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Caleb Grow

8 Years Ago

How Long Did It Take For Your First Sale On Fine Art America? A

Just curious. I've been on here for a week, no sales yet. I'm just glad to be getting recognition, this site has been very welcoming and the people are really nice. It's been quite the learning experience.

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Christal Randolph

8 Years Ago

I wish I had good news, but I have not made a sell yet. I have been trying a lot of different stuff to see what people are interested in, but I have only been on fineartamerica for about two months. I asked the same question, but I haven't figured it out yet. Most people told me to be patient, but it has been a lot of work. I am looking for it to pay off eventually.

 

Christal Randolph

8 Years Ago

By the way, your work is nice and you already have more followers than I do. Good luck!

 

David Bridburg

8 Years Ago

Caleb,

You have done next to no marketing.

Steady results will only come from marketing your art.

Somewhat steady results.

After my first sale more than one person said the second is a lot harder to get.

Dave

 

Rudi Prott

8 Years Ago

One week ??? And not a milliomaire yet ??? Your job seems to be dreamdancer :)lol

 

Brian MacLean

8 Years Ago

Someone just asked this a week or two ago. for me it was 2 days, but I had a large local following that was already waiting for a venue to purchase prints from me. Individual results may vary

 

Mike Savad

8 Years Ago

2 weeks. for more answers type that phrase in the search.

it can take a very long time, or a short time, you might get lucky, or not. you have to advertise and it takes time.


and yeah, the first sale easy, the second sale takes longer.

---Mike Savad
http://www.MikeSavad.com

 

Toby McGuire

8 Years Ago

Just under 3 months for my first sale, 6 months after that for sale #2. Just over a year to see anything resembling regular sales.

 

Rich Franco

8 Years Ago

Caleb,

With few images of artwork and a very tiny market that would buy your stuff and a lack of good keywords, a long time, is the reasonable answer. Some of your images are too blurry to get printed, if sold, since the printer determines what the quality level is needed, for them to go and actually make a print.

There are artists here that have been artists for many years now, and may only sell a print or two a year. You are competing with Professionals here and the buyers can tell the difference,

Good Luck and enjoy your work,

Rich

 

Randy Dyer

8 Years Ago

I signed up on February 25th, 2015 and here are the dates of my 3 sales so far.

April 2, 2015 - 40.00" x 30.00" print (BNSF At Cajon Pass 1)
May 15th, 2015 - iPhone 4 / 4S Case (Tower Of Terror)
September 28th, 2015 - 40.00" x 26.63" print with frame (BNSF At Cajon Pass 19)

And that was without promoting any of my pictures. Its only been about 10 days since I started promoting my stuff in groups here on FAA and Facebook. I am hoping to get another sale soon and hopefully it will be by the end of the year.

At this time, I have 366 pictures available for purchase and at this moment. I still have 227 pictures to upload to the site.

I specialize in railroad photography. However, I have other subjects as well.

Here are all of my galleries with the picture count.

Railroad - 180
Model Railroad - 7
Airplanes - 26
Landscapes - 24
Waterscapes - 15
Animals and Birds - 27
Disney Theme Parks - 23
Theme Parks and Fairs - 12
Sea World - 7
Sunrises, Sunsets, and Moon - 5
Auto Racing - 5
Black and White - 20
Flowers and Plants - 3
Miscellaneous - 6

 

David King

8 Years Ago

I just had my first sale today, a greeting card, after 11 months.

 

Bill McMannis

8 Years Ago

Joined September 11, 2015. First sale October 8.

 

Nancy Ingersoll

8 Years Ago

Several months of not marketing. Then only days after some marketing effort was involved

 

Caleb Grow

8 Years Ago

Thanks guys, I appreciate the input. I definitely wasn't expecting to become a millionaire overnight, just curious.

 

Adam Jewell

8 Years Ago

About 8 months and between 800-1000 images.

 

Martin Capek

8 Years Ago

It took 7 months to sale 1 card for 1usd :D

 

Pablo Lopez

8 Years Ago

I haven't sold anything yet, after about a year and a half here. I might open a new thread to seek advice, following your lead. Good luck!

 

Mark Papke

8 Years Ago

About a year.

 

Peter Krause

8 Years Ago

Five years and no sales but I'm not one for marketing and my stuff doesn't have broad appeal.

 

Mark Blauhoefer

8 Years Ago

I sold a greeting card

Admittedly it was to myself, but it's the thought that counts

 

Edward Fielding

8 Years Ago

More than a week. Results may vary.

 

Just under 3 months for my first sale.

 

Kathleen Sartoris

8 Years Ago

It took me 1 year to make a sale.

 

Cynthia Decker

8 Years Ago

Took me 11 months of promoting. AND I have a physical gallery presence so I was actively sharing the site with people there too.

It takes a while, and it takes consistent promotion (and finding your target market) to percolate your work around the internet.

 

Randy Dyer

8 Years Ago

After seeing the responses from others. I think I have been lucky with my 3 sales in the first 8 months.

 

John Wills

8 Years Ago

Mark B. LOL.

For me, nothing in the first year. Now I get a few a month and recently have been pushing social media. I may have had a sale the other day from that recent push. Of course there's no way to tell how they find you since there is no client interaction for the artists on FAA. I sell more face to face because impulse.

 

JC Findley

8 Years Ago

Congrats David.

A month for me but it varies widely from artist to artist.

 

Valerie Reeves

8 Years Ago

Took me 22 months.

 

Anndraya Blayer

8 Years Ago

Take the little *piggies* to market and promote them. Where's the market? Thanks for naming some great marketplaces!
I've been on FAA just under a month.

 

Edward Fielding

8 Years Ago

You will need a lot more than eight images to see any sales. The quicker you face reality the better. There are a lot more sellers than buyers. 100s of thousands of sellers and millions of images just on this site alone. 1,500 or so new images added daily.

Some people have had years ahead of you building up their brand and inventory. If you want to sell you have to work harder and smarter than the majority of sellers and offer the public the images they want to purchase. Not an easy task when you only have little thumbnails to show your work.

 

Rita Drolet

8 Years Ago

I Year for ! Greeting Card
Sell Art Online

Rita Drolet
www.ritadrolet..com

 

Joanne Oram

8 Years Ago

I have been on FAA since May, no sales yet but love being here and seeing so many amazing artists and talented photographers 😃 I add artworks as often as I can and have a studio shop in my little town so when people come through I always let them know to come to this site for more ways to enjoy my art. I'm on fb and Twitter and have my own website that I built over 10 years ago. It's a tough slog, but I wouldn't stop doing it and one day it will all take off 😃

 

Silvan Puran

8 Years Ago

Market yourself and create art. The sales will come my friends

 

Caleb Grow

8 Years Ago

Thanks again guys!

 

Hank Lerma

8 Years Ago

Adam Jewell is that 800 to 1000 sales? If so what is your marketing secret?

 

David Bridburg

8 Years Ago

No Adam means he had uploaded over 800 images. He had a full wagon first.

Dave

 

Anndraya Blayer

8 Years Ago

I always thought that less was more? Will clients/customers slog through so many art pieces--some of them good--some extremely good--some not so good? Personally, I would not do that, even with someone I like--especially if their *style* was very similar throughout. It's a different point of view, I know--but I like to see the other side of things. Thirty to Fifty really excellent art pieces should be enough for a customer to look at to make up their mind to buy. Pick out the very best you've got--be very critical of your own work and delete, delete, delete. Ask other people which ones they like the best and why. And make sure you follow *constructive criticism* if it is offered by someone *in the know*, like some people on FAA who have been on here a long time.

 

Mike Savad

8 Years Ago

less is never better. not many stores real stores, stay in business if they have a small selection. you create a number of things and people will only look at what they want. generally people don't look at a store randomly unless bored. they will have an interest, coffee, tea, creepy things etc.

if an artist has totally random work, then they should get better. the work should be consistent in quality.

never erase anything. you will never know what sells, and as long as you upload your best each time, that should be good enough. you may be tossing money out the window. this isn't a real gallery where the space is limited.

mostly what's important is -- its all your own personal work that you photographed or made, or at least made in your own way. the items can't be random.


---Mike Savad
http://www.MikeSavad.com

 

Caleb Grow

8 Years Ago

I don't think I could just walk away from a painting that I've poured my heart and soul into. I don't have 800 paintings though and probably never will. I would assume quality over quantity is better but I definitely wouldn't be throwing anything out. I can't just leave a painting if I don't think it's excellent. It'll bother me until I finish it. If I had 800 quality paintings they'd definitely stay.I agree though, you shouldn't have sloppy work or something you're not happy with up for sale.

 

James B Toy

8 Years Ago

Mine came at about 4 months. It just happened to be the same day I uploaded my 100th picture.

 

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