My first show - Tiki Carving

SS Satan's Sin Member Imperial Beach, CA Joined: Jun 13, 2004 Posts: 729	SS Satan's Sin Posted posted on Mon, Jun 28, 2004 7:38 AM Lake Surfer, all the advice above is very good; keep broadening your market, use the net, etc. All that's very good stuff. As a person who was once in a position similiar to yours, I would only offer this. Make sure your prices are on the low end. Too many newbies with promising enterprises have shot themselves in the foot by asking dream prices for their products (one starting-out-painter I knew was shocked and outraged that no one bought her painting for the asking price of $8,000 even though a lot of people SAID they liked it). I say start with very, very reasonable prices, and once they start to move then start upping the price. I'll bet you that Shag's first pieces probably went for peanuts. Good luck! Your stuff looks great! "Never, never, never, NEVER give up!" --- Winston Churchill

Lake Surfer, all the advice above is very good; keep broadening your market, use the net, etc. All that's very good stuff.

As a person who was once in a position similiar to yours, I would only offer this. Make sure your prices are on the low end. Too many newbies with promising enterprises have shot themselves in the foot by asking dream prices for their products (one starting-out-painter I knew was shocked and outraged that no one bought her painting for the asking price of $8,000 even though a lot of people SAID they liked it). I say start with very, very reasonable prices, and once they start to move then start upping the price.

I'll bet you that Shag's first pieces probably went for peanuts.

Good luck! Your stuff looks great!

"Never, never, never, NEVER give up!" --- Winston Churchill

Post #98810 by Satan's Sin on Mon, Jun 28, 2004 7:38 AM