After years of climbing the corporate ladder in marketing, I’m finally taking the leap and pursuing art full time.
Because this will now be my sole source of income, I do feel a lot of pressure to make it work quickly. So I hope to find myself making enough to comfortably cover my expenses by the middle of the year.
It’s going to take a lot of hard work and consistency to get there. Because I only actively marketed for one month last year and plan to start an entirely new collection, it feels like I am essentially starting from scratch. But this time around I’m armed with all the experience, data, and feedback that I gained in 2024.
Each month in 2025 I’ll be checking in with you all to let you know if I stuck to my monthly goals:
Be consistent with YouTube uploading 2-3 videos per month
Send email newsletters each month
Monitor data and optimize monthly (but give marketing tactics time to work)
Continue creating new art listing 1 new print a month
Prioritize commissions, promoting this offering at least 5 per month
Be consistent with outreach
Take care of my physical and mental health, taking 1 day off a week
Connect with my community
Post on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest 2-3 times per week
Stay focused and don’t start new ideas until goals are met
As well as tracking my progress toward the following benchmarks:
Consistently sell 10-15 commissions per month
Consistently sell 30-50 prints per month
Reach YouTube monetization criteria
Consistently make 30-50 Etsy sales per month
Sell prints in 3-5 physical locations
Meet monthly income goals
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