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Art Business Answers – Should You Send a Sketch to a Client Before Payment 19 Aug 2013 | 07:42 am
An artist recently asked: “Should I email a client a sketch for their mural, before I’m paid anything? I worry they will take it to another artist and use it. Should I send it with a contract?” Th...
How to Handle a Friends Request for Free Digital Art 17 Jul 2013 | 07:54 am
A reader sent me this email, asking for help: . “An old friend asked if they could use one of my painting images for his company’s website and newsletters. He’s a nice guy, and I want to be generou...
Should You Send Your Art Images to a Company in China? 20 Jun 2013 | 03:41 am
Drew Brophy, painting art for a children’s line of products One of my readers asked: “A company from China saw my art online and loved it! They asked me to send 3 images they can print on fabric.....
Five Steps to Closing a Deal – Artist’s Trade Show Follow Up 17 May 2013 | 05:42 am
(Artwork by the wonderful, fun and talented Sara Jane Franklin. Check out her blog here!) When Drew and I started showing his art at trade shows, the mission was to generate interest from publishers...
One easy tool that will create brand awareness for artists 2 Apr 2013 | 07:43 am
Have you ever seen a painting that you liked, but you couldn’t figure out who painted it? Sometimes I’ll see a beautiful poster that an artist created for a company, or a painted object, but without ...
An Open Letter to Jeremy Scott – Did you Rip Off Artist Jim Phillips? How to make it right. 23 Feb 2013 | 05:26 am
GRAPHICS CREDIT: This photo-collage came from the WE BRING JUSTICE BLOG. Thanks for the graphic and for bringing attention to this matter! Santa Cruz, California has a passionate bunch of surfers a...
How Taking an Adventure can grow your Business 11 Feb 2013 | 02:43 am
Dancing with Dylan in Galveston Texas “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe...
How to Achieve a High Value Goal in 6 Steps 14 Jan 2013 | 10:07 pm
Last year’s goal: Hike the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim! “Most people spend more time writing up their grocery list then they do planning out their life.” Gary Ryan Blair, The Goals Guy In the past, ...
What to do when you are turned down for a project or job 19 Dec 2012 | 06:06 am
Drew Brophy Christmas Card When a customer tells you “No” it doesn’t mean “no” it just means “no for now.” Recently I had a great rapport going with a potential Drew Brophy licensee. They were g...
Become Well Known and Recognized – How to Find Your Niche 3 Nov 2012 | 08:21 pm
Niches are at the heart of every successful business, product or service. One of my consulting clients recently asked, “How can I establish myself to become well known and recognized for what I do?”...
