Ann Bell Business of Art Class: Put the power of solid business knowledge behind your art

	THE BUSINESS OF ART CLASSES FOR ARTISTS Designed & taught by Ann Bell, Artist Marketing Coach THE BUSINESS OF ART...Updated for 2011 Friday, August 12, 10 AM - 2:30 PM Are you ready to sell your paintings, but don't know where to start? Are you selling well, but still don't have enough money to pay your bills? Do you feel like your paintings are worth more, but you don't know how much more? If you want to be a successful, well-recognized artist, you must do more than make great art. What does Success mean to you? There are many ways to measure success. All of them depend on getting your art seen by LOTS of people. Your artist website is an important part of your success toolkit, no matter how you define success. Your website enables you to use the POWER of the internet to help people discover you and your art, IF you can update it yourself, keep it current, and encourage the search engines to visit it often. In this class, you'll learn ways to have an artist website that you can update, without spending tons of money. And you'll learn the other critical tools that will impact your success (online and in the real world). Learn how to use the internet to help people discover you & your art. Learn how to find the right price for your art, to cover ALL your expenses including your time. Learn how to find a realistic price for your time. Is it ever appropriate to discount your art? What about giving it away...even to charity auctions? Learn how to get free publicity that is far more valuable than any advertising, yet costs you nothing. Learn how to tell if you are ready to look for a gallery AND how to select a gallery to approach. Learn when you might pay to be in a gallery...and how to evaluate whether you might benefit from this choice. There are many more artists than galleries. AND being in a gallery is not the only way to show and sell your art. No one solution is right for everyone. Learn how to choose the path that is right for you...based on your goals, desires, needs and situation. I'm ready to register! To avoid disappointment, please register as soon as you can. Space is limited, to allow time to answer everyone's questions. The Business of Art… How to Make the Choices that Will Serve Your Goals. What are your goals as an artist? The right information can help you reach your goals. There is no one path that works for every artist. Each of us is an individual. There are many paths to success. The more INFORMATION you have, the easier it will be for you to find your path. I'd like to tell you that the quality of your art is the most important factor, but the sad truth is how much you know about visibility, marketing & selling, pricing & other business areas will have a greater impact on your income. I’m a working artist who has been supporting myself with my art since 1972. Would you like to learn how I do it? In this class I reveal my secrets of HOW I do it...and why. I share what I have found that works & what doesn't work. You can pick those activities/tasks that you WILL do...the ones that look easy. You probably already know that avoiding action just makes you feel guilty. And not knowing WHAT to do makes you feel confused and powerless. Thinking about taking action doesn't bring results. Actually taking the action does bring results. You’ll learn ways to get a website inexpensively…one that you can update yourself. You’ll learn how to get people to visit it. You’ll learn how to sell online & how to pick the way that will work best for you. You’ll learn how to find the right price for your art so you will cover all expenses, including your time. Because if you aren’t paid for your time, you’ll need that JOB. You'll learn how to get free publicity that is far more valuable than any advertising. I will not tell you that all of this is easy or simple. But if you know what to do and you do any part of it, you will be far ahead of where you are now. You will have a real advantage over artists who do not know what to do. This class provides the step by step plan for you to begin marketing your art effectively and with confidence. Take the class & learn what to do. Follow the plan. Take the steps one-at-a-time, as you can. Watch your art income grow. When you have enough art income, you can quit the day job OR, if you aren't willing to devote significant time to the business side of your art, you can do those activities that feel easy to you & STILL probably increase your income and your prestige, knowing that you've made your choice. To avoid disappointment, please register as soon as you can. Space is limited, to allow time to answer everyone's questions. I'm ready to register! I’m the only working artist I know of who is sharing information about selling & pricing art. I also include valuable information about how to get free publicity. If you want to learn these things, you can learn them in my Business of Art Class... or you can slowly try to figure it all out on your own. In this class I have broken marketing down into easy steps that you can effortlessly follow to start selling your art. Knowledge is power, but it is elusive and hard to gain, so take advantage of mine. My best opportunities come to me through my web site. Wouldn’t you like to be able to say the same? Get the missing pieces to the art marketing puzzle. I developed this class based on my own experience & observations. I've taught it for the Brazos Valley Art League, Houston Civic Arts Association and the Conroe Art League (twice). If you would like to have me teach it for your art league, please contact me to make arrangements. Get all your questions answered. You will receive far more information than you can apply right away. You'll be able to take the steps that feel comfortable for you now...or stretch your comfort zone a bit. When you feel ready, you can add the next step. No matter which steps you take, you will improve your success & your income. You will use this material for years. Each step that you take will lead to more success. This class is an investment in you and your art. The price is small. The VALUE is large. Solid business knowledge is essential for credibility and success. Without it, you are leaving money on the table and art unsold...or sold for too little money. Take charge of your success. Get the knowledge you need. If you do what you have always done, you can expect the results you have always gotten. If you want better results you will have to do more. Find out what to do in this class. All participants will receive written guide book with resources & sample press releases. To avoid disappointment, please register as soon as you can. Space is limited, to allow time to answer everyone's questions. The fee for this class is $97. To register, click the "Add to Cart" button below. It will open a separate window showing your class. Then you can check out using your credit card through Paypal, even if you don't have a paypal account.
	I am PayPal Verified. Please complete your checkout through Paypal. It's easy & secure. You do not need to have a Paypal account. You can enter your credit card info without a Paypal account. My studio is small and class size is limited. If your plans change, and you want me to move your registration to a different class, please notify me by phone at least 24 hours in advance of the class to release your reserved space to another student. *If you simply do not show up, you will have "used" your reservation.* ***Perhaps you would like to have a personal meeting with me... to ask your own questions and get my personal suggestions, especially for you. I am available for private consultations. The meeting can be in person or on the telephone. Call me to make your appointment. You will get the most value from a personal appointment with me IF you take the class first.

The value of the information you will receive in class is worth far more than the price of the class.

If you prefer to have a private appointment to discuss your particular situation & goals,
please phone me at 281-330-3827 or email me.
I am available for private consultations.
The meeting can be in person or on the telephone.

Taking this class will give you answers to many of your questions,
but possibly not all, because each person reading this will have different ideas of success,
different preferences & different skill levels.
If you want help setting goals or finding ways to reach your goals,
call me to make your appointment. 281-330-3827

***NO SPECIFIC RESULTS are guaranteed. Results vary widely.
The actions you take usually have a bigger effect on results than the art has.
I am not offering to do any work for you.
The only sure thing is that if you do not take action, nothing will happen.
After this class you will have a much better understanding of the actions to take, based on YOUR goals.

Tell a friend about this class. Just enter your friend's email in the "to" window of the message box that opens and send.

To avoid disappointment, please register as soon as you can. Space is limited, to allow time to answer everyone's questions.

"Ann, I just want to thank you for your training.
As an instructor of over 10 years, I am especially grateful
for the special time you dedicated to me and my specifics.
In Italy we say: 'Sei una fonte inesauribile.'
Literally it means 'you are an endless well' of information.
Thank you!
Regards,
Susan"
www.shsartandgift.com

Do you want to reap the benefits from the years of classes and work you have invested in your art?

Would you like to learn how to promote yourself--to make others aware of you and your art--using the power of the internet AND the power of free publicity?

In this class I share with you the knowledge I acquired during my years of experience.

Are you confused about what to do and how to do it, to make selling your art an income-producing business?

Don't be stopped by lack of knowledge.
SMALL improvements can make a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Learn first-hand what works and what doesn't work.

Instead of spending time searching for information, and evaluating the credibility of each information source, you can spend 3 hours of your time in this class and get the information from someone who has figured out what works by actually doing it.

You will learn the steps to take. Taking just one step can bring you far more income than the small price of the class.

Then YOU DECIDE which steps (or actions) you want to take first. Choose the ones that feel comfortable to you. Some of them are so easy that you could already be doing them, if you knew what they were.

Each step you take helps you feel more confident and increases your success.

This class provides valuable information for artists at all levels.
Learn the essential steps to increasing your visibility and your credibility.
Take action at your own pace.
Refer back to the class information whenever you are ready to take another step.
Everything is clear and easy to understand. Nothing is left to memory.