I had a look at your web page - beautiful work! Your FB page wasn't working and I find that that is a way to connect with more people so you might want to check that out. Most of your products seem quite large so you are probably looking at wealthy people or at least people with lots of room. Have you tried marketing to hotels or large corporations? Also, businesses that will compliment your ethnic motifs. For us little people with small spaces and small incomes you might want to consider more small pieces. good luck!
Post on social media with pictures, have a website with E Commerce, send emails to your existing clients, do trade shows, collect referrals and always keep thinking of how you can build a successful reputation. It has not been an easy journey for me, but I believe in my talents and always think of what I can offer clients that is totally amazing.
I am not sure, I could be of much help because I do this on a part-time basis. You can joint a sculpting group on facebook or In. You local area. Network with them and ask your church if you donate some sculptings at one of there raising functions. Ask them to pay the cost for your supplies. Church member will often pay it forward. You should always have a professional business card. Sell on Amazon and Ebay but build clientele first. Have your own yard sale. People love a discounted item. Once you have built the clientele get your own website. This is my plan and its really start to workout, I am a newly at this, too.
We have bought most of our major art work from the walls of hotels, restaurants or office buildings. Just a thought. Many places prefer to showcase local artists.
Enter Art Shows, none is too small. Work your way up in reputation of shows. Tell everyone you know what shows you'll be at and ask them to bring family and friends. Hand out promo material at shows listing your next 3-5, with some kind of reward for a purchaser bringing a guest another time who purchases. Find a restaurant where you could exhibit 4-6 works for 3 months, and keep moving to new ones. Have presentations at high schools, describing how you choose to start a project, go through completing it, and the kinds of people that enjoy it. Seek up and coming student artists and help form them.
I would try to establish Partnerships with some of the other businesses in your area. Perhaps offer to place a few of your pieces in their business, depending upon what type of business they are, where if they refer interested patrons back to you, you can offer them a referral fee. Obviously, your sculptures would have to fit in and make sense with your partner's decor. Reciprocity is always ideal, where you may be able to help refer clients to them as well. Lots of possibilities, just need to craft a plan where you are providing a service for them and in return they are providing help to you.
The same way everyone else does- you have to research to find your ideal prospects, find out the message they need to hear to buy, and then determine what media will deliver your compelling message to your ideal client.
If you're not great at marketing try contacting a SCORE.ORG rep in your area.
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I had a look at your web page - beautiful work! Your FB page wasn't working and I find that that is a way to connect with more people so you might want to check that out. Most of your products seem quite large so you are probably looking at wealthy people or at least people with lots of room. Have you tried marketing to hotels or large corporations? Also, businesses that will compliment your ethnic motifs. For us little people with small spaces and small incomes you might want to consider more small pieces. good luck!
Post on social media with pictures, have a website with E Commerce, send emails to your existing clients, do trade shows, collect referrals and always keep thinking of how you can build a successful reputation. It has not been an easy journey for me, but I believe in my talents and always think of what I can offer clients that is totally amazing.
It is a work in progress. Social networking, associating with high end people through networking groups is a good start.
I am not sure, I could be of much help because I do this on a part-time basis. You can joint a sculpting group on facebook or In. You local area. Network with them and ask your church if you donate some sculptings at one of there raising functions. Ask them to pay the cost for your supplies. Church member will often pay it forward. You should always have a professional business card. Sell on Amazon and Ebay but build clientele first. Have your own yard sale. People love a discounted item. Once you have built the clientele get your own website. This is my plan and its really start to workout, I am a newly at this, too.
Hello from beautiful Montana,
We have bought most of our major art work from the walls of hotels, restaurants or office buildings. Just a thought. Many places prefer to showcase local artists.
Judy Helm Wright--Author/Blogger/Intuitive Wise Woman
Enter Art Shows, none is too small. Work your way up in reputation of shows. Tell everyone you know what shows you'll be at and ask them to bring family and friends. Hand out promo material at shows listing your next 3-5, with some kind of reward for a purchaser bringing a guest another time who purchases. Find a restaurant where you could exhibit 4-6 works for 3 months, and keep moving to new ones. Have presentations at high schools, describing how you choose to start a project, go through completing it, and the kinds of people that enjoy it. Seek up and coming student artists and help form them.
I would try to establish Partnerships with some of the other businesses in your area. Perhaps offer to place a few of your pieces in their business, depending upon what type of business they are, where if they refer interested patrons back to you, you can offer them a referral fee. Obviously, your sculptures would have to fit in and make sense with your partner's decor. Reciprocity is always ideal, where you may be able to help refer clients to them as well. Lots of possibilities, just need to craft a plan where you are providing a service for them and in return they are providing help to you.
Try to exhibit more often?
The same way everyone else does- you have to research to find your ideal prospects, find out the message they need to hear to buy, and then determine what media will deliver your compelling message to your ideal client.
If you're not great at marketing try contacting a SCORE.ORG rep in your area.
Who are your clients? Are they local businesses or online? What industries are they in?