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I'm Learning About Licensing

Every year...after the busy holiday season..

we all experience such a slow down in business

that it gives one 'pause to wonder' if

things will 'ever' pick up...

and these times can be 

very 'trying' on the soul...

so this year I decided that..

rather than to fret and worry

(I gave 'worry' up for Lent)

that I would instead turn to new

ways to 'expand' my business

in the markets available.

Being first on eBay...and then on

Etsy and several of the other smaller sites..

which mean doing the art..the marketing..the shipping..the bookkeeping..etc..

all by myself..

I've also got 'space' on sites like

Imagekind..

Art.Com/ Artists Rising

which offers my prints

on Amazon

(see the links at the bottom of this post and my sidebar)

Zazzle

which mean that I create the image..

and they do all the work.

I get paid..periodically..in royalty type payments..

still..I have to do the work of putting my work

on the sites...and all that

goes with that.

So..I decided...since I'm not getting any younger...

that it would be a good time to 

learn about licensing my art.

I'm still in the 'beginning' stages

of learning..

but I am a fast learner.

I forgot to mention when I first published this post..
that my "go to" source in my
licensing education
is the Art Licensing Blog
by Tara Reed.

I'm finding a lot of useful information on
her blog...check it out!

I am 'everywhere'...

....at least, that is what it feels like.
I started selling my art online in 2004.
Back "in the day"... I sold on eBay...
but, I thought it necessary to join several other sites
and groups....not really sure why...but, I'm still with most of
those groups and sites.

There's Art Wanted ...
..the first image uploaded there was September 7, 2004.
I really need to pay that site more attention...I
have enjoyed being there.

Art by Us
I signed up there in January 2005.
I sold quite a few paintings
when I first started listing there...unfortunately
the site just never took hold...and now
most of the sales there seem
a bit 'suspect' to me.
(That's just my opinion, of course...)

I'm over at Art.Com
been there since 2005.
Basically...there, I just submit my images...
they make the sales and send me a
commission once or twice a year.
Nothing I can live on...but, hey...I'm not doing the work either.

There's my EBSQ Portfolio
I've combined my CMZart and Rustic Goth pieces there
since it costs me money every month...
been there since 2004...
almost all of the art I've listed online is
in my portfolio there.
(I didn't quite understand how to use it at first...
and deleted quite a few of my early pieces.)
And..lately, I don't always 'remember' to upload
my pieces like I used to...I need to get better at that.


Anyway....when I 'google' myself...I find
it rather fun to see all the places
I have 'stuff' going on.

The image on this post is linked to 'ThisNext' ...
(if I did it right)
I don't even know how I ended up
there??

It's Been One Year

I've had my CMZ Art Etsy Shop

opened for one year now!

My anniversary date was November 2nd.

In 'celebration'

of the one year anniversary

I am having a sale!

Everything is marked down

with one exception...

the mirrors.

I had a sale a while back

and marked them down 25%

and just never marked them back to

the original price...so they're the only items

that don't have a sale tag on them!

I've decided to leave those at the 'sale price'

until they're gone.

Do drop in and see what I have

to offer!