Whether you’re an illustrator, comics creator, graphic designer, freelancer or painter; getting more customers and building (or even starting) your art business can be a challenge.
Big business makes it a common practice to guide their profitability based on steps taken from a written plan, but neither artists nor other entrepreneurs have a written roadmap to guide their success.
I’ve linked to a resource I use with my small business clients that you can print to help you get started in selling more and going to the next level with your Art …

Graphic Artist Salaries
By Jimmy Sturo
Artists are considered to be poorly paid, but with the turnaround in the media and the explosion of dotcom companies, graphic artists are fast becoming hot commodities and are earning big money. Most traditional graphic artists created print products such as packaging, promotional displays, marketing brochures or books, designed logos for products and businesses, or worked on the visual designs of annual reports and other corporate propaganda. However, modern graphic artists are steadily entering into the lucrative and fast-evolving profession of web design to earn quick …

Here is what’s on the Christmas Wish List of several artists and designers from around the nation. You’ll notice that the trend extends from the traditional art supplies to the latest in Hi Tech.  Take a look and share what you’re hoping for as well:

Art books
New computer
Brush pens
Wacom Tablet
Gallon jog of turpentine
Drafting table
Easel
Bookshelf
Scanner
Digital camera
More RAM!
20″ inch LCD monitor and a new mouse
Random music soundtracks for inspirational background
“External hard drive so I can back up my art for once.”
“Xerox copying machine so I won’t spend a lot of cash for printing …