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Failing at Prints

1h 6m · Fail Like An Artist · 11 Apr 19:34

To print, or not to print… that is the question. In this episode we delve into the world of prints. Julie talks about when she tried to make selling photographs work and why she doesn’t offer prints or photographs any more. Phoebe talks about her print offerings and how she feels she’s failing at making them a streamlined part of her business. This week we also reached out to two artists for extra advice, Jen Seivers and Sierra Roberts, as we both felt we lacked enough experience to give a rounded view! With their help we do our best to answer as many listener questions as we could in the time we had. Feel free to carry on the conversation - if you have more questions do reach out!

Kofi Thank yous:

Aimee,Christina,Melissa,Cheryl, Jenni, Julia, Nina,and Caroline

Thank you to Sierra and Jen for sharing their knowledge with us!

Sierra Roberts @sierrarobertspaint

Jen Seivers @jensievers_art

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Phoebe’s prints 

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