Pink acrylic floral on watercolor paper
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Day 13 of 30 in 30

So, yesterday I talked about closing down my Daily Paintworks gallery. You can read why here, if you haven’t already. What’s that old saying, “success is right around the corner..you just have to know where to find it” or something like that? I’m going to shift my focus to another online venue that I’m a member of, Artfinder, and see if I have more luck there. I think I was accepted at Artfinder back in May of last year, but up to now, I haven’t had a lot of time to spend there. Now that I have stopped focusing on DPW, I just freed up a whole lot of time each week. I’m looking forward to exploring the Artfinder site. 

From what I’ve experienced so far, the Artfinder site is popping. Lots of artwork is selling each day..I know this because if you click on random artist profiles, you’ll get a popup that says “this artist sold work 20 minutes ago” or 3 hours ago or 2 days ago..or whatever is the case. It’s very encouraging that work is actually selling on the site. 

There are also popups that tell you how many people are looking at the same piece you are – at the same time you are. Is this not a genius idea or what? I LOVE it!! If it’s an original piece, and you want it, you just might want to click that buy button now before someone else does. It gives a sense of urgency, which is an excellent selling tool, imo. I would imagine it brings the hemming and hawing down a notch, especially if someone sees a piece they feel they can’t live without.   

Also, the few times I have listed paintings there, I immediately got a response..people seem quick to click the like or heart button. Even if it’s only artists supporting other artists, at least it’s something. I’ll take likes over silence any day. You never know when one of those likes will turn into a sale.

As usual, my two Etsy shops will remain open as well.