Three Times a Charm Pear
"Three Times a Charm Pair" |
It took me three tries to find a way to use the new panels that I made. I had used a different primer that was not working well. (see previous post). Finally, I found that giving them a thin coat of my painting medium works well.
I have been reading about marketing this week. I bought the book
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau. It was very highly recommended. It is a good book. Lots of good ideas. One of the tips was talking about Ittybiz a company started by Naomi . She works with small businesses and talks in a no-nonsense way to give feedback. Her blog articles which are free are very good. Finally, I bought an ArtByte by Carol Marine over on DPW about marketing art on-line. It was also very good and worth the $10.00 and led to me making my new header:
I think the thing I have taken away from all of my separate readings is to ask myself what am I really doing. Am I serious about creating a business that is devoted #1 to making money? A very good question indeed.
I also wrote my first press release and sent it to the local paper. She immediately wrote back and asked me to send a picture of me standing by one of my paintings. I realized that I have never taken a picture of me by one of my paintings. Ha! So I did. You can see it on my About Me page which I also have updated.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Karla
Karla, what a wonderful blog post. This came at a great time for me ... I've been asking myself the same thing, "What am I real doing?". Thanks, I'll check out the book for sure.
ReplyDeleteLove the header. Gosh I really need to do that also :-(
Great photo of you with your painting.
Congratulations on sending in the press release ... two thumbs up!
Love this post Karla...it came at a great time for me also. I love your new header. I am going to order the book and be more proactive! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pear and the shadow!! Thanks for all the info Karla ,you really are a treasure!!
ReplyDeleteI love your new pear painting, Karla. Glad to hear that the new panels are working for you, too. And your new header is AWESOME! Azra is right. You are a treasure, sweet friend.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post Karla. I will get the book. I have been chasing my tail for quite some time. I am always so busy and never have time to plan. You are really special for sharing. Thank you.
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