You, my friend, are being ridiculous! There is no such thing as being a 'not real artist'! If you make art then you are an artist. And I happen to know for a fact that you're a good artist, as I have some of your art framed and hanging on the wall in the most used room of our apartment. Are ya trying to tell me now that I have bad taste, eh??
Anyway, don't be intimidated by anyone . I don't think it's a good idea for artists to ever compare themselves to each other. Everyone has such different styles and the work they do appeals to different types of people. It's just about finding your niche. And you have several niches, I've seen you do a range of different cool things. Just go for it! And you should do it ASAP because with Valentine's Day coming up cards are selling better in the next week than any other time of year, seriously. You should put some up tonight if you haven't already. And after you've listed them advertise in places like the Art4Sale LJ community, etc.
Also a lot of the trick to selling on Etsy is networking. So I'd recommend checking out the forums, favoriting things and doing the other stuff they recommend in the sellers guide (like making treasury lists.) There is so much content on Etsy you have to make yourself visible or it won't matter how good your stuff is, if no one manages to find it. I'm speaking theoretically of course, so far I've made a grand total profit of $4, lol. But I plan on putting more effort into those things once I get a few more things in my shop.
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Date: 2011-02-03 08:56 pm (UTC)Anyway, don't be intimidated by anyone . I don't think it's a good idea for artists to ever compare themselves to each other. Everyone has such different styles and the work they do appeals to different types of people. It's just about finding your niche. And you have several niches, I've seen you do a range of different cool things. Just go for it! And you should do it ASAP because with Valentine's Day coming up cards are selling better in the next week than any other time of year, seriously. You should put some up tonight if you haven't already. And after you've listed them advertise in places like the Art4Sale LJ community, etc.
Also a lot of the trick to selling on Etsy is networking. So I'd recommend checking out the forums, favoriting things and doing the other stuff they recommend in the sellers guide (like making treasury lists.) There is so much content on Etsy you have to make yourself visible or it won't matter how good your stuff is, if no one manages to find it. I'm speaking theoretically of course, so far I've made a grand total profit of $4, lol. But I plan on putting more effort into those things once I get a few more things in my shop.