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Guna Andersone

9 Years Ago

First Sales

My first sales here- OK it is only a post card, but still after almost a year

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ANA MARIA EDULESCU

9 Years Ago

Congratulations, Guna ! :)

 

Gary Driver

9 Years Ago

Can't believe I've not had a sale! Been a member only a few days and my pictures only had one view :)

Congrats on your sale

 

Jan Bickerton

9 Years Ago

Congratulations Guna, well deserved!

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Congratulations, Guna! First sale even the greeting card is always a special one! Good luck for future!

 

Guna Andersone

9 Years Ago

Thank you all. Gary- keep going, it takes a lot of time and I also had moments I wanted to stop. But this is a nice place to show your work, to learn from others, to get advice

 

Stephen Good

9 Years Ago

I do my photography as a hobby and love when everyone comments on them. The hits are ok but as everyone knows here most of them are BOTS so I get more excited seeing comments. As for you Guna, Congrats on your sale of a card and its a very nice photo.

 

Gary Driver

9 Years Ago

Gina, my comment was tongue in cheek. Going to be a while before I sell anything if infact I do. A lot of work to do.

 

Edward Fielding

9 Years Ago

Congrats, you might consider raising your card prices. Makes for a more meaningful sale when they do come along.

 

Gabriele Pomykaj

9 Years Ago

Congratulations, Guna!! Good luck further on!!!!

 

J Lopez

9 Years Ago

Congratulations!

 

Guna Andersone

9 Years Ago

Thank you Edward for suggestion. I am still struggling with pricing, especially of postcards. What will be the amount a person is willing to pay for a postcard? What amount will I pay?

 

Conor Murphy

9 Years Ago

Congrats on sale Guna, I would love to have this in my group, Nuts, Seeds and Berries.

 

Peggy Collins

9 Years Ago

It's a lovely shot, Guna, congratulations! May I suggest that you expand your tags a little? At least add "fruit". Maybe add a little to your description too and try to get some of your keywords in there. It might sound a little repetitive but I think it would help.

 

Adam Jewell

9 Years Ago

Congrats on the sale! I'd raise prices a lot. The print markup should be at least as much as the cost of the paper it is on, maybe even 2-3x the cost of the paper. It's no exact science but prices seem to be independent of sales up to some point I haven't found yet.

 

Barry Lamont

9 Years Ago

It is a beautiful image Guna.. well deserved sale! congrats..

 

Guna Andersone

9 Years Ago

thank you very much for advice, suggestions. I appreciate your help and support.

 

Beverly Livingstone

9 Years Ago

any sale big or small is so exciting so be proud and congrats !!!!!

 

JC Findley

9 Years Ago

Congrats.... The sale of anything means your image is worth someone parting with their money to have it. A card is as meaningfull as a large print in that regard.

Pricing....

OK, first of all you may actually be hurting your sales with your pricing. Art is an odd market in that perceived value plays a huge role in what people consider good art. The more you charge the more perceived value many buyers will put on a piece. If people want cheap art they can go to a box store and get it for next to nothing. They come here to get unique and get a piece with value. When your 48 inch art is 300 dollars less than mine you are subconsciously telling the buyer you are not as good as me where in reality your art stands on its own merit against anyone on this site. Cheap prices give buyers a reason to doubt you; don’t give them that second thought.

You asked what YOU would pay for a card. This is probably the most important thing I will say here. You are NOT your market. I will tell you right now I cannot afford my art as I have it priced. People that work in a Porsche plant probably cannot afford a new Porsche. Your post card is NOT something that is mass produced and can be purchased in a local drug store. It is unique art and many will frame that art and treat it as they would a small print. Charge with that in mind. I charge $15 retail on mine and there are artists that charge more and sell well. Heck, I charge more for a phone cover than you do for a 48 inch print. Your art is every bit as good as and as valuable as mine. You CAN charge more.

 

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