It takes a lot of luck to be a successful freelance artist. And it takes a lot of hard work and persistence to be lucky.

Here are 6 actions you can start taking today that will help you to have a successful, fulfilling career as a freelance artist: Work really, really, really hard. This career is not for the half-hearted.

It takes a tremendous amount of effort and devotion to succeed. I know plenty of people who could have been great, but simply gave up too soon. Success is never overnight and rarely comes as quickly as we might like. You might be doing great work but just need to keep trying a little bit longer to find success. Get your work in front of the right people. Far too many people create great work but never show it to people.

So make sure they do. Get your work in front of their eyes. Put it online in every place you can and send personal emails to the clients you really want to work with. Do the leg work to put your work out there. Networking seems sort of scary to most of us. Networking is just making friends. Go to conventions, local meet-ups, and classes and start to connect with your fellow artists.

These connections will be mutually beneficial and are essential for maintaining a successful career. Do the work you love. Make the time to do personal work.

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Be a pleasure to work with. Be on time, be polite, be professional, and communicate clearly. An artist who is fun to work with gets a lot more work than an obnoxious artist. Be a nice person and nice things will happen to you. But being a freelance artist has been immensely enjoyable for me thus far. If you decide to pursue a freelance career I wish you the best of luck and hope you enjoy it at least half as much as I have.

Sign Up For Updates! I have a saying that I coined and had tattooed on my arm that fits with your article well. Brilliant advice, as always. Q2 is the hardest, but just have to keep repeating, repeating, repeating! All 6 tips are fantastic! I am not a herd animal. I look for new people who will buy art. I avoid openings, I go before the opening or after.

There are a few times I make an exception. I send real mail every quarter of the year. I carry my postcards all the time. I put more than one image on the postcard.

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I coach artists on solid business practice. I do the basics of business. I have spent my life teaching students while my work relegated to second stage. I will pick up using you six points. Thank you for the article.

Great easy to follow tips. I might add continuing to challenge yourself and keep learning. Thank you Noah for sharing your wonderful insight! As a participant in the TwitterArtExhibit L. Not only did my Artwork get more exposure, I made many pleasant relationships along the way!

Thank you also, Carolyn, for having Noah on as guest blogger! I really like your concise, realistic, yet still positive approach to your advice! Us artists who are only starting out really need sound advice as well as encouragement that yes, we can succeed!

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How to Become a Successful Freelance Artist 22 Comments. Successful artist and guest author Noah Bradley shares some tips for artists who want to sell their work as freelancers.

Learn more by visiting his website, The Art of Freelancing. For Email Marketing you can trust. Articles , Business of Art , Guest Blogs , Marketing Tagged With: April 19, at 9: April 19, at Kind of sums it all up for me: The Portrait Artist says: April 19, at 1: Clear, concise, straight to the point.

April 19, at 2: April 19, at 3: April 21, at 6: Yes, you must advertise just like any other biz.

April 22, at 9: April 22, at April 22, at 1: April 23, at 1: Thank you for your great tips Noah, and — your artwork is superb and stunning. April 25, at 7: You have really developed a vast repetroire of skills.

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