10 artist websites to read for your own art business success

The artist population online is growing by leaps and bounds. There are experts in all facets of the art world hoping onto the internet to share their work, experience, skills and talents with the world. Yet, not all artists share their insight as to how to succeed making money with their art.

One thing I love about the internet is how people from all over the world can come together to share ideas, insight, expertise and inspiration. We share what we know and love and hopefully someone else will benefit from our knowledge. When it comes to finding out how to succeed in art, these are the people that I have found are making it happen. Connect with these artists, learn from them and then share what you learn with others. We all succeed when we stop to share our own successes for others to learn from.

Below is my top ten list of blogs to follow if you want to gain insight toward making money with your art – not listed in any particular order. Each of these sites is packed full of useful information with a variety of applications from art licensing to gallery showings, you’re sure to find some nuggets of invaluable information at each of them.

• Joan Beiriger – Joan’s business focus is art licensing and she shares quite a bit of information on the topic. However, she also writes about art as a business, fundamentals, techniques and even passes on information from other articles and blogs she finds relevant to art businesses.
• Kate Harper – Kate shares a wealth of information focusing primarily on the business of a greeting card designer. Many of her thoughts are valid for a variety of art businesses outside the greeting card industry.
• Tara Reed – Tara shares ideas and commentary focusing on art licensing but also covering a wide variety of topics. She discusses art business concepts, points of interest, legal aspects and more. Tara also offers a great selection of tutorials and paid-for guides about building a successful business in art licensing.
• Moshe Mikanovsky – Moshe shares experiences of an international artist making their way with both online and offline art sales. He also writes a great deal about successful marketing and business practices for artists.
• Smartist Career Blog – Ariane Goodwin shares insight and expertise about the business of art. Regardless of what discipline you are interested in, she has information that will help you better art business thinking, improve the business you have and help you succeed.
• Art Marketing Secrets – when it comes to learning the ins and outs of promoting your art, especially online, this site has the goods. They share all kinds of tips, tricks, and how-to information to help your art business really grow. Find out more about their Artist Website Guide.
• Art Biz Blog – Alyson B. Stanfield runs this site, but there are also plenty of articles written by guest authors on the topic of art business succeed. Alyson is the author of “I’d rather be in the studio” (the Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion).
• Gaping void – Hugh Macleod writes and doodles all at once. He has a fantastic sense of business that smoothly translate to artist speak, yet his words can be applied to just about any business model. He is also the author of the book, “Ignore Everybody and 39 other keys to creativity “.
• Two Town Studios – Jim Marcotte writes about art business and success with a focus towards the art licensing industry. However, his insight is invaluable in many directions of art business.
• A lovely dream – Suzi Blu shares her whimsy and creativity to inspire and encourage new ideas. Her personality comes through in so many directions, you can’t help but find motivation for your own art success.

Just one more because sometimes 10 just isn’t enough…

• Laura Bray is a professional crafter and artist. She also teaches others how to successfully promote their art and succeed in the business of art. Sign up for her free newsletter to gain extra insight about successfully making money from your art.

Not sure how to keep up with all these amazing information resources?

Easy. Set up a Google account and sign up for Google reader. Enter the web address of each of the above art websites. Then when you want to read what’s up and what’s new, just go to your Google reader account and check out the latest posts for these top 10 art success websites. Voila!