How to Make Money Selling Art at Comic Conventions (Ep. 274)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2019

⏱️ 90 minutes

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[SEO Summary] Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Skillshare: with over 27,000 courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. Get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' Productivity Masterclass!) at Skillshare.com/geek. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: It's Raining Color (Anna's art website) It's Raining Color on Facebook It's Raining Color on Instagram It's Raining Color on Twitter It's Raining Color on Tumblr Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare A Darker Shade of Magic, by V. E. Schwab The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss bill wurtz's History of Japan video Graphic Illustration: Boldly Design with Color and Shape course on Skillshare Digital Illustration: Learn to Use Procreate course on Skillshare Procreate (iOS) Anna's Creepy Cute Spooks Enamel Pin Set on Kickstarter Anna's notes on finding new cons What It Takes to Open a Coffee Shop (Ep. 114) Airtable So You Want To Be in Artist Alley How to Move to a New City (From Start to Finish) Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Where to find Anna's artwork 0:09:54 - Anna's progress and tips for getting accepted into cons 0:20:13 - Deciding whether it's worth going to a con 0:25:33 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills) 0:28:33 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:30:18 - Choosing where to sit at a con and keeping track of what's popular 0:40:40 - Selling your art while being an introvert 0:45:39 - How much Anna spends and earns with her art 0:55:25 - Finding new cons to go to 1:05:22 - How Anna keeps track of the cons she's interested in 1:14:11 - Making friends at cons 1:19:19 - Overview of Anna's Artist Alley presentation 1:26:01 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:39.6	terrible resource for learning how to spill the tea sis
0:42.3	because we do not spill tea on this podcast.
0:45.0	Don't know that yet.
0:46.0	We might still spill tea.
0:48.0	Well, let me try.
0:49.0	Now in like polite culture, you're supposed to poor tea for the other person right or do I
0:54.1	pull polite culture with pinkies out or do I pour tea for both of us?
0:59.6	I don't is there a designated usually you pour the tea for the other person, yes.
1:03.8	Okay, I will pour the tea for you. But let's be honest, we're not that fancy here.
1:08.8	Well, look, I was going to put my pinky out, but I think I would have spilled it.
1:11.8	Yet no, then you're definitely spilling that, too, son.
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