There are countless talented artists around us but if you check with them whether they are all equally successful, then the answer is ‘no’. They are not equally successful or equally prosperous. You do not want to follow suit with these people who are less successful. You may want to know how the other quarters of artists who are highly successful making it work. What do they do differently that is making the successful? If you have not asked these questions already then you might want ask now so that you could become a successful artist.
One of the things all the successful artists focus upon is their online reputation. You will definitely not be able to become successful only with talents these days. You need to become an online savvy artist only then you will be able to sell your work and make money. As an artist with limited experience and industry exposure no one would have already heard about you or your work. When they happen to come across your work by chance somewhere, they will immediately be making a quick search online. When they do search, they should find something good about you. As of now what will they find when they go online to search about you and your work? The answer to this question will tell you what you should be doing next.
There are number of ways to build your online reputation. One of the things that you could do is to sell art online. Signup with one of the most reputed online artist communities that lets you post your work and sell your work. You need to exercise great caution here because if you do not exercise caution then your work will be found in some dubious networks and it will prove to be counterproductive. There are some very good networks with exceptional ratings. If you could spot such networks and share your work, it will boost your online reputation.
Added to that when you sell paintings online in networks that are meant for the art lovers and art enthusiasts you will get a chance to receive feedback on your work. When you receive feedback from the experts it will help you shapeup your talents. Moreover, other artists would have your name registered in their mind and it could have some positive impact down the line.
You cannot wait for too long. You need to act immediately if you want to improve your online reputation. Moreover, this is not just a onetime affair but you need to work consistently on first building good reputation and secondly on retaining that reputation. All these things do take time and you need to set your mind on the goal and you should not get discouraged along the way. If you get a chance to talk to highly successful artists you will learn that they have gone through a complete cycle before they achieved their success and this applies to you as well.
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