Well, I have to disagree with this one,, Lenore. I hope you'll read and understand why I talk about money so much.... While yes, there are scammers out there - and they are easy to spot - they are the ones who claim to know how to get rich but aren't rich themselves! :) But, here's what I think about the mention of money in particular: If you want to make money, you have to become friends with it. You have to get comfortable talking about it. You'll never meet a wealthy person who doesn't talk about money, interest rates, real estate prices, profit margins, lessons learned, etc. "SIX FIGURES" is a term people use to show what's possible. Many artists do not see themselves as earning $100,000 a year with art. But they are wrong - if you set up your art business with a model that works, you can make $100,000 and way more. Many of the artists I have worked with, earn well above "six figures" - some at the half million dollar mark a year, and one is even doing a million a year in art sales! I like to analyze what works for people who are financially successful - and then apply some of it to my own business. So I appreciate when people talk about money. Money is necessary to live - and at the least - to pay for art supplies! And for me, it brings me joy to be able to travel when I want, to buy all the food I want, and to give away money when I feel moved to do so. I personally LOVE making money (it's a fun challenge), but, it doesn't rule me or my morals. It enables me to do all the things I love, including helping others. In the last few years, I was very blessed with art sales and was able to help out two family members by gifting them large enough sums of money to change their lives in a big way. The bigger thing to note here is this: why does the mention of money feel bad to you? It's something to explore within yourself. Ask yourself, where does that come from? Who taught it to you? Does it go back to your childhood, or did you have a bad experience that stayed with you?

@Lenore Ava Jaffe absolutely there are so many hucksters out there! Totally agree with that. There’s one that “got” a few of the artists I know - this person charged $4,000 for their program. It turned out that the person was great at marketing their own program but had no idea how to sell art! 🤦🏻‍♀️ It makes me so sad to see people taken advantage of like that.

Dogs are nothing but big balls of LOVE!!!! Love this :)

@C G oh nooooo! Not good colleagues. There are great people out there who will help you, and you help in return - you just have to find them.

@Sheena Bulpitt if it doesn’t feel good to you, if you’re not in alignment with digital downloads, then you shouldn’t do it.

THis is great, thanks for sharing it!!!!

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