Chris Sutton and Tracey DuBois: OrganizedPhotos.com

Author: Chris Sutton
Author : Tracy DuBois
If your the type of photographer having difficulty organizing your body of work, your not alone. Chris Sutton and Tracey DuBois, owners of  The Sentimental Playground, LLC and producers of  Treasure Your Memories video, have been helping artists organize their photos and works in a professional and orderly manner. their book Save Your Photos…And Your Sanity, covers the simplest and yet best ways to organize your collection of photos. The book contains 104 pages of insight and experience on accomplishing an organized collection within 10 days! You can purchase the their book at OrganizedPhotos.com. A dollar is donated to Camp Sunshine, a program for children with life threatening diseases.

Multiple Revenue Streams are Good for Artists

Creating various revenue streams can be very good for artists. But knowing where to begin is a key factor. As artists are making their mark online by promoting their art, many have decided to take their expertise and images of their artwork and incorporating them into merchandise, ebooks, or consultation. But where to begin?

The most important thing an artist would need to do is to begin small and review the different avenues he or she can take to create revenue from their art. No matter where you begin the first thing would be to have a website. Your webiste is your platform and your staging area to begin incorporating new ideas in creating revenue. Creating an ebook would require you to spned time organizing notes, stories, techniques, images and guides together which you feel will benefit other artists.

Artists are also utilizing websites like Imagekind.com as a way to create prints of their work and to even build an online shop page for their visitors. Images of artwork can now be printed on almost anything from t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads and even phone cases.

Stay dedicated to your line of revenue and never incorporate mutiple ones until you feel you are ready to start a new one. Each line of revenue is unique and each requires particuler attention and management.
When incorporating a line of revenue you need to know how to promote yourself online and branding your name out there is key. Each line of revenue is your way of cross promoting yourself. Linking various lines in articles and in blogs are great ways in driving traffic to your site. So take that in mind when you start your online venture with Artistneed. Your GDI website is a platform for you to generate income by helping others do the same. You will find new ways to incorporate new lines of revenue to your new venture. Spend some time brainstorming with your Team Sponsor and see where it can take you.

Expanding as an Artist

I had a conversation with a young artist who expressed his feelings that he will not make a good living as an artist. I told him that he was right. He looked at me with confusion. I explained to him that if you believe that, then it will be true. If failure is the end result you are looking for in your future, then that is what you are destined to become.  We then discussed about the many ways an artist can integrate his or her talents to any profession they desire. All that matters is that you believe in yourself and establish the goals you want to accomplish.

I also began to think how important we artists are to the world. How we create what we see, how we think, how we feel, how we communicate and how we love. A world with no art is like a voice with no meaning. Before I joined with GDI I wanted to find a way to give artists the opportunity to link with each other. To develop new ideas through GDI and help share success with each other. I believed that they should not be left out of all the great opportunities we can achieve.

Young artists should not live with a pessimistic presentation of themselves. They need to understand that there are various roads to follow. New ways of integrating their skills to new career opportunities or at least expand them.

Below are some fields where you can integrate with:
  • art business consultant
  • art gallery owner
  • art supply business
  • art curator for museums or art galleries
  • art teacher
  • public art director for municipalities
  • art website webmaster
  • marketer for artists
  • art consultant for various industries

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