understand that there are lots of artists already doing it, and that there are many ways it can be done. When you know what’s possible, you can make an educated decision on how you would like your career to progress.

Cyborg Theory states that because of the way that machines and objects have become a part of our everyday life, we are all cyborgs (part human, part machine).

How can you as an artist use the Web to build these weak ties to the communities that might be interested in your art?

often tell young artists that if they want longevity in the art business, they need to develop their own relationships with collectors,