Live off Commissions?
12 years ago
Thinking about it. I'm getting paid $10 an hour at my job and I'm only getting 8 hours a week. Working 2 days a week so $40 each day I work. I charge $50 a picture. A picture a day is better than only $240 every 2 weeks and quite frankly I'd be able to move out quicker too. Might add some traditional art to the list too and just charge for packaging and shipping... Yes I know for those who have commissioned me in the past it usually takes a while for me to finish so I came to the conclusion that the only way to make this possible and successful would be to make it so I have something to look forward to, a motivation. So I decided, I'll draw first, get paid after. That's motivation enough to get a picture done within a day. Payment method would be I finish the picture, email the customer with a preview of the art to verify. Paypal transaction goes through and I send the art. I open commissions at the beginning of each week. Monday mornings bright and early 8:00 am pacific time. 5 slots. 1 picture per person.
NOT saying that I'm doing this right away. I'm finishing what I owe first (If not I'd just be a major jerk) So starting tomorrow, even though I'm stuck on a commission right now I will try to push through them so I can at least try it out for a week and see how it goes. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Anything? I have a feeling I left something or things out and it's driving me nuts...
NOT saying that I'm doing this right away. I'm finishing what I owe first (If not I'd just be a major jerk) So starting tomorrow, even though I'm stuck on a commission right now I will try to push through them so I can at least try it out for a week and see how it goes. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Anything? I have a feeling I left something or things out and it's driving me nuts...

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