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And this probably doesn't include under the table money that's made through free lance work. \n\nThis is JUST for what the government has recorded. \n\nI will be teaching you in this article how to follow your dreams while getting paid.\n\nI am a great person to learn this information from because I lived it. This isn't from some text book that I'm regurgitating. I am saying a lot of this from experience. I know that these tips will work. \n\nHere's a bit about me in as few words as possible. \n\n![IMG_2069.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWsWZkmgkrYm71vjF3gFfX3uBjUQhPutHZUUaSw4QpxHv/IMG_2069.JPG)\n\nI am an Artist, born and raised in Seattle. Lived in extreme poverty most of my life, 4000 dollars a year with a family of 4. Seattle median income is 81000 dollars. Art has always led me toward success. 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They are pretty humble and film because they love it, not because it's getting them a bunch of money, or fame.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/kexpradio\n\n\nKEXP is also a great artist hub. A lot of my co workers are eager to connect me with their friends - which are among some of the top local talent right now. \n\nI also get to meet a lot of local Seattle artists and artists from around the world. YAY networking.\n\nOverall, this is one of the best opportunities a young entrepreneur and artist like myself could ask for. Especially because I come from a place of extreme poverty. I was able to break out of that cycle.\n\nAt the end of the day I consider myself very successful. \n\nI'm among the few and fortunate young artists that are getting paid to do what we love. 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THE LIST GOES ON, and ON, and ON. \n\nOnce you decide what kind of artist you are. It's time to carve out a niche within that category. \n\nAre you... a videographer that only shoots at night? A party photography that specializes in house parties and the underground? A commercial sound designer and audio engineer? \n\nIf you're just like, I'm a \"photographer\" or a \"musician\" and just starting off, you are setting yourself up to be forgettable.\n\nThere are million's of artists that are pursuing wide category niche's such as music, film, video, theatre. That's way too big!\n\nIf you lived back in the day when people used these\n\n![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRj2fU8mAXQLXLPtaCsjBZHCy7VHmKyRXJhAkULmSw63C/image.png)\n\nGiant machine's maybe you could have gotten away with being just a \"photographer\".\n\nThis is worth being said. If you're like me and you can't choose just one niche. You have to become a master integrator. You need to learn how to integrate all of your interests together in way that's is digestible by other people. \n\nIt will be easier if you focus on one thing such as gay wedding photography, or recording yourself singing to hummingbirds ( this is definitely more of a passion project )\n\nIf you enjoy shooting gay weddings, but you also really enjoy vintage photography and sound effects. You can integrate all of that together and become THAT person who make's those really nostalgic slide show's that can take people back to the 80's with wild cinematic sound effects while also being coined as progressive then everyone with a heart will love you. \n\nOr you can become the sculptor who applies their sculpting skills to fashion design. Next thing you know you may be designing couture for the runway. Or collectibles for museums. \n\nNext step in the clarification process is to recognize who your audience is and be where your audience is going to be.\n\nA.K.A Networking. \n\nHave a way to communicate who you are to your audience in a way that sticks. Like dog hair. Onto everything. \n\nA.K.A strategy\n\nYou need to know your audience inside and out. Who will be engaging with your art? What do they eat? where do they sleep? who do they F.... \n\nFollow on instagram. What do you think I was going to say.. \n\nWhere do they hangout? what do they do to relax? Just get to know this person like y'all are besties ( youngin speech for best friends) (Youngin is old speech for young)🤔\n\nYou need to know who your audience is. \n\nHow do they dress? Are they hip? Artsy? wear flannels everyday? Dress in a business suit and tie? No shoes? Leather straps? Do they shop at high end boutiques? Thrift shops? hand me downs? \n\nHow old are they? Who are their friends? What are their aspirations and goals in life? did they go to college?\n\nBy answering these questions, repeatedly, throughout your career you will curate a brand that matters.\n\nWhat you want to do, is get really good at shooting your arrows right on the target.\n\nA lot of marketers will try to share their content with anybody with eyes. Not everyone with eyes cares about the organic grass fed biodegradable wooden spatulas. What you would want to do is market to people who cook and care about the earth. \n\nThis can be applied to art. The amount of energy you spend depends on how relevant the person is that your energy is being spent on. \n\nIf your art is of embroidered hills and valley's maybe you wouldn't want to try and market it to a self proclaimed \"City kid\" who would literally bring their whole entire house with them camping. \n\nVice versa. If you make trendy sneakers or fancy diamond necklaces. Folks on the country side may be less inclined to buy it. \n\n___\n\nWhen you're an artist you are a steward of culture. You are playing with the human spirit. This is why art is incredibly important. In a lot of ways, and for a lot of people, it can be a direct connection with god. Or promote feeling's of elevated consciousness. \n\nArt has a way with communicating directly to something inside of us that words and reason doesn't do. \n\n![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNVr6x66uzyBiFrqokWHrBRoYxY83d2hrq9UUvataBcgc/image.png)\n\n\n2. NETWORK\n\n*sings* Go out and make some friends. Don't - be - a - creep. Be authentic. Don't view people as dollar signs. Be genuine\n\n*song over* \n\n\nAre you shy?\n\nIt's time to get un shy and gain confidence.\n\nI used to be EXTREMELY shy.  \n\nI got un shy by taking small steps outside of my comfort zone, slowly over time I started to gain confidence.\n\n__\n\nIt's no surprise! you have to go out and meet some people. \n\nJust like with your audience. You got to be clear on the type of people you want to meet and the ideal place's you have to go to meet them.\n\nIf you're an independent music artist. You need to go to the shows of the independent music artists of your town. And introduce yourself to those artists. Even better, offer to take their photo's. Do a little editing. And send the photo's a few days later. \n\nLearn how to read body language and learn basic people skills. You can find these things using google. Or even steemit! The more you learn, the better you'll get. So just keep studying kids. \n\n____\n\nPeople ALWAYS prefer being around positive people. Unless if they are energy vamps. \n\nPositive people with a smile on their face, are more approachable, compared to folks that look like they're about to murder you\n\nI've approached quite a few murderous looking people, and they aren't as scary as they seem. \n\nThey just have, what the youngin's call \"Resting bitch face\" :) \n\nRBF is used as a layer of protection to ward off potential danger and shouldn't be seen as an actual threat*\n\n*this obviously isn't always true. use your best judgement\n\n-\n\nHere are some tips to start off\n\nIf you decide to start a conversation with an artist you enjoy. Keep a smile on your face. Laugh a lot during conversation. If they want to leave, don't try to stop them. Don't be creepy. Don't follow them. Don't beg them for a phone number. LET THEM LEAVE. \n\nI know that sounds intense. I'm saying this because people will try and corner in artists. Suck the living day light out of them. And gah, it's frustrating. \n\nPlease be respectful of people's space and time. Artists often have place's to go and people to meet. And while you think you're the shit, they have no idea who you are and will be bombarded with many people before and after their shows. \n\nYou may be wondering, how do I stand out among all of the ravenous fans and basic people? \n\nThere are so many ways to do this! so I am going to list some of them\n\n- Introduce yourself to all of the artists friends. Make sure that everyone in that room knows who you are. \n\n- Spark a conversation with the artist outside when there isn't loud music. \n\n- Offer to connect the artist to someone you know that's high value. \n\n- Offer your skills. \n\n- If they are someone that's super famous/well known/ highly respected: Jokingly ask if they are taking interns and see where that leads\n\n- Approach them with a light heartedness and humor. You never want to be too serious.\n\n- Crack some jokes, make them laugh. \n\n- If you have a high quality camera or iphone. You can take photo's of the artists, get their contact info send the photo's to them. People love having photo's of themselves doing cool shit to show of to their friends. \n\n- Talk to as many people in the venue as possible. Especially the owners of the house or venue ( or gallery, or auditorium etc). Especially make friends with bouncers and staff members.\n\nHere is something, that if done well, can be very effective:\n\nIt's better if you're able to pull away from the conversation with an artist during a conversation to convey that you're laid back and you have other things on your mind that's not just them.\n\nArtist's are so used to people soaking up every last drop of their attention. \n\nTo clarify here is an example of what I mean.\n\nSay you're talking to an artist, and you're in the middle of a conversation. \n\nIt's worth going \"Yo, one sec, I need to let this person know how dope their shoes are\" \n\nor \"This attractive person is catching my eye, I need to go see what they're about real quick\"\n\nIt seems disrespectful, but what it really does is show that you're not needy, if done in a respectful way. \n\nAlso, whatever social skills most people are taught; they are typically not taught for success. \n\nIt show's that you value the conversation that you're having, but not to a point where you can't leave the conversation.\n\nThis show's that you have options and high status people have options. \n\nOf course you need to gauge what kind of environment you're in and act accordingly. \n\nChallenge yourself socially. Break out of your comfort zone. Take risks. Don't lose integrity. Stay true to who you are as an artist.\n\nYou're an artist. People expect you to be different. Take risks. Challenge the status quo.\n\nYou will get rejected. Every time you get rejected, use that energy as fuel to keep becoming a better artist. Don't worry about folks that don't want to spend time with you. Focus on the people that do. Focus on providing value to the people that care. \n\nIf an artist seems to in their head/ego, I recommend staying away from them. \n\nFind artists that have positive energy about them. Find artists that make art for ART not for fame. The one's that can't help but make art. \n\nI don't view fame as bad. Fame is a great asset for an artist. ART should always come first though. If you're making art just for profit, you're going to lose yourself. Make your art first, then focus on money strategy. \n\nI will talk more about ways where you can do your art and make money without selling your soul.\n\nYou will definitely be hearing more in depth networking tips in future articles. \n\nNow I will move onto strategy. \n\n![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaYLuGGa9tMBtiw4JEFmtGENxqgyUyHQRDqukLWFKuCNf/image.png)\n\n3. Strategy\n\nStrategy is a conscious effort. You plan out your days. Weeks. Months and years.\n\nStrategy is flexible. Always feel free to switch things up. Yet always keep a game plan.\n\nFind someone in your life that could be your manager. or wouldn't mind being accountability.\n\nThis will help you stay on track and get out of your mind. A social circle should help with this as well , which I will go over below.\n\nIf something doesn't work after a few weeks and you're not getting results. Drop it.\n\nKnow the rules of the industry you're playing in. ( so you can either break them or reshape them to better serve your artistic vision)\n\nKnow the artists you're trying to meet.\n\nKnow your audience.\n\nThis will all play into your strategy and ultimately into your success.\n\nDo research, lots of research about your niche.\n\nYou need to become an expert in your field.\n\nThis is done through research and experience. \n\nDon't just live in a computer, go out into the world and learn about your community by being apart of it.\n\nThe more expertise you have the stronger and more effective your strategy will be because you'll have more of a neural network of connections you can make.\n\nStrategy is the hardest thing to teach because it's not a one size fits all.\n\nStrategy is specific to the person or group of people.\n\nStrategy is a game plan. You design it depending on the scenario, situation, and what you're trying to learn from those experiences.\n\nAn example of a strategy could be \"Study sound design for 10 hours a week until I can create a whole entire song I'm satisfied with without using samples\" You also need a why. \n\nWhy would you want to know sound design? \n\nSo you can make custom sounds for clients?\n\nSo you can make more original music? \n\nHaving a what and a why is important.\n\nAnother example strategy is \"Go to every independent movie screening, get the contact information of the producer's and directors of my favorite films - offer to help out on set for free for the next film\" \n\nWhy would you want to help out on the set of a film for free?\n\nNetworking. Exposure. Experience. You will most likely get credited and get your name out there. \n\nGetting paid is always a bonus. Be service based. Focus more on giving rather than getting. People WILL reward you for it. I can't say whether it will be with money, resources, social connections, chocolate. Who knows! that's the beauty of life. Life is full of surprises. \n\nObviously we all have to pay bills. The strategy I am talking about exists in another dimension though. Even though practicality and logic is important. My personal strategy also includes a level of metaphysics and spiritual wisdom. \n\n\n![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdsecwgv6BbDuhpeBmfWhv4r2D3prqWSehgLzGtMfva1y/image.png)\n\n-\nHere are example strategies that work for artists to find success!\n\nSOCIAL CIRCLE\n\nDevelop a social circle that understands the importance of strategy when it come's to the arts.\n\nDon't just \"wing it\" and \"see what happens\"\n\nchoose your friends wisely. Who you spend time with is incredibly important. \n\nYour friend's need to know your visions and life  plans and you need to be aware of theirs. \n\nSupport from a community is gold in this day and age. If your friend is coming out with a project. Supporting their project is going to shed light on you. It also just feels good being there for other people. \n\nMake sure that the folks in your social circle have success on their mind.\n\n Whether this is monetary, health wise, community oriented, whatever it is, it is necessary that the folks in your social circle have something that is driving them and have an intrinsic sense of \"My life can always expand and be better\".\n\nA drive that wakes them up in the morning and keeps them up at night. They need to be busy people. They don't have time for petty drama. They have big visions and know how to choose battles wisely. They are respectful to other people. They are kind and compassionate. They work really fucking hard, yet treat their bodies right so they can tolerate it. \n\nArtists are often associated with bad habits and eventually being depressed and losing it. It's time to build a new culture! we can't sacrifice ourselves for our art any longer. Art can be such a pleasure based career path. We need to learn how to balance pleasure with responsibility toward growth. \n\nIdeal artists to be around are confident, charismatic, know's who they are, can defend their art, know for a fact that they can become successful artists as long as they work hard and know what they're doing.\n\n-\n\nMONEY STRATEGY\n\nThis is where being an expert in your field help's you out a ton. \n\nWhen you're the only person in your city that know's how to make hand crafted boats.  \n\nGuess who people are going to go to...\n\n You!\n\nGet your name out there. The more people know you, the more people will want to know you. When people see artists getting paid, they typically want to continue paying those artists. That trust is already built.\n\nIf the mayor of your city want's a painting of his dog. He is most likely going to commission a well known painter, then someone that no one knows - unless if that person is recommended by someone he trusts/respects. \n\nAt this point it's not just about the art. It's about prestige, status and social capital. These are the realms that art can deal in and enhance for a person. \n\nFor some people art communicates that they have money and power. \n\nIf you've never made a penny in your life from your art here is what you should do.\n\n- Create a minimum viable product (MVP)\n\nThis can either be a print of an original piece of art. Or the original itself. \n\nPrints can be automated, which is cool ( ideally in a way that's sustainable to the planet, put people before profit yay!)\n\nIf it's an original piece, price it higher. Don't be afraid to attach a hefty price tag to your art work. If you make nice art that comes from original thought and captures your uniqueness.\n\nSell a high price. In this case you need to find the part of your audience that has higher access to capital to invest in your art. \n\nYou can also consider having different access points. \n\n$25 dollars for a draft of a painting.\n\n$175 for original painting of dog\n\n$400 for 10 x 10 inch oil on canvas ( over 30 hours spent on this painting!)\n\netc.\n\nOR you can just brand yourself as an affordable brand, or a completely expensive brand.\n\nIf you have a logo, you can put it on cups, t shirts, stickers, pins etc. People can support you that way. This isn't necessarily your art, it builds culture though and is free advertising!\n\n- be a good storyteller. \n\nYou need to be able to convince people that they should trade their currency for your art. Essentially you have to convince them that your art is going to make their lives better. \n\nYou don't just say \"My art will make your life better\" you have to communicate this information with emotion through photo's, video's and writing. \n\nThis is where networking, social circle, and strategy comes to play. \n\nYou have to be smart and creative. I recommend studying creative marketing and creative branding.\n\nAs an artist, you want to be well known in your city for what you do. Storytelling is 80% of selling. \n\nOf course be genuine. \n\nMy approach is offer a lot of HIGH VALUE free things. \n\nLike this article. I genuinely strive to give you the cream of  the crop, because I care. I genuinely care. I feel like I'm apart of this bad ass mission sharing information that's been kept secret, sharing it with the masses.\n\nIt's like a good kiss from your crush. If that feels so nice, you begin to wonder what other experience's are like.\n\nAlso, a lot of people are more than willing to spend money on art. Near a trillion dollars worth of money on art apparently\n\nSo don't think that people don't want to buy your art. \n\nThey will, if it carries energy. \n\n- education\n\nI encourage artists to learn how to offer classes to teach other's how to do your art form. \n\nIf you are a videographer you can create entry level classes 4 classes for $100 bucks \n\nIf you're a musician you can teach music theory.\n\nOf course, be unique. \n\nI stand out in the music industry because I've studied electronic instruments in depth. Mainly synthesizers. Most people are clueless when it come's to synthesizers and how to work them.\n\nI'm talking about these kinds of synthesizers \n\n![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUVfYv8sNx1TwNpVwGzgdDD574JUXSDEpxxodcRuJDWe5/image.png)\n\n\nnot this\n\n![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUED3PtBT7be926VKEfPStXxF44YDf1hU5CLoJn3JEsSb/image.png)\n\nEven though midi keyboard's can get complex depending on what you're trying to do with them.\n\nThat's why I stand out. Not very many people can teach or do sound design.\n\nI can confidently turn a car engine hum sound into a kick drum. Or the sound of a hummingbird chirping into a bell sound.\n\n\"How to make any sound from any sound\" \n\nThat could be the name of one of my classes...\n\nWhen it comes to education you can stand out through your teaching style.\n\nA lot of teachers are extremely boring.\n\nIf you can be interesting and keep your students excited, you're already standing out.\n\nOf course, mixing a unique subject with an engaging teaching style will always be the best. \n\n- learn entrepreneurship\n\nI like this guy on youtube his name is Sevan Bomar. He is a spiritual person, yet also entrepreneurial. He is making large amounts of money/currency by staying aligned with his values.\n\nHere is a good podcast from him that really opened up my brain. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v78RGsHCDgE\n\nLearn from entrepreneurs and people you can trust. \n\nIt's not always the biggest face on YouTube like Tai Lopez or Gary Vaynerchuck.\n\nThose are general type of entrepreneur guys.\n\nFind someone that speaks to you in your specific niche that may only have 20,000 subscribers. \n\nFor me, it's folks like Sevan Bomar, who also speak's about the nature of reality and esoteric ideas.\n\nFor you it may be someone that talks about sports cars and women ( hopefully in a uplifting way )\n\nOr politics and social justice.\n\nMaybe the environment and our economy!\n\nIf you get a gut feeling that you shouldn't be listening to the information someone is sharing, or you can't trust the source.\n\nSkip it. Find new information.\n\nGoogle a.k.a Technological God.\n\nWill find you who you're looking for.\n\nYou just got to keep researching.\n\n...\n\nRead a lot of book's around entrepreneurship and your medium of choice.\n\n\"How to make it in the music industry\"\n\n\"How to be a backup vocalist\"\n\nGo to work shops in your town.\n\nLearn as much as you can!\n\nEven if you reach expert level where people are constantly seeking your skills, still stay humble and keep learning, there are always higher level's to reach. \n\n\nCONCLUSION\n\nThis is plenty enough information to start with.\n\nRather than skimming through this, go apply it to your life.\n\nAction and application is where the magic happens.\n\nMental stimulation is just mental stimulation. Activate your whole body. Just like you probably do with your art.\n\nBe the person that turns dreams into reality. ( of course, what is reality)\n\nBe the happy person despite of circumstances.\n\nBe the artist that makes an impact.",
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