Home
Blog
Forum
Your Art
Glass News
Search
Glass Magazine
How To Begin
Glass Methods
Project Ideas
Pictures
Videos
Articles & Tips
Patterns
Tools
Supplies
Glass Biz
Fun History
FAQ
Free E-Course
SG Links
About Us
Contact Us
Feedback

Subscribe To
This Site

XML RSS
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Add to Newsgator
Subscribe with Bloglines
 

Want to Make Money & Sell Art With Your Own Glass Business?

So you want to sell art and turn your passion or hobby into a money making machine! Who could blame you? You get to actually profit from something you enjoy doing.

That's exactly what we're trying to do, but instead of keeping all the tips and secrets to ourselves, we're going to offer some in-depth advice on how to cash in on the things you love to do.

What you will learn throughout this section:

  • Over 30 ways for you to make money as an artist
  • How to get started the correct way and learn from other's mistakes
  • How to cost out your pieces and price them accordingly so you make money everytime
  • How to market and sell your products - many ways done for free
  • How to make money from other items - not just your art
  • And much much more!

Let's Sell Art and make money from your stained glass

Let's Get Started on Your Journey of Making Money Selling Stained Glass

The first step in making money from your hobby, passion, & sell art is to put a plan together on your business thoughts and figure out how much it will cost.

It doesn't have to be like the plans with executive summaries and all that jazz. It just needs to outline the main points of your business and how you are going to sell art through that plan.

There are a number of sectors to a business and a lot more to making money from your hobby than just selling some of you art, putting on a class, opening a shop, and so forth. I have started businesses, worked as an accountant and advisor to small businesses, and Randy has built a successful business prior to working on this site.

It is important who you take advice from. We may not know everything about everything, but we can lead you in the right direction if you would like to turn your stained glass ventures into a money making machine.

There are some critical factors that you must consider as you plan to sell art. It's ok to get excited and say, I want to make money, but let's set up the business accordingly so the money comes easy.

A great example that is related to the arts is a gentleman named Preston Reuther who was disabled and had to work at home. To make a long story short, he took his passion of wire jewelry and put his knowledge online which turned into a business that makes him more per month than he used to make in a year. Google his name to find his story - it's worth the time.



Back to stained glass business. The main ingredients that you will have to configure at some point in time are:

  • Team - all businesses (successful ones at least) have a team.
  • Mission - why are you doing this? Is it just to make money or to serve a greater good?
  • Cashflow - how will you finance your business, can you bootstrap, what's your budget?
  • Communications - What is your selling and marketing strategy. There are many great ways to market, especially an art. This is the fun part here.
  • Systems - don't work yourself to death. Implement systems that will enable your business to run smoothly and efficiently.
  • Legal - Have a CPA and attorney to deal with the tax and legal side of things.
  • Product/Service - Since we're talking glass art, this will be your product, but there are some variations that you must consider regarding your product and/or service.

This will sound like a lot of work, but in reality it is a ton of fun. We'll dive into the specifics in other artices, so for now let these ideas stew in your brain.


Top of sell art section


Home | Glass Magazine | Glass News | History | Methods | How to make Stained Glass | Pictures | Project Ideas | Patterns | Tools | Supplies | Articles | FAQ | Links | About Us | Contact Info | Feedback Survey | Search





footer for sell art page