Informal meetings A meeting is a meeting, right? Well, no. Sometimes you meet with people just to get to know them. Neither of you has an agenda. The tone is friendly because you want to see what you might have in common. You’re networking, whether for business or pleasure. You might exchange business cards and
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My Facebook account was hacked yesterday. Someone got into my account and started chatting with my friends who were online. Not idle chitchat. More like this: I’m in London. I just got mugged and I need you to wire me $5000 immediately. When I logged in, the hacker was talking to 3 of my friends
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Clarity will help you get things done. When you’re fuzzy about what needs to be done, you tend to procrastinate. When you procrastinate, you create a backlog of tasks and overwhelm sets in. Clearly define your tasks and identify only the next action for your task list. Lisa Pressman, Seeds of Thought. Encaustic on
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1) Be kind to everyone. Listen to people and learn to see the world through their eyes, even if you don’t agree. Be kind with your words–whether spoken or written. 2) Be professional in everything you do. Be present and aware of your actions.
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It’s frustrating when you email someone a couple of times and don’t hear back from them. But before you take it personally, consider the possibility that your email was never received. There are all kinds of spam filters and blockers out there just waiting to steal your message. If you don’t get a response from
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The question “How important is it to have dates on my art?” first arrived in my inbox from Catherine Arnold. Then, at my workshop in California last weekend, I got the same question. Must be others out there who want to know the answer so here it is. Dating your artwork is critical if you’re
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So, how do you close out a business-y email? What’s your favorite way to wrap things up? I’m keeping a list (yeah, we’ll see how long that lasts) and need your help. Let me get you started. Sincerely, With care, (a new favorite) Kindest regards, (an old favorite) With kindness, (when I’m trying to be
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It’s important for an artist to include name, title, and contact info (phone number, email, website URL, etc.) on the back of works of art they sell. I’m in the process of cataloging the works in our art collection, and I’ve run into a few pieces with no indication as to how to get in
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Monday’s Art Marketing Action newsletter is about donating your art. As a preview, I want to encourage you not to forget your gallery affiliations when gifting any work to charity auctions, raffles, drawings, and the like. Some dealers are understandably anxious to see their artists’ work going for less than market value. Keep the lines
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A guest post from Janelle Fendall Baglien of Studio Art Direct, Inc. I like the post on polishing your communication. The corporate art market is a great place to stream in income. However, I have noticed a lack of business etiquette and standards in this arena with artists. Here are some suggestions. Artists need to
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