Art pricing isn't just math. It's mindset. Listen to a real coaching session that will help you charge more without spiraling.

In this episode, I'm doing something new. I'm sharing a first of many one-on-one coaching sessions with artists from the Honest Art® Society.

Our first guest is Jennifer Cupp, an artist who started painting at 40 and built a daily studio practice. For years, sales were slow. Then she started doing fairs and everything shifted.

We break down the mindset shift that changes pricing forever: pricing is an internal decision, now an external circumstance. The quality of your work is the quality of your work, no matter the city.

Here's what else we covered in this coaching session:

• Why selling out or not keeping up with demand is a signal to raise prices

• The typical pricing increase range

• How to use fear as information, not a decision-maker

• Why art fairs create legitimacy that boosts online sales too

• Why the feast-or-famine fear lessens with multiple revenue streams

• The long game reality: seeds planted for years can suddenly become momentum

Make sure to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss a thing! And don't forget to come hang with me on Instagram @jodie_king_.

Interested in being a guest on a future episode of Honest Art®? Email me at amy@jodieking.com!

Resources Mentioned:

• Join me for an in-person workshop: https://jodieking.com/workshop

• Looking for an artist community? Join us in the Honest Art® Society: https://www.jodiekingart.com/has

• Follow Jennifer on Instagram

• Check out Jennifer's Website

• Support Jennifer at the One of a Kind (OOAK) Show in Chicago this April

• Learn more about Licensing with Episode 134: The Art Licensing Playbook with Cat Couillette

• Art Fair Application Secrets Every Artist Should Know

• Want more on pricing? Listen to Episode 69: How to Price Your Art (So It Sells!)

• Elevate Your Art, Business, and Community inside the Studio Elite Mastermind

• Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6

• How are you liking the Honest Art® Podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform and let us know!

• Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF

If you want to sell more art, stop tracking likes and start tracking the leading indicators that actually create consistent sales.

In this episode, I'm breaking down the most important concept artists miss when it comes to growing income: sales are a lagging indicator.

Sales are the harvest. The smoke. The result.

So if you want consistent sales, you have to track the leading indicators, the seeds you're planting that create those results later.

We'll cover metrics across five areas:

• Creativity metrics

• Visibility metrics

• Email metrics

• Relationship metrics

• Mindset metrics

• And then we'll land on the one metric that matters most: consistency.

Because better art, better marketing, and better sales won't happen without it.

If you've been feeling powerless when sales slow down, this episode will give you your agency back, plus a simple tracking framework that helps you adjust without spiraling.

Make sure to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss a thing! And don't forget to come hang with me on Instagram @jodie_king_.

Interested in being a guest on a future episode of Honest Art®? Email me at amy@jodieking.com!

Resources mentioned:

• Join me for an in-person workshop: https://jodieking.com/workshop

• Looking for an artist community? Join us in the Honest Art® Society: https://www.jodiekingart.com/has

• Jodie's FAVORITE business tool.

• Does Instagram feel overwhelming? Learn how to attract collectors on IG

• Need to learn how to use email marketing? This episode is for you!

• Active Campaign: www.activecampaign.com

• Flo Desk: www.flodesk.com

• Mailchimp: www.mailchimp.com

• Stop playing small and start creating with courage with the Honest Art® Society

• Elevate Your Art, Business, and Community inside the Studio Elite Mastermind

• Join Jodie for one of her upcoming workshops

• Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima: https://amzn.to/47x68bA

• Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6

• How are you liking the Honest Art® Podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform and let us know!

• Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF

• For a full list of show notes and links, check out my blog: www.jodieking.com/podcast

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Finished your painting and wondering, "now what?" These next steps protect it, professionalize it, and help you actually sell it.

So many artists stop at the last brushstroke and miss the steps that turn a finished painting into a sellable asset. In this episode, I break down the exact workflow I use after the painting is dry.

We cover the studio basics, and then move into the part most artists forget about: letting people know the painting exists! Because collectors do not buy from "here's a pretty picture." They buy from a connection. They buy a story. And if you hide your prices or make it confusing to purchase, people will assume they can't afford it and keep scrolling.

Your painting is finished, but your process isn't. Let's do the next right steps so your art can live in the world, not die in a studio corner.

Make sure to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss a thing! And don't forget to come hang with me on Instagram @jodie_king_.

Interested in being a guest on a future episode of Honest Art®? Email me at amy@jodieking.com!

Resources mentioned:

• Join me for an in-person workshop: https://jodieking.com/workshop

• Looking for an artist community? Join us in the Honest Art® Society: https://www.jodiekingart.com/has

• Grab the PDF That Covers How to Wire and Hang Paintings: https://www.jodiekingart.com/how-to-hang-a-painting

• Fixative Spray: https://amzn.to/4dcEvZ1

• The satin varnish Jodie loves most: https://amzn.to/47zFPBs

• Jodie's Favorite Posca Markers: https://amzn.to/4dcEXqb

• The D-Rings Jodie Uses from Ook: https://amzn.to/4bhpS4f

• Artwork Archive artworkarchive.com/jk for 20% off the first year

• Learn more about Artwork Archive in Episode 32: Artwork Archive: The Business Tool I Can't Live Without

• Join Jodie's e-mail list here: https://www.jodiekingart.com/jointhelist

• Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6

• How are you liking the Honest Art® Podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform and let us know!

• Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF

• For a full list of show notes and links, check out my blog: www.jodieking.com/podcast

DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission at no additional charge on your end. Thank you for supporting my channel!