It’s the question that comes up the most often in conversation about art sales, ‘why do galleries take so much commission?’ It is a bone of contention that can stifle a fruitful relationship between artist and gallery before it’s even explored, let alone begun. So, let’s talk about commission and get the matter straight, once […]

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Sheelah Moloney

Why do galleries take so much commission?

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Having a successful art business is the aim of all artists selling their work. Success is a subjective word though. It’s definition is determined by the goals you’ve set and your overall objectives. That’s why taking a measurement is an important part of running your art business. Here’s why… Benefit of Hindsight Only by taking […]

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Sheelah Moloney

Measuring Success

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Art sales are hard. If sales aren’t rolling in and you’re doing all you can to generate them, don’t be too hard on yourself. There are a lot of factors involved in closing an art sale. It’s possible that you could make some changes to your approach though. Here are three things that may be […]

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Sheelah Moloney

Why Your Art Isn’t Selling

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Beating the cringe factor of social media content when you talk on social media. How many times have you heard, the key to social media is to show your face and talk to the camera? And how many times has the idea of that made you want to run screaming from the idea? Every time? […]

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Sheelah Moloney

How to talk to your social media audience

The best foundation for building a business are good habits. Having these in place make the day to day running of the business easy and trouble free. Your art business is no exception and there are three very important habits to start as soon as possible. Here are the three best habits for selling art… […]

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Sheelah Moloney

3 Best Habits For Selling Art

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There’s no better time to begin or improve the way you sell your work online. Here’s where to start …

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Sheelah Moloney

Art Market

3 tips for keeping simple and effective records for creatives plus a free monthly review template download

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Sheelah Moloney

Get The Record Straight

Goal setting tips for creatives Artists are some of the most amazing people. I am ever in awe of how someone can take an idea from their mind and translate it into an artwork. Creative endeavours demand such a lot of the individual and often that means that there is little space to explore how […]

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Sheelah Moloney

Going For Goals

Why banana-gate has nothing to do with the real art world ….

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Sheelah Moloney

About Art Buying

Are you experiencing the seven year itch?? Do you just not feel quite the same way about a painting in your collection the way you used to?

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Sheelah Moloney

HeartBreak