Ever wanted to try and turn your art into money? One of the best ways to make some money from your own original art or photography is to have high quality prints made that you can sell for a fraction of the cost of the original.
Having a supply of high quality prints of your art opens up a range of possibilities for attracting many more customers than gallery showings or art competitions can ever achieve.
Managing your stock and fulfillment The trick is to keep your investment in stock and the time you spend packing and sending out canvases to a minimum.
The last thing you want is a garage full of prints that you are never going to sell or a bedroom full of packing material! For that reason you need to find a canvas print supplier who can not only guarantee the highest quality reproduction and materials, but who you can also trust to deal with the fulfillment side of the operation for you, sending the canvas prints directly to your customer's door.
They need to be able to print on demand to the size you specify.
This means you only incur a cost after you've made a sale - great business practice.
Selling Prints Globally A good way to market them is to sell your prints directly through auction services like eBay where you can set a minimum bid.
You can also advertise the prints you are selling through your own website and social network outlets like Face Book and Twitter.
Local bulletin board services like craigslist can be utilized to drum up business for your prints as well, especially since you can post thumbnails of your work and links to your website on these services.
Regardless of which avenue you to choose to market your work online, the most important factor is proper description of your prints in the key word tag boxes and captions.
Your goal is to select words that might be used by your target audiences -- the ones traditionally are attracted to your artwork --by including detailed information about the subject, size, availability and price.
Selling Prints Locally Ideal places to promote in low-cost prints are not necessarily galleries and art stores but settings where people are relaxed and at ease, like restaurants, pubs, coffee houses and beauty salons.
Print a selection of your images onto canvas and look around for venues where you think your work would be appreciated by the clientele and fits naturally with the rest of the decor.
By offering the business owner or staff a percentage on sales, you can effortlessly recruit a new advocates for your prints.
Doctors offices and reception rooms are another place you can find willing wall space for your prints to be displayed with prices, and not just the customers but often the staff purchase prints after they have seen them in daily at their workplace.
Also check with nearby law firms and estate agents and offer to adorn their walls with your fabulous canvas prints.
Such venues can develop a niche market where new additions of your work are eagerly anticipated.
And don't forget the unwritten rule of print sales, which is that if you sell a large number of limited edition prints, the value of the original goes up exponentially, so not only does your investment in the prints payoff but you can fetch quite a bit more for your original creation.
Having a supply of high quality prints of your art opens up a range of possibilities for attracting many more customers than gallery showings or art competitions can ever achieve.
Managing your stock and fulfillment The trick is to keep your investment in stock and the time you spend packing and sending out canvases to a minimum.
The last thing you want is a garage full of prints that you are never going to sell or a bedroom full of packing material! For that reason you need to find a canvas print supplier who can not only guarantee the highest quality reproduction and materials, but who you can also trust to deal with the fulfillment side of the operation for you, sending the canvas prints directly to your customer's door.
They need to be able to print on demand to the size you specify.
This means you only incur a cost after you've made a sale - great business practice.
Selling Prints Globally A good way to market them is to sell your prints directly through auction services like eBay where you can set a minimum bid.
You can also advertise the prints you are selling through your own website and social network outlets like Face Book and Twitter.
Local bulletin board services like craigslist can be utilized to drum up business for your prints as well, especially since you can post thumbnails of your work and links to your website on these services.
Regardless of which avenue you to choose to market your work online, the most important factor is proper description of your prints in the key word tag boxes and captions.
Your goal is to select words that might be used by your target audiences -- the ones traditionally are attracted to your artwork --by including detailed information about the subject, size, availability and price.
Selling Prints Locally Ideal places to promote in low-cost prints are not necessarily galleries and art stores but settings where people are relaxed and at ease, like restaurants, pubs, coffee houses and beauty salons.
Print a selection of your images onto canvas and look around for venues where you think your work would be appreciated by the clientele and fits naturally with the rest of the decor.
By offering the business owner or staff a percentage on sales, you can effortlessly recruit a new advocates for your prints.
Doctors offices and reception rooms are another place you can find willing wall space for your prints to be displayed with prices, and not just the customers but often the staff purchase prints after they have seen them in daily at their workplace.
Also check with nearby law firms and estate agents and offer to adorn their walls with your fabulous canvas prints.
Such venues can develop a niche market where new additions of your work are eagerly anticipated.
And don't forget the unwritten rule of print sales, which is that if you sell a large number of limited edition prints, the value of the original goes up exponentially, so not only does your investment in the prints payoff but you can fetch quite a bit more for your original creation.
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