Things people spend a lot of money on.... My Next 14 Cryptocurrency

Things people spend a lot of money on.... My Next 14 Cryptocurrency
by Thomas Zimmerman1 Day AgoMaking Art With A Market..... and artist
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Now this one can be a little less intuitive, but people value what they spend money on. If you figure out what people spend money on, half of the battle is over, because you are making art for a market that spends money. Money is GOOD.
. If you are in the top 5% in skill or popularity, well you can make just about anything and people will buy it.
Subjects to stay away from.
At their core, this is who people are, and people like to put art on their walls that speaks of who they are. This category will always trump flowers because of that reason IMO.

Research it, think about it

My pleasure. Enjoy your day.
This one is a double edged sword. .
. It can be low hanging fruit really.


People spend all kinds of money traveling to other parts of the world only to take the same photographs.....

You are selling a memory, a feeling, not "I saw x".

Great post Thomas! Very well thought out. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter.

Communicate with people through your work.

This all conflicts with the other oft-offered advice of "Make your market" and "Don't chase the market".
I would love to take the shot at "making my market"

you have to be sellable. And buyable.

I think you have to chase a lot of markets before you can make one.

and doing everything you can to maximize your sales to make a living at this.

I looked back and almost 30% of my sales overall since I started selling anything in 2012 are....drumroll...flowers!

you said some of what I mean much more eloquently....bravo.