I found this gem of a post a few weeks ago. I'm including the link so you can read it for yourself.
Despite the flood of posts online about people who used this or that method and made millions, the truth is that most people don't, which is why people flock to them. If it was commonplace to make millions (or any other amount of money that is significant), the topic would be commonplace and no one would care.
OK. So we know that.
Yet what was lovely about this post, for me, was its comparison to an indie coffee shop. And that's why I reserved this post. I waited until the Book and Bean Cafe inside the Joliet Public Library reopened - which it did yesterday.
Because that cafe instantly came to mind when I read the post.
A few key points for you to consider today, whether you are a seller or a consumer.
1) Selling a lot of anything doesn't equal customer satisfaction.
2) Some people will be super stoked to take your artwork or book home with them.
3) The Book and Bean Cafe serves up friendly community spirit as it tenaciously survives during these tough times and showcases local art. The photo below is from 2018, when four of my BryonySeries artists set up for a two-month long exhibit in that cafe. That is connection is exactly the cafe's owner strives to create in her space.
Obviously some of you reading this today don't live in Joliet.
But most of you will know a place like the cafe.
And you will understand.
Here's the post: Read the first two blocks.
Be encouraged. Be supportive.
https://www.kboards.com/threads/its-normal-not-to-sell-a-lot.177159/
Photo by Timothy Baran
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