Creating a Monthly Report for Your Art Business (#74)

What is success? How do you measure it? What story do the numbers
tell?

Confronting numbers can be intimidating, but it is an essential
step to growing both yourself and your business. It forces you to
be realistic about where you are, including your weaknesses, and
it challenges you to make up for any lost ground.


This month we are looking into measuring success and today I want
to share with you the tracking procedure that has helped grow my
business by up to 40% every single year. I’ll share ideas to help
get you started on your own monthly business report, highlight
some of the fun and surprising areas you need to track (beyond
just the sales) and tell you how to download a copy of a monthly
report for your art business.


The numbers definitely won’t tell the whole story, but if you’re
looking for an effective and telling way to measure your efforts,
your satisfaction, and your success, this is the place to start.


Highlights




What numbers should you use to measure your success? (0:01)




How I learned the true value of being authentic in my
business. (1:26)




The importance of confronting numbers when you’re ready to
grow yourself and your business. (3:37)




The number one thing to include in your monthly business
report. (5:12)




Report the monthly numbers and then find insights in them.
(5:38)




The value of making cool connections every month. (6:53)




The most productive and enjoyable approaches to promoting and
sharing your art each month. (8:30)




Upcoming interviews that will elaborate on the theme of
measuring success. (10:22)




How to download and customize your own monthly art report.
(11:58)




Mentioned




Episode 32 — Success Is Complicated




Episode 71 — Goals for Artists




Episode 17 — Transform Your Creative Ideas into Multiple
Income Streams with Helen Hiebert




Resources




Featured artists and full transcript




Art Career Success System




Art Biz Success Community




Intro and outro music by Wildermiss