Being able to make some money from your art is an important skill, you need food, shelter, and other care that will keep you alive and healthy enough to perfect your craft. One way i've found to make extra money is by selling my artwork on craigslist.com.
What Kind of Ads Should You Be Putting On Craigslist?
I don't sell my very best works on craigslist, I keep those for galleries and exhibitions. What I sell on craigslist is my sketches and things that might otherwise take up too much space in the basement. Last week I sold 6 pieces I made in art school, each one for about $30 which made me $200 in total! This is half of my rent payment and easy to say I was excited. From here, I knew I was on to something, so I started making some simple 'picassos' that only took me an hour each to make. Then I posted all 10 of them in the craigslist art section and waited. Sure enough, after a week I had sold all ten works again and made $300. When people came to pick up my art I asked them, "Why this work? What will you use it for?" They all replied they had just moved into a new place and were looking for some art to add to their walls. Most of them were young professionals under 30, I guess art is just getting more and more hip, lucky us.
Craigslist Personals Alternatives For Dating
When I was in art school I used craigslist personals a lot to find models to draw for nude projects. I would simply post an ad saying I was looking for a nude model, I didn't have any cash, but it would be a great experience. Needless to say, I met a lot of people interested in artists, which sparked into some passionate relationships. I started using craigslist personals more and more to find romantic relationships, it was just so perfect, where else could you put up an ad and find exactly what you were looking for in a hookup or date? Well these were my college years and I lived fast to say the least.
It's been years since i'd used craigslist personals, so I decided to take a peek last week for a trip down memory lane. Well I was pretty shocked to find that they have since removed the personals section because of a new law called SESTA. I did some more digging and found a lot of sites recommending replacements to craigslist personals, like this site here. In the end I think that the best alternative for artists is just to use the arts section to post that you are looking for artists to collaborate with. It might not be as fun a crowd as personals but you'll still find like minded people. Other classifieds sites for finding partners are oodle, doublelist, and myclassifieds.
Well I hope you learned something about the possibilities of using classified sites for expanding the reach of your artwork and social circles. If you have any other tips for using craigslist, please leave a comment below so everyone else can benefit.
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