Artist Alley Displays, Patreon, Ways to Make Artist Money $$ (ft Le Spirit Designs) EP 8 | Mualcaina

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In this episode of The Creative Confessions, we're joined by Fresno-based, full-time artist Ashley of ‪@LeSpiritDesigns‬ and Spooky Stickers, and discuss Artist Alley displays, different ways to make money as an artist, and the challenges of running a monthly Patreon club 💸 #artistalley #animecons #smallbusinesstips

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⌚️ TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:41 Who is Le Spirit Designs?
00:03:42 When did you first start doing cons?
00:04:44 Most successful con
00:05:35 How has the Artist Alley changed since when you first started vending?
00:07:47 Why switch to self-serve?
00:12:47 Is there anything you would do differently if you could start Artist Alley over again?
00:14:14 What made you decide to not outsource
00:17:59 What Artist Alley advice should they ignore
00:20:11 What is Patreon?
00:20:53 Your services or products on Patreon
00:23:07 Patreon hiatus
00:24:23 Process of preparing monthly Patreon rewards
00:28:10 Does Patreon take a cut of your earnings?
00:32:57 Should someone have a following before starting a monthly Patreon?
00:34:32 Type of businesses that would NOT benefit from monthly Patreon
00:35:57 What you wish you knew before starting monthly Patreon
00:37:38 What is Spooky Stickers?
00:42:13 How do you stay organized?
00:43:33 Income ratio
00:47:00 Biggest challenge as an Artist Alley vendor
00:48:02 Favorite convention
00:49:24 What you invest in and what are you cheap about
00:51:38 Controversial Artist Alley opinion
00:54:39 Money box vs a fanny pack
00:55:03 Most popular product
00:55:40 Least popular product
00:56:38 Best investment
00:58:38 Biggest business insecurity
01:00:49 When did you first feel successful?
01:04:47 Upcoming big/new projects
01:06:49 Outro

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