Archive for the ‘Tips for Artists’ Category
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Happy Canada Day!
Don’t forget to change your sales tax (if you have an account to charge GST / HST in Canada)!
Here are the changes you have to make today: July 1, 2010
Ontario: 13% HST
British Columbia: 12% HST
Nova Scotia: 15% HST
GST is still 5%. (more…)
Tags: Business, Canadian Business, eBay Business, How To Charges Sales Tax Online GST/HST/PST
Posted in Tips for Artists | 1 Comment »
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
If you’re interested in properly hanging your unframed canvas art on your walls, then please go to my other blog post: Tips on How to Hang an Unframed Painting (Stretched Canvas without Wires)
If you don’t live in earthquake city and your art won’t get bumped by kids or drunk people…. then continue reading. (more…)
Tags: Art Buyer Tips, Artist Tips, Contemporary Home, Displaying Art, Displaying Painting, Hanging Unframed Art, Hanging Unframed Paintings, Home Decorating, How To Hang Canvas Art
Posted in Tips for Art Buyers, Tips for Artists | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
I wanted to become an artist. Great. Now what?
I wanted to start my own small business at home so that I could be my own boss, make the paintings I was inspired to create, be in charge of my own schedule and live a fulfilling life.
Sounds good. But…. now what? (more…)
Tags: Art Business, Art Career, Artist Tips, Business, Business Book, Canadian Artist, Canadian Business, Contemporary Artist, eBay, eBay Business, Entrepreneur, Home Based Business, How To Become An Artist, How To Charges Sales Tax Online GST/HST/PST, How To Make Money Selling Art, How To Make Money Selling Paintings, How To Sell Art Online, How To Sell Paintings Online, How To Start A Small Business, Pursuing Dream Job, Self-Employed Artist, Work At Home, Work From Home
Posted in Tips for Artists | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Laura Hollick – soul artist, model, dancer, radio personality, writer, owner of the Soul Art Studio, spiritual teacher, featured on the cover of magazines, vibrant soul, inspirational… and so much more! This is why when she asked to interview me, I was so excited, honored… AND NERVOUS!!! (more…)
Tags: About Soniei, About Soniei's Art, Art and the Economy, Art Business, Art Career, Artist Tips, Blog Posts About Soniei, Canadian Artist, Canadian Business, Contemporary Artist, Economy, Featured Artist, Happiness, How To Become An Artist, Laura Hollick, Media, Pursuing Dream Job, Self-Employed Artist, Spiritual Art, Spiritual Paintings, Starving Artist, Stress and Anxiety
Posted in About Me, About my Art, Journey as an Artist, Media, Tips for Artists | No Comments »
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
I sell original paintings on eBay, and every once in awhile I get an eBay buyer who sends me an email saying how disappointed they are in my services; and every time, I feel horrible.
I care about my customers. However, at times, I think I care TOO much. (more…)
Tags: About Soniei, Art Business, Artist Tips, Business, eBay, eBay Business, eBay Customer Service, eBay Feedback, Negative Feedback, Negative People, Self-Employed Artist, Shipping Art, Shipping Fine Art, Shipping Paintings, Stress and Anxiety
Posted in Journey as an Artist, Tips for Artists, eBay | 6 Comments »
Friday, October 9th, 2009
EBay is ONE way artists can start selling their artwork online and get instant exposure to art buyers around the world. However, as more and more artists are selling their artwork on eBay, the competition has become fierce. With over 60,000 works of art currently being sold directly by artists on eBay, it can seem like your artwork disappears into the abyss.
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Tags: Art Business, Art Marketing, Artist Tips, Certificate of Authenticity, eBay, eBay Business, eBay Customer Service, eBay Feedback, Facebook, How To Become An Artist, How To Make Money Selling Art, How To Make Money Selling Paintings, How To Sell Art Online, How To Sell Paintings Online, Self-Employed Artist, Twitter, YouTube
Posted in Tips for Artists, eBay | 9 Comments »
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
When I sell my original paintings on eBay, I make sure to include a Certificate of Authenticity (C.O.A.). This is a great way to include all the information the art buyer might want to have on hand about the artwork. (more…)
Tags: Art Business, Artist Tips, Business, Certificate of Authenticity, eBay, eBay Business, eBay Customer Service, How To Become An Artist, How To Make Money Selling Art, How To Make Money Selling Paintings, How To Sell Art Online, How To Sell Paintings Online, Original Art, Original Artwork, Original Fine Art, Original Paintings, Self-Employed Artist
Posted in Tips for Artists | 3 Comments »
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
These tips are for Canadian artists who want to package and ship their own small to medium-sized paintings. (Of course, other people may benefit from this post as well.)
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Tags: Artist Tips, Business, Canadian Artist, Canadian Business, How To Make Money Selling Art, How To Make Money Selling Paintings, How To Sell Art Online, How To Sell Paintings Online, Packaging Art, Packaging Fine Art, Packaging Paintings, Shipping Art, Shipping Fine Art, Shipping Paintings
Posted in Tips for Artists | 10 Comments »
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
I just recently read The Unconventional Guide to Art and Money (incl. audio interviews), by Chris Guillebeau and Zoë Westhof.
My review of this guide is:
“WOW! BRAVO on writing such a GREAT guide! I wish that I had read this when I first started out as an artist!”
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Tags: About Soniei, About Soniei's Art, Art and the Economy, Art Business Book, Art Career, Art Website, Artist Tips, Business, Canadian Artist, Canadian Business, Chris Guillebeau, Contemporary Artist, Economy, Entrepreneur, Featured Artist, Fine Art, Happiness, Home Based Business, How To Make Money Selling Art, How To Make Money Selling Paintings, How To Sell Art Online, How To Sell Paintings Online, How To Start A Small Business, Media, MicroBusiness, Peter Cyr, Pursuing Dream Job, Self-Employed Artist, Starving Artist, Stress and Anxiety, The Art of Non-Conformity, Twitter, Unconventional Guides, Work At Home, Work From Home, Zoë Westhof
Posted in Journey as an Artist, Media, Tips for Artists, eBay | 5 Comments »
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Tags: 279 Days to Overnight Success, About Soniei, Art and the Economy, Art Career, Artist Tips, Blog Posts About Soniei, Business, Canadian Artist, Canadian Business, Chris Guillebeau, Contemporary Artist, Economy, Featured Artist, Happiness, Home Based Business, How To Make Money Selling Art, How To Make Money Selling Paintings, How To Sell Art Online, How To Sell Paintings Online, How To Start A Small Business, Media, Pursuing Dream Job, Self-Employed Artist, The Art of Non-Conformity, Unconventional Guides, Work At Home, Work From Home
Posted in Media, Tips for Artists | 3 Comments »