A Realistic Strategy for Increasing Your Income (#99)

What can you do if your art business isn’t profitable? When you’ve
trimmed business expenses as far as you can, the only other thing
you can do to be profitable is to increase your income. Your goal
as the CEO of your art business should be to increase income and
lower expenses while also increasing joy and lowering your
frustration level.

In this solo episode, you will learn about the
income-accelerating plan that shapes a realistic strategy for
increasing your income. This four-step process is what you need
to begin to more easily visualize a more profitable future. If
you’re ready to dramatically up level your business IQ by gaining
insights into where your income came from, where it can come
from, and how you can make it happen, this is an episode you
won’t want to miss.


Highlights




You cannot be content to just break even in your art
business. (:10)




The value of creating an income-accelerating plan. (1:20)




How can you make a plan for more money when you don’t know if
anyone will buy your art? (2:35)




Step 1- Figure out where your income has been coming from.
(3:38)




Step 2- Analyze the numbers and what they can tell you.
(6:32)




Step 3- Set your next income goal. (7:25)




Step 4- Make a plan that will allow you to achieve your new
income goal. (8:51)




Join the Artist Planning Sessions to get real about the work
you can realistically commit to. (9:35)




What other artists are saying about the income-accelerating
process. (10:57)




Resources




Complete transcript, images, and listener comments




Artist Planning Sessions




Free e-course: 31 People Who Can Help Sell Your Art




Intro and outro music by Wildermiss




Quotes




“Don’t be content to break even when running an art
business.” — Alyson Stanfield




"You need money to survive and shouldn’t be ashamed to admit
it.” — Alyson Stanfield




“One of the best things you can do to improve your chances of
success in any area is to create a plan.” — Alyson Stanfield




“You make a plan because you’re the CEO of your art business
and that’s what CEOs do.” — Alyson Stanfield




While you don’t have any control over results, you do have
control over the actions you take (or don’t take) to get the
results.” — Alyson Stanfield