More Tips On Selling Your Art

Other than telling your prospective buyers about the background and motivation of your artworks, for how much you are selling them, and who the heck are those raving fans of yours, who have allready bought from you, there are still some other things you can do to make the probability of a sale hike up even higher. Here are some of them.

Show Pictures Of Your Pictures

One way to encourage your prospective buyers to buy your art is by showing them photos of how other art collectors have made use or displayed the pieces they have bought from you. Seeing your pieces in working or living environments can be a good promotional factor. If you do not have that many collectors yet, you can show them pictures of how you, yourself displayed your art in different great looking interior design settings. If you know some interior designers try to get to know them a bit better. Their clientele may very well become your clientele as well.

If your prospect is someone who is not really all that familiar with art, showing your work in an interior setting, or at least showing pictures of that, can be truely helpful. Since they may be lacking in imagining how or where they would display an artwork, if ever they bought it from you. It can also be the case that they can’t really picture how the piece would look like in their office or home. Not everybody can see that in their mind’s eye. You have to help them. Be their guide.

Be Service Oriented

If you really want to make a sale, then your attitude should show that you do so. Try to make time for transactions and meetings regarding your art. Also, try to make yourself available as much as possible to deliver your piece to the collector’s home or office. You should also help them with hanging it up on the wall and make suggestions on where to place it, if they ask you to.

If your buyer hasn’t made a specific pick of which artwork they want from your collection, you can also offer them to bring a number of works to their home or office, free of charge. Do this, so that they can see how it would fit in their environment. However, you should also make it clear to them that they are not obliged to buy it if they don’t want to. It’s just a trial run.

So Allow Them A Test Run….However

With this kind of deal, you should make it absolutely cristal clear and sure, that you have a written contract about your agreement, get a promissory note, deposit or whatever kind of security for your art’s safety!

Fish Around

You may also want to try fishing around. Try asking people reasons of why they like or dislike a certain piece made by other artists. From their answers, get some ideas of how they would react if it is your art in the hot seat. Of course, you do not do this just to be discouraged, but to be able to think fresh and innovatively for your next pieces. It’s a kind of survey. Marketing research is important for any business person.

Talk Down To Earth

One of the most common mistakes of artists that are selling their works for the first time, is that they talk to impress. Yes, it is impressive if you know a lot about “arty farty” stuff. However, not all people that would be interested in buying your work talk that language. Most of them may be everyday people who just don’t care, but are still captivated by your work. Don’t intimidate them.

Avoid delving into elevated and heated art discussions, especially if they”re not really asking for it. It’s boring. Avoid giving them information that would remain undigested. Try to talk on their level, since intimidating your prospective buyer would be the last thing you’d want to do.

Happy Painting ,

JanPaul

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