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Timothy Ruf

10 Years Ago

Sold In 10 Minutes.... First Sale

I posted this photo here on FAA for sale this morning at 7:30... at 7:45 I had got a very exciting notice from FAA that I had sold a print of this photo/digital painting about 5 minutes before that. It is my first sale on FAA.

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At the same time as I had posted it here, I let FAA push a notice to my regular Facebook account, but also manually entered one on my Timothy Ruf Photography page on Facebook.

The buy was one of my followers on Facebook who is a piano technician and budding artist herself. She tunes this instrument.

After what has been a tough week, this was very welcome news.

It gives proof that one has to promote their work and show new art in as many ways as one can.

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Janine Riley

10 Years Ago

Wow ! Congrats. to you Timothy. You were seen by the right person @ the right time.
Twitter would work great for that image to find the right crowd too.

 

Alexander Senin

10 Years Ago

Congratulations with the speed of light sale! )

 

OTIL ROTCOD

10 Years Ago

Congrats on your sale Timothy.

 

Adam Jewell

10 Years Ago

Congrats! That's the fastest post to sale time I've ever heard. Hope you have many more!

 

Melissa Bittinger

10 Years Ago

That's very exciting, congrats!

 

David Morefield

10 Years Ago

Awesome, hopefully the first of many.

 

J Morgan Massey

10 Years Ago

That's awesome Timothy. Keep 'em coming!

 

See My Photos

10 Years Ago

I often think I get lost in the shuffle on the Shop new images link but its refreshing to see that its been seen as soon as posted! Congratulations.

 

Neil McBride

10 Years Ago

Congratulations sir.

 

Richard Rizzo

10 Years Ago

fastest sale I ever seen. :)
Congratulations !!

 

Melinda Dreyer

10 Years Ago

Congratulations! It's a great feeling!

 

MM Anderson

10 Years Ago

Congratulations!

 

Nina Prommer

10 Years Ago

nice one - congrats!

 

Lesa Fine

10 Years Ago

That's wonderful news for your first sale ! May they keep coming like that to you!!

 

John Topman

10 Years Ago

Congratulations on the super quick first sale, Timothy!

 

Ann Powell

10 Years Ago

Congratulations! That is amazing, I have never heard of anyone selling that fast!

 

Congrats! Hopefully the first of many! And that is FAST!

Matt

 

J L Meadows

10 Years Ago

Congrats!

 

Theresa Tahara

10 Years Ago

Congratulations, Timothy. That's fantastic.

 

John Crothers

10 Years Ago

This is great news. I know I would have to triple check to make sure it really sold that fast if it was mine.

Now I fear we'll get more new members reading this and then asking...

"I have been on this site for half an hour, why don't I have any sales"!

 

Andee Design

10 Years Ago

Congrats!

 

That's got to be the fastest sale ever on this site. Congrats!

--Roz Abellera

 

Michael Hoard

10 Years Ago

Congrats Tim, great success for many more to follow, nice coverage of keywords, your beautiful photo appears on different keyword search, good reference for that particular photo. Or as you mentioned your facebook as well may have been the target.....


John, it was his very first sale, Tim has been a member since last year 10/13

 

Heather Applegate

10 Years Ago

And people say FB is dead or useless... ha!

Awesome.

 

JC Findley

10 Years Ago

Sweeeeet

 

Bellesouth Studio

10 Years Ago

my husband and I were commenting on that photo on the sold page, and thinking how fun it would be to have pegs those colors!

Congratulations!

Rebecca

 

John Crothers

10 Years Ago

Michaels,

I was trying to say people might think selling that fast is normal. They already seem to think all you have to do is put it here then wait for the checks to come in. I don't think Timothy thought that at all. I was just talking about new people. You know the ones with the "why haven't I sold anything yet" threads. But I am not suggesting Timothy change anything about this post. I think it is awesome it sold so fast. If I sold a new image in a week I would be shocked!

 

Roy Erickson

10 Years Ago

Ah - but even fro his facebook page - it wasn't just anyone - it was the lady that tunes this - quite different from most of the people that someone has on their facebook.

 

Michael Hoard

10 Years Ago

@John, and yes you are correct about that those threads or discussion about the why haven't I sold anything, I have seen them appear from time to time.....and no he should not change anything, he pretty much explains it in the introduction.....

 

Peggy Collins

10 Years Ago

Wow, how cool is that? Congratulations!

 

Lori Lovetere

10 Years Ago

Congratulations hope you have many more!!! :-)

 

Timothy Ruf

10 Years Ago

Thank you everyone. It's been fun having had a sale. Yes, I know that the likelyhood of anyone selling a print so quickly, well, better odds at the tables in Las Vegas. I'll keep my money and stay away from Vegas. I understand the frustration of anyone who is on here for a while and they have not sold. Since I joined here I have joined other sites and sold there. I never expected that anything would sell in a short time, leave alone perhaps months. A truly perfect storm of creating a piece of art that someone can relate to, and that that someone sees it, wanting it.

Thanks again.

 

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