Simple principles.

I met this Artist at Art in the Park and he was very different. He was from overseas and wanted to show his paintings to the Galleries represented at this Art Fair. His first mistake, every gallery there was trying hard to sell what they had and no one was in the mood to entertain a new Artist. He spoke to me and I said I was busy and he walked away. A few hours later he came back a little down and he wanted to talk so I decided to chat with him a little, maybe I could help. He gave me his story, which was interesting. He said he need to connect and sell paintings in the Philippines and could I give him any pointers.
These simple principles any Artist can use on line or at a Gallery or Art Fairs or on the street anywhere you want to sell your Art.

1. Be consistent…. Always turn up, same time same place.
If you say you will be there, then be there.

2. Self belief….. Believe in yourself and put yourself out there. Walk against the inner fears and use them to motivate you.
If you are scared it most likely the right thing to do, believe in yourself and your own ability.

3. Have great product…. If you do portraits or pet portraits, landscapes or abstracts, do good portraits and pet portraits, landscapes or abstracts and price so that the customer can see the value.
Have paintings priced to sell and give good value for their money.
When value exceeds price you will sell every time.

4. Work hard……..Always do what you say you will do, work hard on your commissions.
Promise long and delivered short.

5. Be patient……...Be patient and build your Art business over time, it takes time to get the first sale and the next and the next.
Patience is so important.

6. Be good value……..Have good people skills, have great paintings and sell them with a smile and be chatty.
Be nice and people will like you.
If they like you, they will most times also like your paintings.
Smile the buyers into the sale and smile the critics off.