Freelance To Full-Time Podcast

In my very last episode of the Freelance To Full-Time Podcast, I share how my business did after a full year of self employment, what my plans are for the future, and some parting advice for accomplishing your goals of becoming a full-time artist. Take care!

If writing listing descriptions isn't your strongsuit and you can't afford to hire a copywriter, this episode will teach you how to write a highly descriptive, compelling art listing description with the help of ChatGPT!

Hate the idea and feeling of selling art? In this episode, I'll teach you how to get comfortable selling your work in a way that doesn't feel like selling at all!

In this episode, learn 5 steps to eliminate art block for good & how I'm able to continuously generate new ideas for art!

This is my 11th month as a full-time artist! In this episode, let's get into my personal finances, how my business did this month, ways I am making money as a self-employed artist, and how I got a $4500 tax refund this year.

When you have a strong brand, your ideal customer will buy from you over another artist if they strongly connect with your brand & trust you. Learn 5 keystones to personal branding that will help you stand out from the crowd & your competitors & give you an edge no one else has!

We've all been there before - comparing ourselves to artists who are where we want to be. In today's podcast episode, I'm sharing why you should never compare your work to someone else's and how I use comparison in a healthy & positive way.

If you're an artist & you're struggling to find time to work on your art, I'm sharing my tips on how I balanced projects when I worked full time, and how I do so now as a full-time artist. These time management skills are absolutely necessary to your success.  I'll walk you through how I set goals for my business, & how I create a schedule that's designed to help me reach those goals. 

This is my 10th month as a full-time artist! In this episode, let's get into my personal finances, how my business did this month, and ways I am making money as a self-employed artist.

Looking for a passive income stream? In this episode I'm sharing another selling platform for artists - Adobe Stock.

Have you ever wondered why “bad artists” are able to make so much money from selling their work? Shouldn't it be that the higher your art skill level is, the more money you should be able to make if you are trying to sell your work? No, this is not the case. In this episode, I'll share why art skill matters less than business skill when it comes to art sales.

Is it possible to start an art business in 2024 and actually make enough income to quit your job? In this episode, I'm sharing exactly what I would do if I was starting over - and how my strategies would still lead to success.

In this full time artist update episode, let's get into my personal finances, how I'm saving for retirement, how my business did this month, and the many ways I am making money as a self-employed artist.

Many artists fail to earn enough income selling their work to become self employed because they think and behave like artists, and not like entrepreneurs. In this episode, I'll share 6 reasons artists fail at business and what you need to do to achieve your goals of going full time selling your work.

Selling on multiple platforms is the key to earning enough income to become a full-time artist. In this episode, I'm sharing how to start selling your art on Shutterstock!

Most artists don't have the mindset required to be successful as a self-employed creative business owner, nor will they make the changes necessary to accomplish their dreams. In this episode, I share examples of thoughts and actions that you must let go of to become the full-time artist you were meant to be - and why these mindsets will lead to your failure.

Want to expand your revenue streams and make money selling art on a new platform? In this episode, I share Michaels Makerplace, a new selling platform for artists and creators of handmade goods.

In this full time artist update episode, let's get into my personal finances, how my business did this month, and the many ways I am making money as a self-employed artist.

Running ads is a great way to get more traffic to your store and to increase your art sales, but only if you know what you're doing. Not all ad traffic is good traffic, and if you just run ads blindly without optimizing your listings or even knowing who you're targeting, you can end up wasting a lot of money. So in this episode, let's get into how to increase your art sales using ads.

My art business and brand turns 2 years old! In this episode, here are 3 lessons I've learned from selling my work over the last 2 years.

In this episode, I answer 10 of my most frequently asked questions about all things related to art business!

This is my seventh month of being a full-time artist! I'm sharing an update including hitting over 6 figures in art sales and how I've been making money this month!

A lot of customers are buying artwork for the holiday season, and if you want to stand out from the crowd and get in on those big sales, this is the episode for you. I'm gonna teach you how I double my art sales every single year during Christmas and how you can do the same this holiday season!

In this episode, I'm giving you six reasons your art is not selling and what you need to do to get those sales rolling. You can use this episode to diagnose your shop issues and figure out what you need to do next to move forward and start making real money as an artist!

In this episode, I'll teach you how to sell digital art prints & make passive income as an artist!

Do your art listing photos stand out from the crowd? If they don't, they won't sell! In this episode, learn how to take photos of your art that customers will actually click on and buy!

In this episode, I'm sharing a 6 month update as a full-time artist, including selling over 36,000 art prints & paying off over $30K in student loans!

Want to quit your job & sell your art full-time? In this episode, learn how to sell enough art to quit your 9-5 for good, including how much traffic you'll realistically need to get enough sales to quit.

I came across a YouTube artist who uploaded a video crying because her art wasn't selling enough for her to quit her job. In this episode, learn my take as a full-time artist, why emotional appeal DOESN'T work to get more art sales & what you should do instead.

Are you struggling to get art sales? Getting okay traffic but no sales? Your description section most likely needs work! In this episode, learn how to sell more art by writing compelling listing descriptions that will get more customers to add your art to their cart!

Are you struggling with low traffic & sales on your store? Your listing title is most likely the culprit! In this episode, learn how to write searchable listing titles that will get more traffic & more art sales!

This is my five month update as a full-time artist, so let's get into my personal finances, how my business did this month, and ways I am making money, saving money and reducing my living expenses.

If you're struggling to increase your revenue as an artist, consider selling seasonal art. Seasonal products have very high demand during certain times of the year which can really boost your sales. In my first year of business selling digital art and graphic designs, I made my first five figures in a single month selling seasonal art during Valentine's Day in particular. This is because people love to give gifts during these special holidays. You're pretty much guaranteed to see an increase in sales during at least one of these times of year! In this episode, let's get into how selling seasonal products can help you increase your revenue, and which holidays I have found I sell the most artwork.

If you have a passion to make a living selling your art and you want to know how to quit your 9-to-5 job and become a full-time artist, this is the episode for you. Let's get into six steps to make and save enough money to quit your job and how to sell enough art to pay your living expenses and more!

If you want to sell more artwork but you're struggling to get customers, there's a chance you're trying to sell art that isn't very popular. In this episode, let's get into the art styles that sell the MOST so that you can increase your number of orders.

This is my fourth month as a full-time artist, and in this episode, I'll be giving you an update on how things are going and ways I have been making money and reducing my living expenses this month.

You may have heard a lot about being a full-time artist and making a living selling your art, but how much of it is actually true? In this episode let's get into 3 myths about being a full-time artist and what the truth actually is!

I mentioned in previous episodes that I got a brand new revenue stream for selling my digital art that far surpassed my expectations. This platform is called Cricut, and in my first month of being on Cricut I sold over 13K digital art prints! In this episode I'll be sharing how I got this opportunity, how this platform works, and how you can sell your art prints on Cricut too!

If you are still struggling to make money as an artist and a creative, be honest, have you actually taken my advice into action? Or have you only had good intentions of doing these things? For every action, or lack there of, there is a consequence.  This is exactly what happened to someone who reached out to me for a critique on her Etsy store. She asked me how I get so much traffic to my store, how I get so many sales, and why she is struggling to get the same traction. After I took a good look at her store and gave her step-by-step directions on how she can improve her listings, get more traffic to her store and get more sales, my advice was ignored. A couple months later I looked back at her store, and while my store has surpassed 6000 orders, her store only got two. In this episode, I will share the struggles that this shop owner was going through, the exact advice that I gave her, how that advice would've helped her, and a breakdown of what happened as a result of her ignoring my advice.

In this episode, I'll share an exciting 3 month update on being a full-time artist - including a 5-figure sales month that helped me extend my financial runway through 2024!

Have you had someone request to buy your "NFT art"? Don't fall for the scam - in this episode I'll be revealing the fake accounts behind this NFT art scam and the red flags to look out for so you don't get got!

After 2 years of speaking my desires for a successful art business out loud & putting the work in, the goals I was able to achieve blew my mind. In this episode, I'll be revisiting my business manifestation goals & seeing what got accomplished after 2 years of daily affirmations followed by action!

When William Warren of The Sketch Effect reached out to me for my knowledge & expertise on selling art, I was incredibly honored & excited to share what I know. In this episode, learn my 3 art sales secrets from the book The Conquering Creative - for artists who want to make a full-time living selling their art, by artists who have successfully achieved it - & enter to win a free copy! Order The Conquering Creative here: https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Creative-Shifts-Unstoppable-Business/dp/B0C2SCKX7Y/

I've been officially a full-time artist for 2 months now! In this episode I'll share an update on how things are going business-wise & ways I'm making money this month.

Now that I'm self-employed, I have ample time to pursue & enjoy the things I could not back when I was working at a job. In this episode I'll share 6 things I'm doing with my new-found freedom.

Two Weeks Notice - a book by Amy Porterfield, one of the first podcasters I listened to years ago when I first dreamed of turning my art business into my main source of income! In this episode I'll be sharing my thoughts on her book, which is about quitting your job to follow your dreams of entrepreneurship. Check out Amy's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Two-Weeks-Notice-Courage-Change/dp/B0BVNRVJC5/

In this episode, learn how to start & maintain an art business in just 11 steps - a topic suggested by one of my listeners!

Scared to quit your 9-5 job but want to one day follow your dreams of being a full-time creative? You'll want to listen to this episode, where I'll share why this entrepreneur life is NOT for the timid. This might piss you off or it might inspire you, but it will definitely give you more clarity than you may have ever had before.

I'm officially a full-time artpreneur, but since I wasn't exactly prepared to quit my job, (I was abused into quitting, as you heard in my last 3 episodes), life isn't what I would have ever expected ... in this episode I'll share what my life - and finances - look like and everything that changed now that I no longer work for anyone.

It took me 4 days to decide when and how I would quit on my abusive manager - in this episode I'll share how I put in my 2 weeks, all the emotions I felt, and the period leading up to my very last day of being an employee, forever!

Part 2 of my story on how I had to quit my job to escape abuse from my manager - this includes all his control tactics that one day became too much to bear, and how I planned to flip the script on him and hand him my 2 weeks, way before I was ready to.