Comments on: Guidelines for Pricing Your Art

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Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:14:26 +0000

[…] • Guidelines for Pricing Your Art – from Alyson B Stanfield comes this great post about the tricky business of pricing your work. I’ve been reading Alyson’s blog for years, and she is one of the people I trust most online for art and business related advice and is on top of the list as one of the premiere art marketing experts. […]

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By: Gretta Wallace

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:38:29 +0000

This was very helpful. I’ll be sure to keep this in mind when pricing the prints I sell on Etsy. Thank you so much. 🙂

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By: Modern Art Jewelry

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:13:47 +0000

In reply to Mckenna Hallett.

The figures that I used were for illustration only.
I don’t tell anyone what my actual personal wage is.
We also don’t deal with stores or galleries, so our prices are already wholesale.
Thanks for your concern.

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By: Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:59:42 +0000

Thank you Alyson, I learned from the best!

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By: Mckenna Hallett

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:46:36 +0000

In reply to Alyson Stanfield.

Yes. I have my jewelry in 40 locations and have almost 50 years of experience in Retail & Wholesale. Director of Sales and Marketing at three businesses – one jewelry and two Art Galleries. And I was a buyer for two jewelry stores. I have lots of help to offer. I did already address “pricing” in a small way in reply to Modern Art Jewelry in this thread, but if Becky wants to call I will give her free counsel.
Mckenna
PS: Becky, please go to my website for contact info including time zone (a clock shows my local time) for calling Hawaii.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:43:49 +0000

In reply to Becky Billard Beachside Creations.

Becky: Jewelry is a little different.
I would think that if you sell on consignment, you provide a retail & wholesale price. Your earnings are from the wholesale price, so make sure it’s sufficient.
If the store buys outright, you have a wholesale price.
Any other jewelers here who can help Becky?

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:41:42 +0000

In reply to elizabeth st. hilaire nelson.

Excellent advice, Elizabeth.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:40:51 +0000

In reply to Christy.

Christy: Google “art consultant” + whatever city/town. I haven’t used Yellow Pages in years, but local art consultants used to be listed under Galleries.
You can also search “art advisor.”

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By: elizabeth st. hilaire nelson

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:40:39 +0000

hi Christy, I live in Orlando, FL and I do a lot of networking for my art. I have a stayed in touch with a woman I took art classes with years ago who works in the office furniture industry. Janine put me in touch with her college roommate who owns a gallery in West Palm Beach, as well as offered to introduce me to a friend of hers locally who runs the art consulting business. I did not wait for the introduction, I googled the business, got the friend’s email address and in my digging realized we went to the same University! So I had some common ground and I contacted her immediately. I sent her a packet of printed material and put her on my newsletter mailing list. We hit it off, we met and now she includes me in many of her pitches. She once told me, “Elizabeth, thanks for sending me your newsletter every month, I have a pile or artists I deal with and sometimes I tend to forget about some of them. But not you, you are in my mailbox every month, and that moves you to the top of the pile!” So, you have to network and follow up! be persistent.

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By: Christy

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:31:15 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson.

Hi Alyson or Elizabeth,
I have a question for you… How do you find art consulting agencies? I have been painting for years and have been thinking about starting to sell my work but unsure how to begin? I really like the idea of the art consulting agency. Any advice would be appreciated.

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