Do you find it difficult staying focused with all of the jobs that you have to get done for your art business at home?  In this post, you will discover how to make more money from your art business at home.

How to Make More Money From Your Art Business at Home

Are you finding yourself putting off tasks you are not fond of doing? 

Are you easily distracted when you work at home?

If you do you are not alone. It is very difficult for many artists to stay focused while they are working at home.

But if you want to make money drawing or painting you will have to enhance your time management skills. You will have to find different ways to keep yourself motivated to do the jobs you would rather put off to the side.

All of the artists that make money selling paintings online have found ways to keep themselves motivated while they are working at home.

They have learned that it is important to get all of the jobs done for their business even if they are jobs they do not like to do.

Putting off jobs will only hurt your business. Finds ways to motivate yourself to get everything done in a timely manner.

Creativity and Productivity

How can a creative person make money?

Focus on the basics: 

• Creating art and crafts to sell
• Taking high-quality images of your art and crafts
• Having a platform where you can upload images and have a shopping cart
• Promote your art to people who are interested in your artistic style

Focusing on these areas will help you to build a solid foundation for your online art business.

Time Management Tips

Start implementing these time management strategies today so you can start accomplishing more in less time.

• Write Your Business Plan
• To-do-lists
• Schedule Tasks
• Assess Your Schedule
• Write a Weekly Schedule
• Schedule Breaks Throughout the Day

Write Your Business Plan

A business plan outlines your goals and describes how you will achieve those goals.

Are you ready to be more productive with your art business this year?

Follow this simple guide and you will have a perfect art business plan for your art business.

Background

Include some background history and a summary that describes your business.

When was your business established?

What does your business offer?

Who are your customers?

Do you have other employees?

What have you accomplished to this point?

What are your strengths?

What are some areas you struggle with?

Vision

What do you visualize your business to be in years to come?

Mission Statement

Your mission statement defines what you offer and to who.

What is your unique selling point?

What makes you different from the other artists?

For more information on how to write a mission statement visit How to Write an Artist Mission Statement.

Goals

Write specific goals you would like to accomplish over the next year.

This process should be updated every year.

Here is a workbook to help you write attainable goals, How to Write Goals You Can Achieve.

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Strategies

Your strategies are smaller more descriptive steps you will be taking to achieve your goals.

Strategies are more productive when they are written out monthly or weekly.

The strategies you write should reflect your goals and vision.

Long-Term Goals

What are your goals for the next five years?

Do you plan on selling art in a Gallery?

Do you want to sell your art internationally?

Think of where you would like to be in 5 or 10 years from now.

Target Customers

Who are your target customers? These will be the people who are interested in your artistic style or the products and services you have to offer.

For more information on target audience visit How to Find Your Target Audience in 3 Easy Steps.

Loyal Customers

Successful businesses are built from loyal customers.

How do you plan on having your target audience come back for more?

Excellent customer service is a no-brainer but what else can you do that will separate yourself from the other artist selling art?

Competition

List 10 competitors with a link to their site and a brief description.

Products and Services

Make a detailed list of all the products and services you have to offer.

Why are you offering this product and services?

Where can people purchase your products and services?

Who is your target audience?

How much do you charge for your products and services?

Marketing

Developing strategies for marketing and promoting your art is crucial for your business.

You cannot expect people to purchase your products and services if they do not know they exist.

Blogging

Which platform will you be using?

How often will you be publishing content?

What type of content will you be producing?

How will you promote your art on your art blog?

What type of call-to-action will you use?

Social Media Marketing

You will first want to know where your target audience hangs out. Just like blogging, social media marketing takes time and effort.

You will find better results if you focus on 1-3 social media platforms instead of spreading yourself thin on multiple platforms.

Which social media platforms will you be promoting your art on?

How often will you be posting?

At what times will you be posting?

What type of content will you be posting?

Email Marketing

Your email list will be a group of people who are interested in what you have to offer.

It will be easier to sell new products to your email list than it would be to find new customers.

How will you collect emails?

How often will you send newsletters?

What type of content will you be producing?

Expenses

What are your budget and estimated monthly expenses?

Income

What is your monthly income?

What would you like your monthly income to be?

Download your Art Business Printable Worksheet today.

To-do-lists

Every successful entrepreneur starts their day with a list of what needs to get done. You should do the same.

Would you like to know how to make money being an artist?

The answer might be more simple than you think, make more art and become an expert marketing your art. It is really that straightforward. A to-do-list will help you to stay on track and keep you motivated even during those tough times.

Here are some reasons why you should be using a to-do-list:

• Your to-do-list will keep you focused and on track for what is important.
• Your list will save time because you will not have to sit there and think about what you need to do next.
• It is easier to put things off if they are not written.
• It is motivating when you cross off a task that has been completed.
• You will know what you will need to get done the next day if you were not able to accomplish the list.

NFAM (Nevue Fine Art Marketing) signature To-Do List Printable page will help you take control of your busy days and help you to get more done in less time.

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Schedule Tasks

Once you can see what needs to get done from your to-do-list, you will be able to schedule the tasks in the most productive order. The longer that you use the to-do-list, the more efficient you will become. You will start to save a few minutes here and a few minutes there. The more that you can get done in the least amount of time, the more valuable your time is.

What are you going to do with the extra time that you saved at the end of the week? 

Are you going to enjoy more family time, read a book, or take a day trip to the beach? 

You will find it very rewarding at the end of the week knowing that you achieved everything that needed to be accomplished.

You will have the weekend to recharge your batteries, and you will be ready to go full force at the beginning of the week.

NFAM (Nevue Fine Art Marketing) signature Daily Schedule Printable page will help you take control of your busy days and keep you on track of what needs to get done and when.

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Assess Your Schedule

Everyone is different and will be more productive at different times of the day. You will be the only one that will be able to decide on what will work best for you.

Even a simple task change could save you some valuable time. For example, if you try to respond to emails early in the morning when your head is foggy it will take you longer than if you did it when your mind was sharp. Find what works best for you and do it.

If you could shave off 10 minutes a day that would almost add up to an hour, you saved for the week.

What would you like to do for an hour if you had the extra time?

Continue to try different ideas until you find what works best for you.

Write a Weekly Schedule

After a few weeks of working and assessing your to-do-list, you will start to see things that are done every day, every other day or even once a week. Take some time and start creating a weekly to-do list.

After you have everything on paper, start writing a schedule for the week.

For example, social media marketing is a daily chore. If you schedule posts for the week in one day, you will save so much time rather than login on to every social media account daily.

Shipping your artwork could be done once a week.

Writing posts for your artist blog could be done in one day for the week.

There are many ways that you can get things done. The best way is when everything gets done, and you have extra time to spare at the end week.

Schedule Breaks Throughout the Day

It might seem like you will be wasting time if you take breaks and have lunch. The truth of the matter is, you will be more productive in the day. If you are more productive, you will accomplish more during the workday.

Schedule in a ten or fifteen-minute coffee break, lunch, and a 10-minute break towards the end of the day. Ten or fifteen minutes does not seem like a lot of time. If you sit down and enjoy a coffee for that allowed time, you will be able to clear your mind and assess what needs to be finished for the rest of the day.

When it is time for you to get back to work, you will be motivated and focused.

Food is fuel. You need to fuel your body for it to perform correctly. Have a healthy lunch and refocus for the end of your day.

Having a plan, knowing the plan, and acting on the plan will bring success in everything that you do.

Note: Be careful on your breaks, you could easily find yourself spending more time on your breaks than you would like. I recommend setting a timer.

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Conclusion:

Do you want to know how make money with art online or how to make money with your art skills?

First, you have to start with a vision.

Create a plan and stick to it.

Adjust your plan to make it work better for you.

Your time is valuable. Make the most out of every minute of your day.

How To Make More Money From Your Art Business at Home Overview:

• Develop a Routine
• To-do-lists
• Schedule Tasks
• Assess Your Schedule
• Write a Weekly Schedule
• Schedule Breaks Throughout the Day

Challenge:

I challenge you to start your daily to-do-list today.

After one week, start planning your weekly to-do-list.

After one month of assessing and revising your schedule, I would love to hear back from you. Let me know how much time that you saved during the week.

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