14 Ways To Make Money Selling Your Art Online (A Guide For Beginners)

Published on: December 9 2022 by MyWifeQuitHerJob Ecommerce Channel

14 Ways To Make Money Selling Your Art Online (A Guide For Beginners)

14 Ways To Make Money Selling Your Art Online (A Guide For Beginners)

14 Ways To Make Money Selling Your Art Online (A Guide For Beginners)

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00:00:00	00:00:04	who says artists have to starve in this
00:00:02	00:00:06	video i'll show you the top 14 websites
00:00:04	00:00:09	to sell your art online and make money
00:00:06	00:00:09	now
00:00:13	00:00:17	now back in the day it was difficult for
00:00:15	00:00:18	artists to find places to sell their art
00:00:17	00:00:21	you either had to be included in a
00:00:18	00:00:22	gallery or sell your art on the street
00:00:21	00:00:24	but because of the internet there are
00:00:22	00:00:26	now many ways to sell your art online
00:00:24	00:00:28	without leaving your studio and in some
00:00:26	00:00:30	cases you don't even have to worry about
00:00:28	00:00:32	shipping and fulfillment there are three
00:00:30	00:00:34	ways to sell your art online you can
00:00:32	00:00:35	sell art on your own website platforms
00:00:34	00:00:37	like shopify allow you to put up your
00:00:35	00:00:39	own online store without any tiknical
00:00:37	00:00:41	knowledge required you can use a print
00:00:39	00:00:43	on demand company print on demand
00:00:41	00:00:45	companies take your designs and place
00:00:43	00:00:47	them on white label products like bags
00:00:45	00:00:48	apparel and hats you don't have to pay
00:00:47	00:00:50	any money up front to have your goods
00:00:48	00:00:53	manufactured and everything is created
00:00:50	00:00:55	on demand or you can sell on an art
00:00:53	00:00:57	marketplace art marketplaces allow
00:00:55	00:00:59	artists and crafters to sell their goods
00:00:57	00:01:01	online and most marketplaces have large
00:00:59	00:01:03	built-in audiences of buyers who are
00:01:01	00:01:06	ready to shop now here are the top 14
00:01:03	00:01:08	websites to sell your art online
00:01:06	00:01:10	website number one is shopify shopify is
00:01:08	00:01:12	an e-commerce platform that allows you
00:01:10	00:01:15	to sell your art on a website that you
00:01:12	00:01:16	own now starting a shopify store is by
00:01:15	00:01:18	far the best way to make money with your
00:01:16	00:01:20	art because you own the platform and
00:01:18	00:01:22	have full control over the look and feel
00:01:20	00:01:24	of your site there are no referral fees
00:01:22	00:01:25	and you can easily build a beautiful
00:01:24	00:01:28	website to showcase your work to
00:01:25	00:01:30	potential buyers and drive sales that
00:01:28	00:01:32	create an online store with shopify you
00:01:30	00:01:34	must pay a monthly subscription fee of
00:01:32	00:01:36	29 to 299
00:01:34	00:01:38	depending on the plan free credit card
00:01:36	00:01:40	processing is included with shopify
00:01:38	00:01:42	payments and there are no transaction
00:01:40	00:01:44	fees now regardless of whether you sell
00:01:42	00:01:46	on multiple platforms you need to have a
00:01:44	00:01:49	shopify store to showcase your art
00:01:46	00:01:51	here's how shopify works you sign up for
00:01:49	00:01:53	a free 30-day trial select a template
00:01:51	00:01:55	for your website list your products in
00:01:53	00:01:58	your store and then ship your art to the
00:01:55	00:02:00	end customer when an order comes in
00:01:58	00:02:02	second website is etsy etsy is an online
00:02:00	00:02:04	marketplace that allows artists and
00:02:02	00:02:07	crafters to sell their goods online
00:02:04	00:02:10	launched in 2005 etsy is a huge platform
00:02:07	00:02:12	that boasts over 82 million buyers per
00:02:10	00:02:14	year and because etsy is so popular you
00:02:12	00:02:16	can expose your art to one of the
00:02:14	00:02:18	largest audiences of arts and crafts
00:02:16	00:02:20	enthusiasts in the world now the best
00:02:18	00:02:22	part is that mass-produced products are
00:02:20	00:02:24	not allowed on the platform sellers can
00:02:22	00:02:26	only sell products that are handmade by
00:02:24	00:02:28	you and not mass produced vintage
00:02:26	00:02:30	products are at least 20 years old or
00:02:28	00:02:32	craft supplies used for product creation
00:02:30	00:02:34	now here's how etsy works got to sign up
00:02:32	00:02:36	for a free account and list your
00:02:34	00:02:37	products on their marketplace then you
00:02:36	00:02:39	just ship your product to the end
00:02:37	00:02:41	customer when a sale is made and etsy
00:02:39	00:02:44	charges a small listing fee and a five
00:02:41	00:02:46	percent transaction fee when a sale is
00:02:44	00:02:48	made website number three is amazon.com
00:02:46	00:02:50	now amazon is one of the largest
00:02:48	00:02:52	ecommerce marketplaces in the world with
00:02:50	00:02:54	a 50 plus market share in the united
00:02:52	00:02:57	states now everyone buys everything on
00:02:54	00:02:58	amazon including art and handmade
00:02:57	00:03:00	products now depending on the type of
00:02:58	00:03:02	art you sell there are different
00:03:00	00:03:04	categories for you to list your products
00:03:02	00:03:06	now first off you should sign up for an
00:03:04	00:03:08	amazon handmade account which allows you
00:03:06	00:03:11	to list your products for free however
00:03:08	00:03:12	sellers are charged a referral fee of 15
00:03:11	00:03:14	when a sale is made
00:03:12	00:03:16	amazon also has a special section for
00:03:14	00:03:18	fine art which requires explicit
00:03:16	00:03:20	approval from amazon
00:03:18	00:03:22	now selling fine art has its own fee
00:03:20	00:03:24	table but here's how amazon works you
00:03:22	00:03:26	sign up for a free amazon handmade
00:03:24	00:03:28	account you list your products on amazon
00:03:26	00:03:30	for free and you ship the product to the
00:03:28	00:03:32	customer when a sale is made and you pay
00:03:30	00:03:35	amazon a referral fee
00:03:32	00:03:38	now the next website is society6
00:03:35	00:03:39	society6 is a print on demand platform
00:03:38	00:03:41	for artists to share their art and sell
00:03:39	00:03:43	their original designs on an array of
00:03:41	00:03:45	different products all over the world
00:03:43	00:03:47	now unlike other print-on-demand
00:03:45	00:03:50	companies society6 specifically targets
00:03:47	00:03:52	artists designers and art enthusiasts
00:03:50	00:03:54	and specializes in selling art prints
00:03:52	00:03:56	now in addition to prints society6 also
00:03:54	00:03:59	offers an array of other products
00:03:56	00:04:01	including wall art home decor furniture
00:03:59	00:04:03	office apparel and more now there's no
00:04:01	00:04:05	application process and anyone can sell
00:04:03	00:04:07	on their platform now here's how
00:04:05	00:04:10	society6 works you upload your designs
00:04:07	00:04:11	to your artist shop you select a product
00:04:10	00:04:14	to display your art and then you sell
00:04:11	00:04:16	your work on society6's marketplace and
00:04:14	00:04:18	set your own price when an order is
00:04:16	00:04:20	placed society6 prints and ships it for
00:04:18	00:04:23	you and you get to keep the proceeds
00:04:20	00:04:26	minus the wholesale cost of your goods
00:04:23	00:04:27	the next website is called redbubble
00:04:26	00:04:30	redbubble is a print on demand company
00:04:27	00:04:32	that provides over 700 000 artists and
00:04:30	00:04:34	designers from across the world a way to
00:04:32	00:04:36	sell their art and unlike other
00:04:34	00:04:38	print-on-demand companies redbubble
00:04:36	00:04:40	specializes in quirky and uncommon
00:04:38	00:04:42	designs which makes their marketplace
00:04:40	00:04:44	stand out they also invest in socially
00:04:42	00:04:46	responsible manufacturing practikes to
00:04:44	00:04:49	offset carbon emissions and provides
00:04:46	00:04:52	worldwide shipping free returns and 24 7
00:04:49	00:04:54	customer service here's how redbubble
00:04:52	00:04:56	works you open up a redbubble shop and
00:04:54	00:04:58	upload your designs customers find and
00:04:56	00:05:00	purchase products they love with your
00:04:58	00:05:02	designs on them and then products are
00:05:00	00:05:03	made to order and shipped anywhere in
00:05:02	00:05:05	the world and you get to keep the
00:05:03	00:05:06	proceeds minus the wholesale cost of
00:05:05	00:05:09	goods
00:05:06	00:05:11	next website is called fine art america
00:05:09	00:05:13	fine art america is one of the world's
00:05:11	00:05:15	largest art marketplaces and
00:05:13	00:05:17	print-on-demand providers all in one and
00:05:15	00:05:20	they've been in business since 2006. now
00:05:17	00:05:21	without any tiknical knowledge required
00:05:20	00:05:23	artists and photographers can upload
00:05:21	00:05:25	their images and have their art placed
00:05:23	00:05:26	on hundreds of different print on demand
00:05:25	00:05:28	products for sale
00:05:26	00:05:30	when an order is placed fine art america
00:05:28	00:05:32	takes care of the printing the framing
00:05:30	00:05:33	the matting the packaging and the
00:05:32	00:05:34	shipment so the artist doesn't have to
00:05:33	00:05:37	do a thing
00:05:34	00:05:38	fine art america has over 16 product
00:05:37	00:05:40	facilities worldwide
00:05:38	00:05:42	and all products carry a 30 day money
00:05:40	00:05:44	back guarantee they also provide artists
00:05:42	00:05:45	and photographers with the necessary
00:05:44	00:05:47	sales and marketing tools to grow their
00:05:45	00:05:49	audience and buyers and currently you'll
00:05:47	00:05:51	find over a hundred thousand artists on
00:05:49	00:05:53	there with over 10 million images for
00:05:51	00:05:54	sale on their platform
00:05:53	00:05:56	now the best part is that fine art
00:05:54	00:05:58	america offers a free plan where you can
00:05:56	00:06:00	sell on their platform at no cost
00:05:58	00:06:01	they're upfront with their print on
00:06:00	00:06:04	demand pricing and you just set the
00:06:01	00:06:06	prices for your products here's how it
00:06:04	00:06:07	works you create an account on fine art
00:06:06	00:06:09	america and create a profile you
00:06:07	00:06:11	photograph and upload images of your
00:06:09	00:06:12	work and then you choose which products
00:06:11	00:06:14	you would like your artwork to be placed
00:06:12	00:06:16	on and set a retail price
00:06:14	00:06:18	fine art america takes care of order
00:06:16	00:06:20	fulfillment when your artist sold and
00:06:18	00:06:22	you get to keep the proceeds minus the
00:06:20	00:06:24	wholesale cost of goods
00:06:22	00:06:26	the next website is called u-gallery
00:06:24	00:06:28	u-gallery is a service and online
00:06:26	00:06:30	marketplace that represents emerging and
00:06:28	00:06:32	mid-career artists from all over the
00:06:30	00:06:35	world now u-gallery is a curated
00:06:32	00:06:36	platform and they only accept specific
00:06:35	00:06:38	artists that are a good fit for their
00:06:36	00:06:41	audience of collectors all art on you
00:06:38	00:06:43	gallery is split 50 50 but they cover
00:06:41	00:06:45	all the costs of packaging and shipping
00:06:43	00:06:47	the artwork now if you're accepted as an
00:06:45	00:06:49	artist u-gallery will promote you as an
00:06:47	00:06:51	artist via seo and social media
00:06:49	00:06:53	marketing they also have a thriving
00:06:51	00:06:54	email list of buyers and a strong
00:06:53	00:06:56	content marketing strategy to attract
00:06:54	00:06:58	visitors now as a u-gallery artist
00:06:56	00:07:01	you'll also be invited to partikipate in
00:06:58	00:07:03	special exhibits and press opportunities
00:07:01	00:07:06	now the only downside is that u gallery
00:07:03	00:07:08	requires exclusivity on all artworks and
00:07:06	00:07:10	they discourage the use of other online
00:07:08	00:07:12	marketplaces here's how you gallery
00:07:10	00:07:14	works you must fill out an application
00:07:12	00:07:16	which costs five dollars you create an
00:07:14	00:07:18	account on your gallery and create a
00:07:16	00:07:20	profile you photograph and upload images
00:07:18	00:07:22	of your artwork and when your art is
00:07:20	00:07:25	sold you package your work in custom art
00:07:22	00:07:27	boxes provided by you gallery and you're
00:07:25	00:07:29	not responsible for the shipping costs
00:07:27	00:07:31	but you will get charged a 50 commission
00:07:29	00:07:34	for the sale
00:07:31	00:07:36	the next website is called sachi art
00:07:34	00:07:37	statue art is a marketplace of emerging
00:07:36	00:07:39	artists where you can sell and get
00:07:37	00:07:42	exposure for your art and currently
00:07:39	00:07:44	sachi art offers over 1.4 million
00:07:42	00:07:46	original artworks with nearly 100k
00:07:44	00:07:48	artists on their platform now statuette
00:07:46	00:07:49	is also a global company that represents
00:07:48	00:07:52	artists from over a hundred different
00:07:49	00:07:54	companies and the main value add of
00:07:52	00:07:57	sachi art is the exposure their website
00:07:54	00:07:59	gets over 1.6 million unique visitors
00:07:57	00:08:01	per month with over 1.1 million
00:07:59	00:08:03	followers on social media statue art
00:08:01	00:08:05	also sends printed catalogs to over 1
00:08:03	00:08:08	million households and partikipates in
00:08:05	00:08:10	over 18 international shows and fairs
00:08:08	00:08:12	here's how statue art works you create
00:08:10	00:08:14	an account on statue art and create a
00:08:12	00:08:16	profile you photograph and upload images
00:08:14	00:08:18	of your work and when your art is sold
00:08:16	00:08:20	you schedule a date and time for a
00:08:18	00:08:22	courier to pick up your sold artwork now
00:08:20	00:08:25	the collector is responsible for the
00:08:22	00:08:26	shipping costs you get charged a 35
00:08:25	00:08:29	commission for the sale which means you
00:08:26	00:08:31	get to keep 65
00:08:29	00:08:33	next website is called art finder
00:08:31	00:08:35	artfinder is an online art marketplace
00:08:33	00:08:37	that connects independent artists to
00:08:35	00:08:39	consumers worldwide and their mission is
00:08:37	00:08:41	to build a world where artists can make
00:08:39	00:08:42	a living doing what they love
00:08:41	00:08:45	now artfinder currently has a global
00:08:42	00:08:47	audience of 500 000 art lovers and their
00:08:45	00:08:49	website gets over a million visits per
00:08:47	00:08:51	month now what's great about art finder
00:08:49	00:08:53	is they carefully curate the artists for
00:08:51	00:08:56	quality and is 100 free to sign up and
00:08:53	00:08:57	sell your art for up to 30 pieces
00:08:56	00:09:00	now even though there's no upfront cost
00:08:57	00:09:03	to list your art artfinder does take a
00:09:00	00:09:04	33 or 40 commission when a sale is made
00:09:03	00:09:07	and the amount of commission paid
00:09:04	00:09:08	depends on your plan on hire plans that
00:09:07	00:09:10	are not free commissions drop to as low
00:09:08	00:09:12	as 33
00:09:10	00:09:14	here's how art finder works you create
00:09:12	00:09:16	an account on art finder and fill out an
00:09:14	00:09:18	application now you must submit four to
00:09:16	00:09:20	six examples of your work and give links
00:09:18	00:09:22	to other media pages on your website
00:09:20	00:09:24	artfinder requires an online presence or
00:09:22	00:09:26	website representing your work that
00:09:24	00:09:28	demonstrates your dedication
00:09:26	00:09:29	then you photograph and upload images of
00:09:28	00:09:31	your work and when your artist sold you
00:09:29	00:09:34	are responsible for the fulfillment of
00:09:31	00:09:37	your orders then you get charged a 33 or
00:09:34	00:09:38	40 commission for the sale depending on
00:09:37	00:09:40	your plan
00:09:38	00:09:42	the next website is zazzle zazzle is one
00:09:40	00:09:44	of the largest print-on-demand companies
00:09:42	00:09:47	in the world with over 1500 different
00:09:44	00:09:49	products of print on they boast over 30
00:09:47	00:09:50	million monthly visitors which gives you
00:09:49	00:09:52	access to a huge audience to show off
00:09:50	00:09:54	your art now because zazzle has such a
00:09:52	00:09:57	large installed base of users your art
00:09:54	00:09:59	will get much more exposure compared to
00:09:57	00:10:00	other print-on-demand companies now
00:09:59	00:10:02	there are three ways to make money on
00:10:00	00:10:03	zazzle you can be a designer this is
00:10:02	00:10:05	where you upload your art and sell your
00:10:03	00:10:07	own print-on-demand products on zazzle's
00:10:05	00:10:09	marketplace zazzle handles printing and
00:10:07	00:10:11	order fulfillment you can also be a
00:10:09	00:10:13	maker this is where you manufacture your
00:10:11	00:10:15	own products and sell them on zazzle and
00:10:13	00:10:17	makers must handle their own shipping
00:10:15	00:10:19	and fulfillment and finally you can be
00:10:17	00:10:21	an affiliate you earn a commission by
00:10:19	00:10:23	referring sales to zazzle regardless of
00:10:21	00:10:24	whether it's your product now here's how
00:10:23	00:10:27	zouzzle works you create an account on
00:10:24	00:10:29	zazzle make a profile then you decide
00:10:27	00:10:30	what type of seller you want to be you
00:10:29	00:10:32	can mix and match different product
00:10:30	00:10:34	types then you photograph and upload
00:10:32	00:10:36	images of your artwork and select what
00:10:34	00:10:38	products you want to print on and when a
00:10:36	00:10:40	product sells zazzle takes care of order
00:10:38	00:10:42	fulfillment and you get to keep the
00:10:40	00:10:44	proceeds based on the royalty rate that
00:10:42	00:10:46	you specify
00:10:44	00:10:48	next website is pictorem is a free
00:10:46	00:10:50	print-on-demand platform to sell your
00:10:48	00:10:52	art online and they handle production
00:10:50	00:10:54	and fulfillment so you can focus on your
00:10:52	00:10:55	craft picturem is known for their high
00:10:54	00:10:58	quality production of printed art
00:10:55	00:11:00	including canvas acrylic metal framing
00:10:58	00:11:02	and more now their gallery service is
00:11:00	00:11:04	100 free for any artist who wants to
00:11:02	00:11:06	sell reproductions of their art online
00:11:04	00:11:08	with an amazing selection of high
00:11:06	00:11:10	quality art print finishes they don't
00:11:08	00:11:13	take any commission or require
00:11:10	00:11:14	exclusivity here's how picture works you
00:11:13	00:11:16	create an account on picture them and
00:11:14	00:11:18	create a profile you photograph and
00:11:16	00:11:20	upload images of your work and when an
00:11:18	00:11:21	art print is sold pikterm takes care of
00:11:20	00:11:23	the order fulfillment and you get to
00:11:21	00:11:25	keep the proceeds minus the wholesale
00:11:23	00:11:27	cost of goods next website is called
00:11:25	00:11:28	single art
00:11:27	00:11:30	art is a platform that provides artists
00:11:28	00:11:32	with the necessary tools to manage and
00:11:30	00:11:34	sell their own works of art and they
00:11:32	00:11:36	showcase artists from all over the world
00:11:34	00:11:38	and make sure their artists get
00:11:36	00:11:40	recognized now the application process
00:11:38	00:11:42	for single art is extremely strict
00:11:40	00:11:43	singular artists must be nationally
00:11:42	00:11:45	recognized for their work or have been
00:11:43	00:11:47	awarded prestigious art prizes or
00:11:45	00:11:49	appeared in national and specialist
00:11:47	00:11:51	press now if you are accepted into
00:11:49	00:11:53	singular art as an artist they will help
00:11:51	00:11:55	you further your brand in popularity so
00:11:53	00:11:57	here's how it works you must apply to
00:11:55	00:11:59	join singularity they select artists
00:11:57	00:12:01	with national recognition and global
00:11:59	00:12:03	potential once accepted you create a
00:12:01	00:12:05	profile and create your online portfolio
00:12:03	00:12:07	of art and then you are paired with an
00:12:05	00:12:10	expert liaison who guides you through
00:12:07	00:12:12	the process then your art is exposed to
00:12:10	00:12:14	over 3 million collectors per month you
00:12:12	00:12:16	get to set your own prices and when you
00:12:14	00:12:18	make a sale singular will cover shipping
00:12:16	00:12:20	packaging and insurance costs and you
00:12:18	00:12:22	get to keep the profit minus a
00:12:20	00:12:24	negotiable commission rate
00:12:22	00:12:26	next website is called display
00:12:24	00:12:27	this blade is a print-on-demand company
00:12:26	00:12:29	that prints art on collectible metal
00:12:27	00:12:32	posters that are reversible and look
00:12:29	00:12:34	pretty cool when hung on a wall their
00:12:32	00:12:36	tiknology is unique magnet mounted
00:12:34	00:12:37	durable and reversible on your wall and
00:12:36	00:12:39	there's no other company that offers the
00:12:37	00:12:42	same printing and mounting tiknology
00:12:39	00:12:43	online now as an artist display allows
00:12:42	00:12:45	you to upload your own designs to be
00:12:43	00:12:46	printed and sold on their platform and
00:12:45	00:12:48	they also have a free marketplace where
00:12:46	00:12:51	you can sell your designs to over 50
00:12:48	00:12:53	million people every month here's how
00:12:51	00:12:55	display works you submit your portfolio
00:12:53	00:12:57	to display and apply for an account then
00:12:55	00:12:59	you photograph and upload images of your
00:12:57	00:13:01	artwork and when an art print is sold
00:12:59	00:13:03	display takes care of order fulfillment
00:13:01	00:13:05	and you get to keep the proceeds minus
00:13:03	00:13:07	the wholesale cost of goods
00:13:05	00:13:09	now the final website is minted now
00:13:07	00:13:11	minted is a design marketplace that
00:13:09	00:13:13	sources art from a global community of
00:13:11	00:13:16	independent artists that are printed and
00:13:13	00:13:17	sold on canvas home decor and stationery
00:13:16	00:13:19	now they allow creatives and artists to
00:13:17	00:13:21	monetize their art by placing their
00:13:19	00:13:22	designs on products that are in demand
00:13:21	00:13:24	by consumers
00:13:22	00:13:26	all artists have their own hosted stores
00:13:24	00:13:27	on minted and earn a commission for
00:13:26	00:13:29	every sale
00:13:27	00:13:31	now the process for becoming an artist
00:13:29	00:13:33	on minted is crowdsourced and they
00:13:31	00:13:35	uncover desires by running design
00:13:33	00:13:36	competitions artists submit their work
00:13:35	00:13:38	and the minted community votes to
00:13:36	00:13:40	determine what to sell so here's how
00:13:38	00:13:43	minted works you download a challenge
00:13:40	00:13:44	kit and submit your r to a minted design
00:13:43	00:13:46	competition
00:13:44	00:13:48	then you enjoy advice and feedback from
00:13:46	00:13:50	the minted community and if your art
00:13:48	00:13:52	gets selected it will be sold on various
00:13:50	00:13:53	products unminted and you are in
00:13:52	00:13:56	commission for every sale that is made
00:13:53	00:13:58	with your art now out of the 14 websites
00:13:56	00:13:59	that i just toked about there is no
00:13:58	00:14:02	reason why you can't sell on every
00:13:59	00:14:04	platform list your art on as many
00:14:02	00:14:06	platforms as possible and learn how to
00:14:04	00:14:08	make money as an artist
00:14:06	00:14:09	hope you enjoyed this video now if you
00:14:08	00:14:11	like what you saw there's actually a lot
00:14:09	00:14:13	more where that came from if you
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00:14:14	00:14:18	physical products online then click over
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00:14:21	00:14:25	started in e-commerce thanks for
00:14:23	00:14:25	watching