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- Sat, 12:11: Badge for MangaFox :) #FurMore15 http://t.co/QhBo3OMt4R
- Sat, 12:24: Another fire alarm? That's just being greedy @FurtheMore. #FurMore15 #FireAlarm
- Sat, 14:09: Badge/sketch for Drakeil :) #FurMore15 http://t.co/qFeh3FZxuD
- Sat, 15:31: Maybe it’s the @mlp_AppleJack in me, but I love it when the table is busy. ^.^
- Sat, 15:31: The making money part is nice, too. ;)
- Sat, 15:39: I think this may be the most diverse furry con I’ve ever been to. Lovin’ it! #FurMore15
- Sat, 16:14: Just told I have a "very interesting" art style. Thank you maybe?
- Sat, 17:13: Sketch for NaturalBeta :) #FurMore15 http://t.co/Hh9K4weQMa
- Sat, 17:56: Dear Would-Be Furry Writers: I am not in a position to forward your pitch to @FurPlanet, sorry!
- Sat, 18:44: RT @BriMercedes: I have nine loafs to draw before 10am. This is my energy level. (Awesome button by @the_gneech!) http://t.co/3pVdisnJJN
May. 31st, 2015
So, The Bad News
May. 31st, 2015 09:26 pmHome from FurThe'More, which was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I have a real problem, which is this:
I hardly sold anything.
I sold a few copies of the new comic, and a fair number of buttons on Saturday. But badges and sketches are how I make my money at cons, and I had two commissions, total, over the course of the whole weekend. I made back my expenses at this con, by virtue of having no travel expenses, and no hotel expenses. I paid for my table.
This is a real problem. -.-
It's not the fault of FurThe'More; sales have been drying up for the past few years now, and every other dealer I spoke to about it said their commissions were full. So obviously, people were buying art.
They just weren't buying any from me.
Obviously, I'm not happy about this. But more importantly, I need to figure out why, and correct it. People seemed interested in my work, and I received some complimentary comments about my artwork, but it never translated into sales. I haven't priced myself out of the market, at least I don't think I have. My prices have always been on the low-ish side of average, and I actually reduced them for this con on the grounds that it's a small con and I wanted to be competitive.
So... what am I doing wrong? I had a sign indicating that sketches were open... maybe I need I giant explodey "YES I TAKE COMMISSIONS" sign? I don't know.
Bleh. -.- I hope I can get it figured out before AnthroCon, seeing as how that's what, a month away?
-The Gneech
I hardly sold anything.
I sold a few copies of the new comic, and a fair number of buttons on Saturday. But badges and sketches are how I make my money at cons, and I had two commissions, total, over the course of the whole weekend. I made back my expenses at this con, by virtue of having no travel expenses, and no hotel expenses. I paid for my table.
This is a real problem. -.-
It's not the fault of FurThe'More; sales have been drying up for the past few years now, and every other dealer I spoke to about it said their commissions were full. So obviously, people were buying art.
They just weren't buying any from me.
Obviously, I'm not happy about this. But more importantly, I need to figure out why, and correct it. People seemed interested in my work, and I received some complimentary comments about my artwork, but it never translated into sales. I haven't priced myself out of the market, at least I don't think I have. My prices have always been on the low-ish side of average, and I actually reduced them for this con on the grounds that it's a small con and I wanted to be competitive.
So... what am I doing wrong? I had a sign indicating that sketches were open... maybe I need I giant explodey "YES I TAKE COMMISSIONS" sign? I don't know.
Bleh. -.- I hope I can get it figured out before AnthroCon, seeing as how that's what, a month away?
-The Gneech
