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Cory @ TheAbundantArtist.com
Nice. This is what I love about working with artists. Once they gain just a little understanding of how marketing works, they almost always blow up. Ben is on his way to something big for his career - which will then allow him to be financially stable enough to try some of the big artistic ideas that he might have. Keep it up Ben - I'd love to chat with you some time.
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Susan
Wow! I love when a career takes off with the right info. Great job Ben! This sounds almost as magical as the shampoo sales increase that came from the words "Wash. Rinse. Repeat."
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Collin
He could also test out "limited edition" or numbered prints to see if Etsy customers respond to scarcity.
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Jules
Hooray for artists making money! I totally agree with Cory - there is plenty of money to be made if you gain just a few marketing and tech skills. Well done Ben.
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Jin C
It was really good to read this case study. I actually am also a fine artist selling on Etsy who took the Earn1K course too so I can REALLY relate to this. I unfortunately have not had his success with only one sale since March. With art, it's so hard to tell what people might want. Also balance that with what you as an artist want to create. I can't tell if there's something wrong with my system or if it's my products. I do want to test if bigger things sell better as opposed to the smaller things I'm selling now. Honestly I wish I had more insight into selling in this field.
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Nahyan
That's excellent, that's a huge distinction to jump into posters from shirts. Same "product" through a different medium changes everything.
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Jon
Just goes to show that it is not so much what you are selling, but targeting an audience, and then help your audience get to or closer to their goal. There is a time to give stuff away for free, and a time to charge. PS: finally i am able to access IWT website again.
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Deborah
Interesting. I'd like more info on producing an income.
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Valluri
And he has genuine talent as well.
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Matt
Excellent. Once other aspects of my life get stable, I'll see what I can do with my Etsy page, too.
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J. Delancy
As one of the first group of people to buy the Earn1K system I can say that it works. I've used Ramit's methods to triple my sales at an annual craft show (I do woodturning as a hobby) but I'm not in Ben's league. He has shown some real ingenuity and should be congratulated. Yay! for Ben
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Johnny Mean
I took Ramit' course Earn 1K course in 2010. My wife on the other hand did not although she began a side project. She heard the videos and I guided her in some of the concepts. She took me to Hawaii in March and now to this September 2012 from her "side gigs". Her market is global and her product very simple. I'll have to make sure she reads Ben's story for anything she can apply. Thanks to Ben and Ramit for sharing this story!
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Cody Wheeler
Pretty cool story. It's always awesome to hear about people making an awesome living doing the things they love to do. It excites me to read the possibilities of a person who is willing to dig in and hustle, and has the balls to make a run at it on their own.
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Lauren Lindauer
Love it!
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Carmelo
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you
How are you people eating up this article? It doesn't say shit that would assist you in reality. Whoever posted this likely owns the program he's pushing and the website or business account it links to. And everyone here is astonished like this is real ha. Freaking morons. Has some fake graphs haha. You can't all be this dumb.
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Ornella @ Moneylicious
Congrats to him for implementing what he learned and capitalizing off of it. This reminds me of a friend who should be considering selling her artwork on Etsy. It's great that he tested out the market to better streamline his business. Great case study!