Free Cliparts for Commercial Use Terms & Usage

Free Cliparts for Commercial Use Terms & Usage

I have been asked if my illustrations and free cliparts for commercial use can be used to make and sell things? so I thought it is a good idea to clear the air and answer a few questions that some of you have been asking. Plus I have also included some basic information that will help other creators who are inquisitive to knwo if free clipart are ok to be used in commercial projects.

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As both an artist and entrepreneur, I’ve come to appreciate the transformative power of clipart in commercial projects. They are now a days widely used for the creation of digital products for POD and other product creations.

I have been creating vector clipart sets for more than a decade, I pour my heart and soul into crafting captivating imagery that sparks joy and inspiration. Here are the answer to some of the questions that keep popping up.

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Where to Buy Clipart for Commercial Use? and can you use free cliparts for commercial use?

Yes! you can either buy cliparts that come with a commercial usage term or use the free cliparts available on my store and create and sell projects and products created using them.

In my shop, you’ll find an array of clipart sets meticulously curated to ignite your imagination. From whimsical florals to charming characters, my collections are crafted with love and care, ready to breathe life into your creative projects. Embrace the freedom to express yourself through art, knowing that each purchase supports independent artists like myself in pursuing our passion.

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Can Clipart Be Used Commercially?

Absolutely! My clipart sets are designed with commercial use in mind, empowering you to transform ordinary designs into extraordinary masterpieces. With the purchase of a commercial license ( for vector cliparts) and watercolor clipart bundles ( commercial use term included) , you gain the freedom to incorporate my illustrations into a myriad of projects, from branding and advertising to merchandise and beyond. Let your creativity run wild as you weave stories and evoke emotions through the power of visual storytelling.

Can I Use Free Clipart for Commercial Use?

Most of the creators do not allow commercial usage freedom, but our collection of free cliparts come with an option to buy a one time commecial use license. This one time purchase license allows you to incorporate our free cliparts freely in commercial use projects. This license is available here .

While free clipart resources abound, they often come with limitations that hinder your artistic freedom. By investing in premium clipart sets like mine, you not only gain access to exclusive artwork but also unlock a world of possibilities without restrictions. Treat yourself to the luxury of artistic expression, knowing that every stroke of the brush contributes to sustaining the creative community and fueling future endeavors.

Where to Get Free Clipart for Commercial Use?

While my clipart sets are available for purchase, I understand the importance of accessibility in the creative process. That’s why I offer a selection of free cliparts for commercial use, allowing you to experience the magic of my artwork firsthand.

Explore and download from my library of free cliparts right here

Explore my website and discover a treasure trove of freebies waiting to inspire your next project. From charming watercolor clipart bundles to intricate seamless texture patterns, these complimentary clipart sets are yours to download and enjoy, no strings attached.

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Can I Use Clipart for Commercial Purposes?

Whether you’re a seasoned designer or an aspiring entrepreneur, my illustrations are here to fuel your creative endeavors and elevate your brand presence. With a commercial license in hand, you have the power to unleash your imagination and transform ordinary concepts into extraordinary works of art. Embrace the journey, embrace the possibilities, and embrace the beauty of commercial clipart.

In conclusion, commercial clipart is more than just a collection of images; it’s a gateway to artistic expression and creative freedom. As you embark on your creative journey, remember that the possibilities are endless, and the only limit is your imagination. So dare to dream, dare to create, and dare to make your mark on the world with the power of clipart. Together, let’s celebrate the beauty of art and the boundless potential it holds for those who dare to embrace it.

Free Printable Valentine Cards for Kids

Valentine’s Day is coming Soon!

And it is always fun to see kids exchanging cards and sharing with friends. This year I wanted to create something fun for my kids. So I decided to create set of Free Printable Valentine Cards for Kids, that are sweet and dont require a lot of crafting.

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Free Printable Valentine Cards for Kids & Adult Grownups

Since I love creating printables and my kids have grown up I thought this would be a very nice idea to share these Free Printable Valentine Cards for Kids,

which they can print as many as they like and share as many times as they can.

Once the kids have grown up their needs change a lot too, so now I will be sharing these with the younger little ones in the family , neices and nephews and these also make great treat bag tags too!.

All you have to do is print them out on a Cardstock I like using these sturdy cardstock sheets you can find here.

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I have kept these cards in limited colors so they wont require too much ink too. Or maybe you can get them printed at your local printing shop .

After they are printed just punch a hole and hang it to your treat bags or candy bags. These make perfect valentines day gifts for kids.

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This year is no exception. I wanted something fun, unique, and creative. Something that is girl or boy friendy, and both would love to use. I asked my 9 year old neice if these cards looked “too girly” and she said, “No.” But if you want, you can print them in greyscale.

Children and their friends will adore these delightful Valentine note card printables, featuring charming and humorous phrases. Ideal for

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Download the Free Printable Valentine Cards for Kids Here

90+ more Valentines day cliparts & Printables 

Looking for more fun printables like this? I have been adding so many more into my website for a while and I will keep updating this post with the new ones being added . Make sure to bookmark this post and come back anytime to find a few more added to this one.

Here are a few more….

 

200 Plus Valentine’s Day cliparts Bundle :

Valentines Day Clipart

Checkout this big bundle of 200+ Cliparts that you can use to create fun greeting cards, invitations or simply use as part of your scrapbooking projects! . These include massive list of valentines day and romantic theme images perfect for any creative project.

✨ Elevate your Valentine’s Day creations with our enchanting Valentine Page Borders Clipart Set! 🌹

Unleash your creativity with this carefully curated collection of 20 individual page borders, each measuring a generous 11 inches in length. Designed with love and attention to detail, these borders are the perfect embellishment for your scrapbooking, invitation designs, junk journals, and various other creative projects.

Whether you’re crafting a heartfelt love letter, designing a romantic invitation, or creating a memorable scrapbook layout, these page borders add a touch of elegance and charm. The intricate designs capture the essence of Valentine’s Day, featuring elements that evoke love and warmth.

The versatility of these page borders knows no bounds – seamlessly integrate them into digital or print projects. Let your imagination flourish as you embark on a journey of artistic expression, enhancing your designs with the delicate beauty of our Valentine Page Borders.

With 20 unique designs at your fingertips, you have the freedom to mix and match, ensuring each project is infused with a distinct touch of romance. Add that extra layer of creativity to your Valentine’s Day creations and watch your designs come to life! 🌟💖🎨

 

 

 

Teacher Appreciation Coloring Pages PDF Printables

During Teacher Appreciation Week, it holds great significance to acknowledge the unwavering commitment and tireless efforts of our educators. To all our fantastic teachers, we extend our heartfelt gratitude! Expressing your appreciation for the dedicated educators in your life can take a delightful and imaginative form, such as coloring a flower or crafting a thank-you page. So, gather your beloved art materials and let your creativity flow!

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I have created some fun teacher appreciation coloring pages that you can download and print, let your kiddos fill them up frame these or just roll up and tie a ribbon around. This is sure to bring a smile on their teachers face.

Saved as pdfs these coloring pages are free to download, just make sure that you do not redistribute these as your own or resell. Appreciate by sharing this website, this page or sending links to your friends.

Thank you for helping me Grow this year

Download this thank you for helping me grow this year teacher appreciation printable coloring page, print as many as you like let the kids color them and create gifts .

Have kids color a teacher appreciation coloring page and turn it into a heartfelt thank-you card. They can write a personalized message inside expressing their gratitude and admiration for their teacher.
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My Teacher is the Best Coloring Page Printable

Kids can color a larger teacher appreciation coloring page and turn it into a beautiful poster for their teacher’s classroom. Add a thoughtful message like “Our Teacher Shines Bright” to make it extra special.

 

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Transform coloring pages into bookmarks by coloring and cutting them out. Attach a ribbon or tassel at the top to make them even more attractive. Teachers can use these bookmarks while reading and be reminded of their students’ appreciation.

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Teachers Rule Teacher Appreciation Coloring Page

Encourage kids to color several teacher appreciation coloring pages and arrange them in a collage or frame them individually. This creates a lovely piece of classroom wall art that showcases the students’ collective gratitude.

These personalized, handcrafted gifts will not only show appreciation but also demonstrate the effort and care that students put into expressing their gratitude to their teachers.

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These coloring pages for teachers are meant to be a genuine token of gratitude, a way for students and parents alike to express their appreciation for the tireless efforts of educators. While we’re thrilled to offer these resources for free, we kindly remind you that you cannot redistribute or sell them for monetary gain. Instead, let’s use them as a tool to foster a sense of appreciation and connection with the incredible teachers who shape our lives. Together, let’s color the world with gratitude and celebrate the teachers who make a difference every day.

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Check out these other Coloring Pages that I have created in the past.

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Unleashing Creativity with Free Clipart Images

After my masters in Fine Arts with Majors in History of Art , I came out with the pride oof knowing the work of the Masters. Inspired by the modern Era and impressed by the Renesance. There is no where in my dictionary digital Art , infact at that time digital Art was non existant.

Slowly I got interested in creating Art through photoshop, manipulating images and creating fantasy images. At that time that was the thing , exploration of photoshop!

My digital art was expressional at the moment and I often wrote small pieces of poems to accompany my Art.

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I got hired in an animation studio to create story boards in traditional hand drawings, while i taught Art in Dubai. Here I saw for the first time use of Adobe illustrator, next day I was sitting there reading help of illustrator and drawing.

I searched Mr google for illustrator tutorial and there were NONE!!

So i started creating my own after reading adobe help files, with screen shots explaining everything that is when i got creative and create some of the most early vector tutorials on this blog in 1902

Pretty quickly i started getting traction and my blog picked up and daily hits shot to 5-6 k per day. It felt amazing! , that is when i started sharing resources for illustrator , vector brushes , that was so early on and not many people were doing these things.

I remember my competition was limited to a very few, all of this exploration of self kept me moving forward and now I share clipart images with my readers.

There is still a bit of hesitancy when it comes to use of clipart by graphic designers in their projects but there is a whole separte worlds of scrapbooking artists, creators , crafters, small business owners of hoodies, tshirts and invittions who use cliparts in their projects .

Early cliparts that gave it the name were a few lines , but today they are provided by artists as a pack of matching items in one single bundle.

This helps creators Unleas Creativity with Free Clipart Images, clipart bundles and more detailed cliparts. Still there are many people who really do not use cliparts in their “professional” projects!

I love them!

I love creating them and I really know the power behind a bundle or pack of cliparts that will help you accomplish your project much much faster !

This post will address frequently asked questions. Hopefully, it will also help readers develop an appreciation for the artists.

What are Clipart Images?

Clipart images are PNGs and JPGs that can be upto 1200 px or 6-8 inch at 300 dpi, why? because they are created keeping in mind the use of these images. which includes, use in social media headers, avatars, blog website icons, banners, featured icons, Digital Scrapbooking, invitation design, t-shirts and other merch.

Benefits of Using Free Clipart Images

Simpler than the usual detailed vector illustrations cliparts are more suggestive and fun, with not much details and sometimes outlined they can be easilily used in projects that are creative and for the witty audience.

Unleash your creativity with these simple illustrative art objects and create invitations for kids, educational books, merchendise for kids, coloring books for children, blog images and much much more

  • They are fun
  • Simple outlines
  • Basic colors
  • Less details
  • Non complexity of the art gives freedome to be creative with its use
  • Create packs of merch or related products in a theme using graphics available as a bundle and by the same artist.
  • Cheaper than the usuall vector illustrations they are a best alternative giving you access to same Style of work by the artist.

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Finding Free Clipart Images

Google suggest the top searches that are really very simple cat clipart, woman clipart, flower cliparts, black and white cliparts so when it comes to finding cliparts there are many many searches that are popping up!

Slowly it is become a much saturated market but still my suggestion is to find an artist behind the image and stick to him/her for same style of images this will give your final project the branding aesthetics and consistency of your brand

Popular Clipart Sources

  • Etsy
  • Creative Market
  • Creative Fabrica
  • ArtFire
  • Freepik
  • DesignBundles

Using Free Clipart Images

Editing and Manipulating Clipart

  • Clipart images can be edited and manipulated using photo editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop.
  • Clipart images can be resized, recolored, and altered to fit the desired design.
  • Clipart images can be combined with other images to create unique visuals.

Combining Clipart Images

  • Clipart images can be combined with other images to create unique visuals.
  • Clipart images can be combined with text or other clipart images to create a composition.
  • Clipart images can be combined with photographs to create a unique image.

Conclusion

  • Clipart images are a great way to add visual interest to any project.
  • Free clipart images are easily accessible and can be used for personal and commercial projects.
  • Clipart images can be edited and manipulated to create unique visuals.

Welcome Sign Mockup Template : Eye-Catching Free Canva Template

Download this Free eye-catching Welcome Sign Mockup Template for Canva, this template is created using Canva a free design tool. This welcome sign Mockup design is great for presenting your products for Etsy, Ebay or Amazon. When I strated lookign for a neat mockup for my own welcome signs there were not any that I could find that were easy to use and were practical so I created this one for myself.

This mockup template is here to help you create stunning welcome signs effortlessly. The template itself is not for sale but you can just drag and drop your design to replace the mockup sign and use it for Wedding, Birthday or other Party sign designs that you are selling. OR maybe you are a graphic designer and impress your client with your presentation?!!

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This Welcome Sign Mockup template is easy to use simply upload your design to canva using the upload button, navigate to your file and upload . Drag and drop your design to replace the current Welcome sign template.

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10 Best Chore Charts Free Printables PDF : Free Download

Simplify chore time with this collection of FREE printable chore chart instant download PDF files. These charts are designed to encourage your children to develop good behavior and a lifelong work ethic.

You will find mix of various age appropriate chore charts with cute illustrations and variety simply download the pdf versions and get them printed, laminate to avoid printing many or simply use them right away.

If you are a working mom like me, you will appreciate this list of beautiful chore chart printables that I have created for you. These lists are not only beautiful but do keep kids list bound and really are amazing way of keeping kids accountable.

These could be your top list of Chore Charts Free Printables PDF Free Download, Bookmark or pin this collection so you can come back to it anytime and download your favourite one.

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Why have Chore Charts for kids? and Why the ones that I am sharing here with you for Instant Download?

1- Engaging Age appropriate Chore Charts 
By using these chore charts, your kids will learn the value of sticking to a routine, being responsible, and the positive impact of hard work. The charts provide designated spaces for assigning age-appropriate chores, ensuring that your children feel neither overwhelmed nor under-qualified.

2- Instant Download 
What’s more, you can access all of these chore charts as instant downloads without the need to sign up by email. With a variety of blank designs available, the whole family can choose their favorite chore chart, making cleaning a fun family affair.

4- Reusable Print as many as you like.
One great aspect of these editable chore charts is their reusability. They can be used over and over again, and you even have the option to recycle them when you’re done or laminate them for long-term use. This not only saves you money but is also environmentally friendly.

Simply click on the pictures below to download the PDFs and explore our diverse range of professionally designed, free printable or editable chore charts. Whether you have multiple kids or prefer a weekly format, we have you covered.

To Download these 10 Best Chore Charts Free Printables PDF Simply click on the image to open PDF file , or right click to download

Chore Chart simple with colored days of the week We understand that getting kids to actually do their chores can be a challenge. That’s why we also provide three secrets to creating an effective chore chart, along with a free printable chore chart template, to help you motivate your children.

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Download Girl or boy version of this chart with days of the week in colors, use the column on right to enter the chore name and track throughout the week by coloring the stars.

These stars will help you teach your child colors too!

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Better habbits through chores my experience!

As a mom, let me share with you my experience of earning money or rewards through giving chores to my kids! I’ve discovered a fantastic way to teach responsibility and keep my children engaged by assigning them various tasks around the house and setting a price for each task. It’s actually quite fun!

So, here’s how it works: I create a list of chores suitable for each child’s age and abilities. From making their beds to tidying up their rooms, doing the dishes, or even helping with laundry, there are plenty of tasks to choose from. The key is to make it feel like a game!

To make things even more exciting, I assign a monetary value or a reward for each chore. This way, my kids understand that by completing these tasks, they can earn some money or special treats. It’s amazing how this simple system keeps them motivated and willing to participate eagerly.

 

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Seeing my children take on these responsibilities and accomplish their tasks is truly heartwarming. Not only are they learning valuable life skills, but they are also gaining a sense of accomplishment and pride. It’s an excellent opportunity for them to understand the value of hard work and the rewards that come with it.

Of course, the money they earn isn’t just for spending on toys or treats. We encourage them to save a portion of their earnings, teaching them about financial responsibility from an early age. It’s a valuable lesson that will serve them well in the future.

Overall, using chores as a means of earning money or rewards has been a game-changer for our family. It brings a sense of fun and engagement to everyday tasks, instilling a strong work ethic and responsibility in our kids. Plus, it’s a wonderful opportunity for us to bond and spend quality time together as we tackle these chores as a team.

 

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For adults and kids alike, our simple yet beautiful printable weekly chore chart can be easily laminated for repeated use. Use a marker to mark X’s in the boxes, keeping track of completed tasks.

Download our chore chart stickers for a colorful addition to your organizers collection. They come in both colored and black-and-white colorable versions, adding a fun element to your chore routines.

I really hope you enjoy using these, I really loved creating them all the graphics used in the making are available through my shop too !

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Teacher Clipart Alphabet Uppercase & LowerCase Letters

Teacher Clipart Alphabet Uppercase & LowerCase Letters

As an illustration artist, I am thrilled to present my latest creation—a set of 56 unique cliparts featuring kids holding alphabets from A to Z. These delightful illustrations are specifically designed to cater to the needs of teachers who can utilize these teacher clipart in the creation of engaging workbooks and worksheets for young learners.

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Each clipart in the collection showcases a different child holding a specific alphabet, creating a vibrant and interactive learning experience. The illustrations are carefully crafted to appeal to children’s imaginations, making the process of learning the alphabet an enjoyable adventure. The characters are depicted in various poses, expressing excitement and curiosity, which adds a touch of liveliness to the visuals.

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In addition to the full-color versions, the set also includes black and white outline versions of each clipart. This offers versatility for teachers who may prefer to incorporate coloring activities or use the images in printable worksheets. The outline versions provide a blank canvas for children to unleash their creativity and add their own personal touch to the illustrations.

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These cliparts are perfect for teachers and educators working with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early elementary students. They can be seamlessly integrated into a wide range of educational materials, including workbooks, flashcards, posters, and more. Whether it’s teaching letter recognition, phonics, or vocabulary building, these illustrations serve as valuable visual aids that engage young learners and foster a love for learning.

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Teachers can also leverage the cliparts to create interactive activities such as matching games, alphabet puzzles, and letter-sound associations. The versatility of the collection allows for endless possibilities in designing educational resources that cater to different learning styles and preferences.

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To ensure ease of use, the cliparts are provided in commonly used file formats such as PNG and JPEG. They are high-resolution, ensuring excellent print quality, and can be resized without compromising the clarity of the images. This flexibility enables teachers to customize the cliparts to suit their specific requirements.

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By incorporating these charming illustrations into their teaching materials, educators can create a visually appealing and engaging learning environment that captures children’s attention and enhances their understanding of the alphabet. The combination of colorful characters and educational content fosters a positive and enjoyable learning experience for young students.

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In conclusion, my set of cliparts featuring kids holding alphabets offers an ideal resource for teachers and educators looking to create captivating workbooks and worksheets. With 56 unique illustrations and both full-color and black and white outline versions, these cliparts provide endless possibilities for creating interactive and educational materials. Let your imagination soar as you use these delightful visuals to inspire and engage young learners on their journey to mastering the alphabet.

 

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Happy Fathers Day : Best Gift for Father

Father’s Day is a special occasion that allows us to honor and appreciate the incredible dads in our lives. It’s a time to express gratitude, love, and admiration for their unwavering support and guidance. As Father’s Day approaches in 2023, let’s explore some of the best gifts and heartfelt wishes that will make this day truly memorable for the extraordinary fathers out there.

Most of these gifts were created using graphics from Aifactory designed by me, for the production of these gifts various POD websites are involved check them out below.

1. Happy Father’s Day Wishes:

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Words have the power to convey emotions that touch the heart. Send your father warm and meaningful wishes to make him feel cherished and loved. Express your gratitude for his constant presence and the positive impact he has made in your life. A simple, heartfelt message can make his day truly special.

2. Father’s Day Gift Ideas:

Finding the perfect gift for your dad can be a delightful challenge. Consider his interests, hobbies, and preferences to choose a gift that reflects his unique personality. Here are some popular Father’s Day gift ideas for 2023:

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Personalized Engraved Watch:

A timeless piece that symbolizes your appreciation for his time, dedication, and love.

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Tech Gadgets: Surprise your tech-savvy dad with the latest gadgets that align with his interests, such as a smartwatch, noise-canceling headphones, or a high-quality Bluetooth speaker.

Grilling Essentials: If your father enjoys cooking and barbecuing, consider a set of premium grilling tools or a versatile grill pan to enhance his culinary skills.

Sports Memorabilia: If he’s a sports enthusiast, a signed jersey or a collectible item from his favorite team will undoubtedly make his day.

Subscription Boxes: Choose from a variety of subscription boxes tailored to his interests, such as gourmet food, craft beer, grooming products, or even a monthly book selection.

3. Cool Father’s Day Gifts:

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For the dads who appreciate unique and unconventional gifts, explore these cool and trendy options:

Personalized Leather Wallet: A stylish accessory with his initials engraved, adding a touch of sophistication to his everyday life.
Whiskey Stones: Help him elevate his drinking experience with these innovative stones that keep his favorite whiskey chilled without dilution.
Adventure Gear: If your dad loves the great outdoors, consider gifting him a high-quality backpack, a portable hammock, or a rugged camping gadget for his next adventure.
DIY Photo Album: Create a personalized photo album capturing precious moments spent together, accompanied by heartfelt messages and memories.

4. Father’s Day DIY Gifts:

Nothing says “I love you” more than a handmade gift. Get creative and show your dad your artistic side with these DIY ideas:

Customized Coffee Mug: Decorate a plain mug with your own design or a heartfelt message using ceramic markers or paint.
Handmade Greeting Cards: Use your artistic skills to create a beautiful and personalized card, expressing your love and gratitude in your own words.
Memory Jar: Fill a jar with handwritten notes detailing special memories, inside jokes, and reasons why you appreciate your dad. He can pick one note each day and relive those cherished moments.

Conclusion:
Father’s Day is an occasion to celebrate the incredible role fathers play in our lives. Whether you choose a thoughtful gift or craft a heartfelt message, the most important thing is to show your dad how much you appreciate him. Let this Father’s Day in 2023 be a day filled with love, laughter, and lasting memories as you honor the remarkable fathers in your life.

Free Cliprt for Teacher Black and White outline

Since I started uploading more content to TPT Store I have created bundles of resources designed specificall for the teachers in mind, these student teacher clipart in colored and black and white outline are perfect for creating worksheets and coloring pages.

Having past experience as an Art and Craft teacher, a little bit of know how of how to manage the kids in their spare time with coloring books and worksheets these cliparts for teahers are an asset for any teacher. Besides the premium cliparts for teachers these additions help you get to know my work and style .

When teachers are creating worksheets and coloring pages it is a best practice to keep consistency with the characters of cliparts and having a series of images premium or free is a blessing in disguise.

Below are some of the Free Cliparts for Teachers that I have shared over at my TPT store, and recently uploaded to Aifactory shop.

{FREEBIE!} Spring Garden Gnome {Spring Clipart}

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This Freebie Clipart includes:
Garden gnome with Umbrella ( colored clipart & black and white)
Watering pot with flowers ( Colored clipart & Black and White)
Flower Clipart ( Colored clipart & Black and White)
Mushroom Clipart ( Colored clipart & Black and White)

Dont forget to check out the related clipart sets:

Spring garden bunnies
Spring Garden Gnomes
TERMS OF USE
Please read my TERMS OF USE for more information about personal and commercial use of these graphics prior to purchasing. ( included in download)

Turkey Time Thanksgiving FREEBIE! {turkey clipart}

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This fun set of clipart includes:

7 Turkey cliparts (7 color and 7 BW)
– Turkey Topper x2 color and BW
– Thanksgiving Turkey Holding Banner x2 Color and BW
– Christmas Turkey x3

*All images are high resolution (300 dpi), so you can make them bigger or smaller and they will still look crisp and clear. All images are PNG files so they can easily be layered into your resources**

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Freebie Hot Cocoa Mugs Clipart

hot cocoa free cliparts for teachers and crafters mugs in multicolor black and white outline and various styles

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Dont forget to grab my Yearlong clipart bundle which covers all year round images !!

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Spring Clipart Flowers Freebie { Digital Clip Art by Aifactory}

free cliparts for teachers , students principal black and white outline great for coloring pages and more

**All images are high resolution (300 dpi), so you can make them bigger or smaller and they will still look crisp and clear. All images are PNG files so they can easily be layered into your resources**

 

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This bundle grows with amazing discounts if you love these flowers you just cant miss this bundle.

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Free Printable Coloring Pages for Adults Only PDF Printable Download

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Sometimes you just want to get into high vibe and these free Printable Coloring Pages for Adults Only is just the activity needed to get you back into alignment, These free quote inspirational coloring pages are just plain FUN and perfect for Adults or grown ups who are willing to spend some quality time!

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Whether you want to color them, or you print these printable coloring pages out and frame them up after coloring, these enchanting pages will inspire creativity and sparkle!

Get those coloring pencils or markers out and use these to get your creative juices flowing

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If you are regular reader of my blog and are aware of my 2015 dream to publish coloring pages then you might be glad to know that I finally did it. My first coloring book was Ella the dancing girl which of course I have it listed on my shop.

Check out Ella My Coloring Book for Kids

My very first coloring book was “Ella Coloring Pages for Kids” She was loved by many but since that coloring book was for kids, my intention was to create one specifically for grown ups and adults.

So guess what was my next step? Yes create a coloring book for adults. This one has all the initials to create a custom name using coloring pages if one likes.

Floral Coloring Pages for Adults

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Mandala Coloring pages for Adults

But right now I am sharing a few of pages which are not exactly from this book but does include floral garden elements from the same. But the journey didnt stop there , I also created Mandala coloring pages for adults which of course was fun too..

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How Much Money Can You Make Selling Stock Photos Online?

I have been selling stock photos Online since 2007, and at that time I could easily make well over $600 per week through selling my illustrations via various stock photo websites. But before that I always wondered how much money can be made selling stock photos online.

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You can cross post your stock photos to multiple websites and earn a good flow of income from all Stock image websites. Earnings per image download can range from $0.35 to $5.80 for stock image download and around $50 – $100 for Extended License downloads. But you can make a lot more money if you follow the tips that I shared in this post.

It is best not to be exclusive with one stock photo website. Uploading the same portfolio of work to multiple sites can bring in a consistent flow of income which depends upon how many images you have uploaded.

My Story of Selling Stock illustration and Money that I Made

Since I am living in a country where $ currency converts well for over 10 years or so I was making good money by selling stock illustrations and images. Sounds crazy right? . For a graphic designer and illustration artist it is a dream!

Dreamstime pays between 25% and 60% commissions, resulting in $0.35 to $12.24 for a royalty-free download. You can earn up to $40.80 for extended licenses. In addition, Exclusive users get $0.20 per accepted uploaded image.

I kept of creating and submitting illustrations religiously……..But then….I decided to alter my path as life happened and I moved on from creating more stock illustrations to selling them as part of products through POD websites. until recently I checked back in my portfolio of work and still there was a good chunk of money waiting for me. This is why I am sharing my starters journey with you here in this blog post so anyone who is a beginner can understand how much and how soon money can be made through selling photos.

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© Photographer: Pratyaksa | Agency: Dreamstime.com

How much money I make through Dreamstime

Here is a screen shot of my earning back in 2007 -9 by Selling Stock illustrations from Dreamstime alone.

Become a Stock Photo Contributor on Dreamstime

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You can see that I was able to get an average of $60-70 per month from dreamstime at that time my portfolio wasn’t big enough as well. Which was pretty decent as a starting bonus coming from a single website.

Most of my images were vector illustrations and EPS files, Dreamstime accepts eps files that are good and clean . If you are wondering how to ready an illustration for submission then you might be interested in this tutorial where I shared how to clean your illustrations for submission as vector illustrations

Related Article : How to clean your stock photo illustrations 

Then gradually I started posting the same illustrations to other stock photo websites. I have covered all the best place to sell photos online in another blog post. In this post I will be drilling further on the idea of how much money you can actually make by selling photos and illustrations.

At that time i created illustrations in bulk and i really loved it too, I gave myself challenge to create 100 illustrations ( Even wrote a blog post in 2008 about it ).

Shutterstock works great for contributors as well, at that time Shutterstock had an active forum that helped a lot when it came to driving traffic to our new submissions as a contributor. See below my limited stats from 2007. I am sharing stats from that time because I wanted to show how much you can start making within your first month from these websites.

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Become a Contributor on Shutterstock

My portfolio started growing steadily and I started uploading them to other stock photo websites. Later on when I lost the drive to create more illustrations and stock photos and changed my direction into Art Licensing my works. My portfolio stopped growing and so did my earnings.

So How can you make a steady stream of income? IF you are deciding to go down this route then the only way you can earn a good chunk of money through selling photos and illustrations is by keeping your portfolio alive.

You earn between 15% and 40% commission when one of your images or videos is downloaded at Shutterstock. This means you get paid $0.10 to $5.80 for images, $10.20 to $39.80 for extended licenses, and $1.25 to $47.92 for each video.

But in order to earn a good passive income through these websites you must be publishing content regularly, updating your image library, adding more content and uploading them to these websites. This doesn’t mean that you can just throw these out on the websites. You will be required to do a proper keyword research add these keywords in titles and tags of the photos in order to make more sales.

A few of my illustrations that are from back in 2007 are not that well keyworded as at the moment making money on these websites was comparatively easy.

How to increase sales and make more money Selling Stock Photos Online?

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© Photographer: Julia Kutska | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Here are a few of my tips if you would like to maybe start selling or increase your earning through stock photos. This is not a get rich quick scheme at all so if you are one of those people who are hoping to make good money then maybe this path is not the right one for you.

So what is required of you if you choose to stay the path?

1- Consistency

Keeping a consistent flow of new images and stock photos is very important. This will not only keep your portfolio growing but also each new upload will push you towards recent images search results hence pulling your complete portfolio to front of the websites. Hence making more sale , hence making more money selling stock photos.

2- Keeping up with the Trends

Keeping up with the trends is very important. All year round there is consistent demand for new images and stock photos and illustrations , vectors, video footage and more. So as a creator, contributor and artist you must have a mindset of pre-projection of which images are going to be search next.

For instance right now we are entering Oct , marketing companies and clients have already created the advertising material, products or updated their online content with Halloween images. So if you are creating halloween images, illustrations or stock photos then you must have them already up on the website a month before.

I keep myself updated through a simple calendar that is well 2 months in advance for every holiday so I really get the idea about when to start creating which illustrations.

3- Keyword research

Doing keyword research has become integral part of if process now. As your title and tags must contain words that are being searched. You can use google keyword planner or any other advance keywords planner to find the right words and tags.

I really love the shutterstock keyword generation tool which really helps in finding searchable keywords. Once I have generated keywords inside shutterstock I take it to other platforms and mostly use the same keywords. So if you are batching your upload process then this becomes really easy to post on multiple sites in less time.

4- Quality over Quantity

Now when i look at my work that was posted & mind you got sold and STILL does is not at all I would approve today for posting. People can buy such ugly images as well at times that makes me wonder really? someone needed that ?.

Not really ugly but a very simple illustration of mine of a stick figure fairy made me around $2000 cumulatively over the years. I even received a thankyou note from someone who purchased my illustration to create a memory book for her mother.

Fairies
© Photographer: One8edegre | Agency: Dreamstime.com

 

Example of how much a stock illustration sells for 

You can see the breakdown of cost over the years for this particular illustration the range of amount you can earn varries.

You get paid more for a larger file size or a vector format.

how much money can you make selling stock photos

The same image gets sold for various keywords defined by the searcher of image. Keeping your tags various will help you get noticed and make more sales.

Same image got sold for $13 and $0.35, $2.0 , $7.5 , $5. 7 so it really depends upon the size and the subscription plan of the buyer.

Example of Various Prices for Various Sizes of images Sold

how much money can you make selling stock photos

The feeling is great when you recieve this kind of appreciation. My stick figure fairy couldnt give me good monetry return if you think of it . But yeah she is cute.

5- Sharing your portfolio on Social Media

It is advisable to drive traffic to your portfolio, more eyes fall on your work it is better. Pretty much all of the platforms have widgets and embed options for images or portfolio so why not?. So one of the aspects of how much money can you make selling stock photos is how much you bring it in front of the right audience.

One of my highest money making months on stock photo websites have been the ones where I shared my portfolio in the forums and over social media as well. More traffic comes to your portfolio more money you will be able to make.

It is said that 20% creativity and 80% marketing, with artists and creators this part becomes a bit difficult when they immerse themselves so much in the creativity aspect that they do not spend their energy over marketing it. Marketing is what brings in more clients and hence more commission and money.

6- Signing up as a referral 

The best thing that I did besides creating illustrations for stock photo websites to make money was to sign up as their referral. Referral is when you invite others to signup to their website either as a seller or a contributor. You can make money by selling stock photos and illustrations and while doing that you can also make money by sharing their website. So it is a win win.

For example if right now if you went and signed up as a contributor , since you are wondering how much money can you make selling stock photos online, I will get a %age of commission every time someone buys your portfolio too and/or if someone buys stock photos or illustrations using the links that I shared.

So even if you are not making money through your portfolio of stock images you can still make some extra income by sharing it.

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You must have seen other free vector illustration and image sharing websites that do it for free, have a portion of their search pages taken over by Shutterstock or Dreamstime. This is how they make money, ie by driving traffic to shutterstock . You can view this in action right here 🙂

Signup as a Contributor on Shutterstock Here

Or 

Check out Shutterstock coupon codes for 2022 right here

7- Bundle and Sell

Now if you are like me and would like to branch out and multiply on the amount of money that you make through selling stock photos you can very well create products and sell them through other websits. Afterall you have a great portfolio of work now and you can definately cash it out in multiple ways. One way is to sell it through your own blog or website ( Set up a Woocommerce Store ) , You can sell them as bundles through Etsy ( Claim 40 free listings to get started) or You can sell products created using your images through other POD websites .

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Conclusion: Can you + How Much Money can be made through stock photo websites.

You can earn well over $1000 or so with a portfolio big enough and good enough by selling your same work through multiple websites. And if you create and sell them further through other websites beside stock photo website you can easily create multiple $$$.

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Fall Pumpkin Clipart Free Download Black and White outline and more

These pumpkin clipart are superb for making fall and harvest theme party invitations or kindergarten assignments. Each image is a high-quality PNG or JPEG file. Please refer to the terms of use for more information on how to use them.

Previously I shared Halloween theme free background vector art in my blog. This time I am sharing with you a fun collection of pumpkin clipart, Halloween and fall theme clipart. Few of them are digital stamps which include the pumpkin clipart in black and white outline and some other drawings all of these drawings are free to use in your personal projects or scrapbooking needs. However if you decide to create commercial products then don’t hesitate to contact me for commercial use license.

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>>Want to create your own spooky halloween character illustration in adobe illustrator? Check out this tutorial How to create a Square Mummy in vector

This cute pumpkin clipart is from my collection of Pink Halloween Clipart bundle. The bundle is full of other halloween theme cliparts including but not limited to ghost, bat, skull, pumpkin, witch, spider, spiderweb and witch on broomstick. included are 28 Cliparts in all .

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These pumpkin clipart are wonderful for producing fall and harvest themed printables, invites, or school assignments. All of the items are High Resolution PNGs and JPGs. Please refer to the terms of use for more information about utilizing them.

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How to do Reverse Image Search for your images or illustrations

How to do Reverse Image Search for your stock photo or illustrations.

Google’s  “Reverse image search” seems to be a pretty handy tool for designers and artists , for an illustration artist or graphic designer , who are selling or licensing their artworks this little but mighty tool can be quite useful . This can be used to help artists find unauthorized uses of their works.

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RELATED ARTICLE : 16 PLACES TO SELL STOCK PHOTOS ONLINE

Discover all sorts of content that’s related to a specific image. Just specify an image, and you’ll find other similar or related images as well as relevant results from across the Web.

What s Reverse Image Search and Why do I need one?

Being an artist while I sell stock photo and illustrations through stock photo websites and as free vectors PNG illustrations. I have to time and again keep an eye on stolen graphics. There are a few websites that cross the ethical line and repost images without proper consent and affiliation of images.

Even though my Free Vector PNGs are free to download but they do come with a limitation of credit back with a link to my website. Many content creators and bloggers sometimes repost these images without doing that.

Can you Reverse Image Search to find Graphics?

 

Of course you can reverse image search to find your graphics I have done it multiple times and have sent DCMA notice a couple of times and go them removed. For example my tutorial of how to recolor artwork in illustrator has some pretty high quality black and white outlines.

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Hence many coloring book websites have stolen images from this tutorial and posted them as their own. Using Reverse image search on google has helped me tremendously to find these.

Can you reverse search an image on a phone?

 

You can reverse image search on your Android device with Google Chrome. You can also reverse image search through google chrome on your phone. Open a web page by tapping and holding the image and then choosing to search with Google Lens. If the image is stored on your phone, you can tap on the Google Lens icon in Chrome’s search bar

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What are the best Reverse image Search Tools?

 

Searching for the original source of an image you find online can be a tedious task. These free sites make it simple to find out where a photo came from by doing a reverse search. Reverse image searches are especially useful when you’re looking for a safe use of an image or if you want to find out if your content has been stolen.

Keeping in view my experience from a creators point of view although google will deliver many images for each search result it is NOT OK to simply save the images found in searches and using them in your projects. Thankfully you have the option to dig deeper and find out the source of the image. Find the copyright information or the creator of the image.

Reach out to the designer where necessary to get the permission to use their creation on your website with proper link back and credit information. IF this is too much you can else search Vintage Stock photo websites for images or buy or purchase stock photos with relevant usage rights.

1- Google image Search

Google reverse image search engine is one of the first ones that started providing its services and back in the days I only knew of google image search.This is how I found out early on when the Art Licensing agent I was working with kept selling my art through POD websites without my consent.

Read the full Story Right Here  : What they aren’t telling you about selling Art Online

How can you do reverse image search on Google?

 

Simply go to google and look up for reverse image, or Click here to land on the page to do the search.

  1. Upload an image from your computer
  2. Drop the image into a search bar
  3. Click “Search”

2- Yahoo image Search

Doing image search on yahoo is pretty much the same as the other search engines that do the reverse image search for free. You have the image ready with you and simply upload it to the search engine to do the image search.

The results are not exactly the same on search engines, which is due to the search results and website indexing on the said search engine.

How to reverse image search using Yahoo Image Search?

 

  1. Select an image from your computer
  2. Upload it or drag and drop it into the search bar
  3. Click “Search”

3-Bing visual Search

Bing visual search is provided by Microsoft back in 2014. You can now use images to search the content instead of using text to do this task.

How do i search Bing with an image?

 

  1. Select the Images tab at the top of any search results page, or go to Bing images.
  2. In the search box, select the camera icon.

4-Tin Eye image Search

Believe it or not but my very first encounter with reverse image search was with using Tin Eye image search. A vary handy similar extension for firefox which i have been using for a while is TINEYE . Which is i guess MORE practical for me and a bit more quicker! .

How does Tin Eye work to search images?

 

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You can do that by uploading an image or searching by URL. You can also simply drag and drop your images to start your search.TinEye constantly crawls the web and adds images to its index. Today, the TinEye index is over 56.0 billion images.

5-Pinterest Image Search

Being a graphic designer and visual artist Pinterest image search is by far the most loved website I use. Since the flip side of using pinterest search is that if you are creating products then this tool will definately come in handy.

How to use Reverse image search on mobile with Pinterest?

 

“Computer vision technology is no longer just a futuristic idea — it’s made its way out of the labs and into the hands of Pinners who use the technology every day. From camera search where a picture is entered as the query, to saving Pins, visual signals power search, recommendations and results across Pinterest.” – Pinterest blog

While using Pinterest app you will see a search icon at the bottom of your feed. Tapping on the search icon will present you with a text box and a camera button this feature in Pinterest is called pinterest lens. Lens lets you discover ideas inspired by anything you point your Pinterest camera at which is awesome!.

  1. Open the Pinterest app on your mobile device and tap
  2. Tap  in the search bar
  3. Pinch to zoom or tap on a specific object to focus your camera
  4. Tap the button to snap a picture or select a photo from your camera roll
  5. Explore and discover ideas.

Can you use pinterest lens to do reverse image search? Yes ! sure you can just upload your photo and see pinterest score the internet and find your images and graphics. Really cool if you are trying to find your artwork used online or elsewhere.

CONCLUSION

Being a creator and Artist it is vital to keep an eye on your graphics and illustrations if you are using Graphic Design to create products to sell online. Using reverse image tools can save you time and in some cases money by finding people or websites using your images without proper credit backs. I have found it to be useful for myself and would suggest that you should do the same.

I would love to know how you use image search feature online and what are your experiences being a designer and artist. Have you found these website useful in your creative process as I have?

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How to do Reverse Image Search for your stock photo or illustrations.

 

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We have a beautiful desktop wallpaper for your computer especially for the month of September. The design of this wallpaper actually gives you a sneak peek of the new branding that we’re designing for our Canva Templates for Small Business  – The Canva Templates Hub . This desktop wallpaper comes with a Free Canva Template that you can edit to fit your need. Add or edit with your personalized monthly affirmation and to-do tasks. Simple click on share link at the

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How to Edit a Canva Template

When you click on the template link provided you will be presented with a page on Canva with the information to make a copy. Incase you dont have a Canva account you might be required to signup, dont worry it is free! . Simply click on the text areas and change the text double click if you are required to. Once you have altered the text to suit your requirement hit Download and use the image as your desktop background.

 

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How to sell art online and make money as a Digital Artist

How to sell art online and make money as an artist

How to sell art online and make money as an artist

How to Sell Art Online and make money as a digital artist

These past few days I have been focusing more on creating hand painted art beside digital art. Although having Masters in Fine Arts degree up my belt and a gold medal as a painter once i fell in the “trap” of creating digital art I totally shifted my line of work. Now spending 20+ years selling art online I think it is time for me to turn to traditional watercolor and canvas.

A while back I wrote a blog post about selling art online in a blog post ( 16 places to sell stock photos and illustration online) this post alone got me plenty of recognition and was bookmarked and saved by many. Now I wanted to share some of my tips on making money selling your art online. The digital era that we have entered after this pendamic hit us, everyone is goint online!. Artists are also looking for ways to reach out to galleries and many turned to instagram as a resort for sharing their work.

The real fact is that you can not just wake up and start making money online selling art unless you are clear about your objectives as well as few tools understanding. Here are few platforms of my choice when it comes to making money selling art online.

Sell art online free through instagram

When it comes to selling through instagram your first step would be to create a creators account on instagram. Write a compelling bio with the keywords like Art, Artist, Watercolor Artist, Buy Art Online, Art for sale and like wise. The best place to add your keyword is your username as this is the place that Instagram search looks for when someone enters a keyword. Secondly use these keywords as part of your bio when you are writing it. Third point is to add a call to Action that may include DM me , Signup , Download Now or something like that.

 

Now after you are set up for instagram your next mission is to bring consistency to your posting schedule. Categorize your content in 3-4 buckets that may include work process videos , finished artwork , artwork in use or your personal life. Posting consistently is the key when it comes to increasing your audience and eventually selling art through social media.

How to Sell art online and make money through POD websites

The best way to actually sell your art is on various products. POD stands for Print on Demand websites. These include Zazzle, Cafepress, Gearbubble and Printful. After you open up an account you will have the choice to choose the products on which you want to sell your art on. These can be T-Shirts, Cups, Mugs, Aprons, Bedsheets, Hoodies, Cusions, Pillow Covers, Laptop Sleeves and so many more.

All you have to do is to simply upload your art and place it on pre-made product mockups, add a title set a price and post for sale. Everytime an artwork or product is sold you are rewarded in form of a comission. You really dont have to run after printing or shipping the POD websites will do this for you and you will recieve royalties for every purchase you make.

>>Related post : How to sell art onine and make money

Sell Fine Art online on canvas and as Art Prints

Again if you would like to recieve orders via instagram or your own website, and have it printed and shipped you can make use of the websites that help you sell find art online on canvas and as art prints. A few of these are Zazzle, Cafepress, Artprints , FineArt America.

Using pinterest to drive traffic to your website

However if you choose to sell your art online through your own ecommerce website, you can choose platforms like Shopify, Wix or likewise to create with a few clicks. The improtant task after that is how to drive traffic to your website and make a sale. Many of us during their initial phase of website launch are not ready to invest in facebook ad and google ads to drive traffic to their art portfolio. Pinterest comes in handy ! I have previously shared how I use Pinterest to drive traffic to my website using Tailwind  you can read it if you are interested. Otherwise all you have to do is create compelling pinterest long pins , that can be done easily via canva and then have it directly published to your pinterest boards. Want to know about my strategy ? check out this post.

Using Email to sell Art

Once you have a website, or maybe you only have instagram as your point of selling art you can easily setup a mailing list that will help you capture fans and clients. Use Mailerlite or mailchimp as your email list provider and give a signup incentive to your fans. Most popular way is to offer 10% OFF to your subscribers when they sign up. Now start regulerly emailing your fans with the latest updates and offers for your special subscribers. This will help you drive more traffic to your website as well as sales!

>>Related Article : Mailchimp alternative and how to setup newsletter for your blog

 

Conclusion : If you are wondering how to sell art onine and make money, consistency and a plan of action is the key no matter what path you decide just keep doing it……. Read how I nearly gave up !

 

How to Sell Art Online and make money

How to Sell Art Online and make money as a graphic Designer in 3 Steps

If you are regular reader of my website and know my journey as an artist then you might be aware of the time when I threw away the whole concept of trying to sell my art online and how I came back to painting after 3 years. No journey be it selling art or achieving any of your dreams is without challenges ( you might consider reading What artlicensing is and isnt) . When it comes to starting out as an artist earning a recurring revenue from your Art then you might be curious on how to sell art online or where to sell your graphic designs, illustrations or vectors online.

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Related : How I create Digital products from my illustrations

Keeping in view a complete starter I have compiled a list of websites where you really dont need to have an extensive portfolio of work and just start selling right away. All you require is a skill as an artist and the knowledge to just start !

Step 1

Sharpen your tools to sell art and make money Online

So online is a digital world so your physical portfolio of work will not help you here much. You need to have proper set of tools to begin creating your portfolio of work. I will not go into details in this post for creating a portfolio of work and placing it online. Right now my aim is just to give the power of selling art in your hand so you can just start creating art right away and start earning comission from it as soon as possible.

You need to get aware of the graphic design tools and softwares and get aquinted with some specific skills. these include

Learning Adobe illustrator

learn how to create seamless patterns ,

Learn how to convert your drawing into line art,

Learn how to use basic vector illustration through this tutorial

How to expand patterns 

How to batch convert JPGS

Or use these 38 Vector Tutorials in order to sharpen your skills an artist.

Learning Adobe Photoshop ( Learn how to create mockups , learn how to convert your drawing ,)

And if these graphic design tools seem too techy for you at the moment you can choose from a few simple graphic design tools like Stencil , picmonkey or canva to do the job for you .

Step 2

Hacks to create product mockups Online

in order to represent your work you will be needing beautiful product mockups . These websites provide tools that will help you create beautiful mockups using free stock photos. Not necessarily you will be using free stock photos you might want to consider using Stock photos from a few leading websites including Dreamstime, Shutterstock, Istockphoto and Canstock.

Create Mockups using Printful’s Mockup Generator.

Even if you dont plan on using printful as your choice of selling art on your products yet , but signing up and using their mockup creator tool is recommended. You are able to create beautiful mockups with just a few steps!

Use Product mockups using Zazzle’s Product creator to sell art and make money .

Secondly since Zazzle is also one of the 16 places from where you can sell art online that i recommend, you can however choose not to sell art dirctly from them but use their product image creator instead. Like Printful just drag and upload your artwork to their website and you have a mockup like canvas, Art Prints, T-Shirts created in no time at all.

Use Stock photo websites to download Stock Photos with mockup of various products including T-Shirts, Tags, Towels and many more to create beautiful mockups. Here your skill as a Photoshop expert will come in handy. You can also use these stock photos free for commecial use that I shared recently

Step 3

Start Uploading your and Selling your Art on Products

Here are some of the pointer websites that can help you sell your art. All you have to do is upload your artwork, these are called Print on Demand websites. As a print on demand artist you will upload your art over their mockups and once you make a sale they will print and ship it for you.

Creative Market

Previously I have mentioned creative market in many of my blog posts and it is one platform that very quickly caught the attention of graphic designers and illustration artists. Although there are many other competitive platforms to sell illustrations and art but in my opinion creative market has the best quality of digital products oniline and as a seller you get to recieve best benifits of selling your art. There are multiple types of products that you can create and sell including but not limited to mockups, Photoshop and vector brushes, cliparts, seamless patterns and more.

Here is a breakdown of a few of the points that in my openion set it apart

  1. You get to keep 70% of your sales comission which is way better than many other competitive websites.
  2. No exclusivity lock meaning you are free to sell your designs in other platforms as well.
  3. Easy upload interface is one of the key features of creative market it is really easy to get started as a seller.
  4. Recieve free downloads from other creators if you want to use. Artists share their work as free downloads and creative market promotes them as well through their email campaigns so you get extra exposure when you open up your shop at creative market and sell art online.

 

These website include Zazzle, Redbubble, SpoonFlower, Printful , gearbubble

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How to Start a Blog with WordPress in 2021

how to start a blog with wordpress How to Start a Blog with Wordpress in 2021

Wondering how to start a blog with wordpress in 2021?

How will you feel that finally, you were able to start a blog helping you not only to make money online while blogging but also present your work out in the world. Maybe sell your digital products online or maybe even your physical products?

You can start a blog with wordpress in 2020 and start making money online in a matter of minutes. Or you could finally, create a storefront and start selling from this? ,Be able to lead clients and direct them to your own self-hosted platform. All this and more like your own pretty domain name, Set up email addresses, newsletters and more.

in this posts series, how to start a blog with wordpress within next 24 hours.

We are going through times when that is allowing us to stop and look at our surroundings. Raise questions about who we are being, what is important and what needs to be done with. Maybe you are still struggling with your surroundings and they are keeping you busy enough that you don’t even get the time to reflect on who you are being and which direction to take.

For me this time out by Universe has given me a safe place to go within and shed out the unwanted. These unwanted items not only include, purging my home, decluttering my surroundings but also in a good way I am exploring new ways to expand my online business and work. I see so many people going through all of this as well.

Some have been busy all their life doing 9 to 5 jobs, they don’t even love or are passionate about. It is like dragging themselves to work every day, going through the workload, communicating and frustrated with a nosey boss. And now when they got the time out they are wondering if this is how they want to spend the rest of their lives?

Maybe you too in a state similar to this, maybe you were also forced to sit at home, maybe you too are wondering what if there is something else to life. Maybe you are struck by fear and are not able to do anything creative. It almost feels like running in a hamster wheel. Forced life, but for how long? will this ever end? you love drawing, maybe gardening, maybe painting, do you really have to wait for your retirement to do what you love doing?

This pivot may mean

  • Leaving your job and facing some uncertain times and wondering if you can too make money by blogging
  • Getting overwhelmed wondering ok here I am and I would love to spend more time doing what I am passionate about but how to begin where to start from and what are my next steps.

I am passionate about helping other creative women find their inner Creative Diva and start earning a living doing what they love by blogging and selling their creativity online.  And all of this starts from taking a single decision and setting a strong intention. If you are committed enough to make a change in your life, if you want to be one of the few who are strong enough to take a stand for their desires then allow me to take you by the hand and over the next few posts help you create a business doing what you love.

So in this post, I will share the initial tasks you can take right now starting today towards a strong business foundation. by setting up an online shop in less than 24 hours.

how to start a blog with wordpress in 2020 in 4 steps

  1. Choose a blog name and get a hosting
  2. Install WordPress in order to Start a blog
  3. Personalize your blog by installing a pretty and functional theme
  4. Add the right plugins to help you track data and traffic
  5. Consistently write great content that attracts your ideal client
  6. Monetize your blog by affiliated products or your own self hosted shop

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Step 1:

Get a domain name & Hosting in order to start a blog with wordpress

If you already have a domain name then it is great ! time saved ! if not here are. A domain name is a name that people can type in their address bars to find you. This post of mine intends to set up a website for you in 24 hours so I will not write tons about each and every step but I will guide you towards your end goal, that is …. an online shop!

–>> CLICK HERE TO Get a Domain name + Hosting for only $1 

So your name could be simply yourname.com or yourbusinessname.com or maybe you want to be creative and come up with something interesting for your blog name. The thing is it really doesnt matter!. Focus on just getting a name and dont get caught up and procrastinating over how good a name sounds.

I am recommending 1 and 1 Hosting for this because it is the cheapest solution out there right now, you begin with paying $1 for the Domain plus hosting for the first month and then $4 onward. For the domain name, $1 for the first year is included. I signed up for the business package and have hosted two of my website paying $8.

When you are paying this low you are lowering the mental barrier of setting up a website being expensive just go ahead give it a try what is there to lose? $1 for the domain name for the first year is ample time for you to know if you are committed to running a website.

Other recommended providers are Godaddy (Starting from $5 ) Blue Host ($3.95 free domain for first year and hosting)

What is the difference between the domain name and hosting?

I often get asked this question, believe it or not, this confusion even stops many of you from taking the first step. So a domain name is like getting a URL that can be typed in the search bar, and hosting is a place where you will upload your files to. These files will include your website data, product images, blog images files, and similar.

For people to access your website, they will be landed on a webpage hosted on your hosting provider. it will show the files you stored in the form of a homepage blog or similar.

Step 2

Installing WordPress on your hosting space.

Consider your hosting space ( which you paid $1 for the first month) links to your domain name Here is how you will do it inside 1and 1 hosting. But you will see that most of the hosting companies have similar Cpanels. Cpanel is the dashboard from where you can take various tasks from inside the hosting provider.

After you signup, you will log in to your Cpanel ( Hosing Dashboard) here is how this looks like

How to Start a Blog in 2020 and make money

how to start a blog with wordpress in 2020 and make money

You have icons presented in front of you with managing your domain name, creating email addresses, installing websites and stores, managing your hosting space, and your billing and account information. If you click on domains you will be able to see the domain name that you just purchased.

But to set up your WordPress Shop and blog you will head on over to the search bar on top of the screen and type install WordPress.

How to Start a Blog in 2020 and make money

Give your website a title and click Create Website. Something Like ” Julias Art and Workshops” or whatever, don’t worry you can change it later at any time.

Type in the administrator login ( the login you will use to access your WordPress installation) I would recommend keeping it long and not including word admin in it. Here is a screenshot of how this looks like

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Next, you will be presented with an option to install a managed WordPress just click on the second option

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Next, you will be asked to link a domain name to the WordPress installation. From the dropdown choose the domain name that you just registered with.

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And you are done!

Type the domain name in the URL space in your browser and your website is online!

Step 3:

Personalize your blog by installing a pretty and functional theme

For my 3 Blogs that I own i have been in a whirlwind for ages trying out different themes. The Theme in a wodpress means the whole design of the website. Think of WordPress installation as a skeleton and now you need to make it pretty. We are done on how to start a blog with wordpress now you should also think about making it pretty right?
I have added a list of recommended themes and alternatives to my own choice of wordpress theme ( Divi) in the checklist you can download it for free.

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I choose Divi as my website theme because it is so easiy manageable. And besides the designers and tons of users at DIVI provide all the documentation on how to make it best work for you. And if you ever get stuck somewhere there is always a vido or help out there to overcome that.

Ofcourse there are plenty of free themes out there a few of them I have mentioned in my checklist but I choose to go with a premium one as I prefer to get all the support I can get.

Here is link to get Divi theme if you are interested.

Here is how to install a theme on your wordpress blog

  1. Login to your wordpress wp-login
  2. Go to Appearance
  3. Click on themes
  4. Click on Add New
  5. Click on upload
  6. Once it is uploaded Activate the theme!

Step 4:

Add the right plugins to help you track data and traffic

 

 

The Ryzen Gaming Laptop affordable and the best gaming Laptop

The best gaming laptop deals always save you a few bucks and give you power in your hands. So I have decided to start posting weekly roundup of best tech gadgets and resources for the geeky and techy people out there looking for best deals when considering purchasing a new one.

So I scored the internet and came across some great deals and pricing that I could find when it comes to making the final decision when purchasing Ryzen gaming laptop.

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The specs inside this machine may well make that wait worth it. There’s a massive 512GB SSD inside this machine, with a quad-core 9th generation i5 processor, 8GB RAM and GTX 1650 graphics on offer as well. That’s a configuration we rarely see at this price point.

 

Do bear in mind that I do not own this laptop myself partly because that I am more of a design oriented person and this review is solely for the gaming laptop if you are considering to buy one. I will be sharing links to where you can either get more info from or just get an idea for the overall decision making when purchasing your next machine. I am just going to save you a bit of time scouring the internet.

So ill be discussing two main elements of this specific Ryzer Gaming Laptop the screen and the keyboard as they are going to be our main focus.

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The Screen

The Screen is 15.6” 120Hz full HD (1920×1080) kind of what you expect in this price point. The screen itself is not that bright enough when I asked a couple of gamers who prefer a brighter one. For example if you are playing a game that requires tracking people of looking for gems and resources, you would really want screen to be a bit brighter.

Now this may work for some but not for me ! I would have liked to have a brighter screen but it is ok on the other hand because it is ok with the price this machine is available in which is great. Now the screen brightness and the contrast is not much of a big issue, maybe since I have an eye for graphic design this is something I am considering but oh well this can be forgiven not a problem.

The Keyboard and trackpad review for gaming

There are two points about keyboard that I will discuss the keyboards itself and then the trackpad so lets get on with it.

The Keyboard.

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Just like the last years model this one is quite uncomfortable one, it is infact sort of the same as the last model. when it comes to playing with the WASD keys they are quite cramped together maybe because of the wrist support that could have helped. BUT having said that again maybe it is my own preference and might not matter to many. This might also differ for person to person depending upon their hand placement for me mostly I access keyboard right from the front . But if you are pressing them with shift keys this might become awkward positioning ofcourse.

The Trackpad

Again the WASD keys and a few more when being used the left hand comes over the track pad…. hmmm… not what I wanted and was keen on. You might want to disable it in order to enjoy the keyboard fully. I would have loved if the trackpad was towards a bit right as it is shifted to the left. But again this is my own point of view, your own usage might differ.

The Specifications

So now looking at the specifications you will be amazed with the features this has at this price point. below are some of the specifications as mentioned at the Amazon Store

  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB graphics (base: 1395MHz, Boost: 1560MHz, TDP: 50W)
  • Quad-core AMD Ryzen 5 r5- 3550h processor
  • 15.6” 120Hz full HD (1920×1080) IPS-type display
  • 256GB NVMe SSD | 8GB DDR4 RAM | Windows 10 Home
  • Gigabit wave 2 Wi-Fi 5 (802.11AC)
  • Durable gaming laptop with MIL-STD-810 military standard construction
  • Dual fans with anti-dust technology | RGB backlit Keyboard rated for 20-million keystroke durability

Additional Perks

You can two ram slots and you can add up another one yet the battery is small it is a 48 hour battery I would have loved to have a longer running one. Love the way the main power socket is at the back so you can keep the cables out of your path with ease.

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The specs inside this machine may well make that wait worth it. There’s a massive 512GB SSD inside this machine, with a quad-core 9th generation i5 processor, 8GB RAM and GTX 1650 graphics on offer as well. That’s a configuration we rarely see at this price point.

 

Fear Vs Flow What is your Creator Mode?

If you are an artist and want to sell stick illustrations online or just your Art the one thing to focus on is mindset practices. When you are working from fear your art will not bring you any money as well, this article covers how you can make money from selling your art with the right mindset. Check out more on Sell Art online from aivault.com

If you are an artist and want to sell stick illustrations online or just your Art the one thing to focus on is mindset practices. When you are working from fear your art will not bring you any money as well, this article covers how you can make money from selling your art with the right mindset. Check out more on Sell Art online from aivault.com

I remember back in 2002 when I really got into blogging, I loved what I did so much so that I would wake up at 4 AM to write my next blog post. I had no idea why I HAD to blog but I did. At that time, I had gone through a phase of trying to find adobe illustrator tutorials as I was starting out. I couldn’t find any online.

So what I did was to turn to help section of Adobe and then create something. That’s how I learned. But once I was confident enough and I even started to sell stock illustrations online I knew that there are others like me in the initial stages of learning illustrator who needed help.

So I started writing illustrator tutorials. What I am trying to say here that I had the passion and drive to create and I was coming from a place of giving. As a result what I received was a sense of achievement, feeling of being in the flow where I was just doing what I loved to do. And that drove me to wake up early when my little one was asleep and write out my next piece of content.

RELATED: 38 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to get you started

Hence flow to me is a combination of doing what you love doing, having a passion for it, and added drive of bringing joy to someone else’s life as well. At that time I was living in a shabby house and I was barely making any return on what I was doing. But… I was free from a weight of fear.

Fears………….. Ah… that’s what takes you away from the flow.

Fear of tomorrow

Fear of what might come

Fear of what might happen

Fear of loss

Fear of scarcity

Fear of lack

Fear of loosing

and the list goes on and on.

Fast forward life got busy I “burdened” myself with many fears as a result

I lost the passion to create something for free! because I was overcome by “need” to make ends meet, I started weighing if my actions were in fact bringing me cash in return. I stopped doing things that brought me “joy” and started focusing on things that brought be “money”.

I went into the mode of hustle and I went head-on in the mode of grind.

As a result, I was overwhelmed, overcome with fear in many shape and form, my art was not bringing me joy.

I was lucky that I noticed that, I saw what I was doing and started looking for ways to overcome that and return to my “Zero State” yes that’s where all the joy happens that is where are is created from that is where you get to make money…….

So what is a “Zero State” ? And how can you be in one?

It took me time to come back to zero state, lots of journaling, lots of forgiving, lots and lots of giving up and surrendering. I can better explain this with an example.

When we come into life, we are at a zero state, that is a complete zero state, you don’t owe anything to anyone, you don’t fear anything, you don’t have to do anything, there arent many things that you should do.

So all the Owe someone, forgive someone, have to and shoulds and shouldn’t s aaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll it does is to take you away from your state of joy and a state of being in flow. To achieve this I use journaling, and that is how I come back to state of joy and I wouldn’t be wrong to say that this is how I make money!.

PS : I just added how to come out of fears workbook to the resource library

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So my question to you today is are you in your “Zero State”?

Have you ever experienced it?

Have you experienced flow?

How will you describe it?

Hit reply and let me know!

 

 

Custom Girl Character Cliparts

Just an update!

I have been adding Custom Girl Character illustrations to the store. These fun Girl Character Cliparts are available to download as is or you have the option to request color changes to them. I am planning to make them more customizable but still you can request hair , eye and custom dressing.

Character illustrations are great for creating Blog and facebook avatars or simply to represent your business. In the past I have done personalized Custom Character illustrations for not only small craft businesses but also for individuals and bloggers.

You can Check out my custom illustrations portfolio here or learn how to recolor a girl character if you have requested an eps file.

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Having said there below are some of the new additions to the shop.

 

Diary of a Small Business, Freelancer Artist : March 2020 Review

Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below and I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. However, these are all products I use myself and thus highly recommend and support.

MARCH UPDATE : Life of an Artist

This past week I had been down with the flu. Although I was trying to keep myself content and high vibe, at one point I found myself in a panic mode.

There is too much media noise and then there is so much grief and fear around the world. And when you are a sensitive person like me, the fear and panic will rise at some time or another. We quarantined ourselves even before the virus spread reached an alarming number.

Which means all the more a solid reason to go inwards.
Revive old soul connection if needed. And review your place in the world.

As outbound flights were stopped, so did our Product based business of Wall Decals and Stickers. This nearly threw me banging my head on a wall.

I am guilty of not giving full attention to my digital products and graphics store. For the last couple of days, I reviewed my business direction and the dimensions it needs to spread into.

I revisited my Goals and the tasks that needed to be accomplished. And I did a lot of work!.

So the good news that came out of it is that my store is being stocked up!

I have been adding cliparts for easter, st patrick’s day cliparts, Art Prints and more. The current condition of the world, which ofcourse was unexpected gave me all the more reason to keep working on the digital aspect of my business.

I have read and seen so many graphic designers and artists going jobless during this time, which makes me think how I can help them in anyway. For now I have my Start Selling Art Online Ecourse ( which is free) to help you get started right now because it is never too late.

 

Now here are some of my actions that I took in the last few months which maybe you will find helpful in some way.

 

 

Got myself Ultimate Bundle Genius Bloggers Toolkit ( The best decision)

Yes I bought myself Ultimate Bundle’s Genius Bloggers Toolkit. This is one of the best decisions I made!. The bundle is jam packed with courses from some of the leaders in the industry. There is always room for learning and once you are doing business online you must keep yourself updated.

After learning so many things from so many people my mid is buzzing with ideas and ways to take my business to next level. I will be sharing my experience whenever I can through this blog and through my email.

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Moved my Email list to SendPulse 

I have been using Mailerlite for a while now and I even mentioned it in one of my posts earlier about alternate email provider to mailchimp . But since I noticed that my email list needs cleaning up with so many people who signued up for Free 75+ Cliparts but never even opened their emails after that. The email list grew so much!. While there is no point in investing in upgrading the account if there is no return on investment.

Anyway I moved my list to Sendpulse I am loving the ease of use and how it is free upto 2400 email subscribers and even after that the cost is not as high as Mailchimp or mailerlite.

Favorite Podcasts this month

Happy Wealth By Elise McDowell

Oh My Goodness Podcast by Hayley Tapper

The Ed Mylet Show 

Manifestation Babe | Money | Mindset | Manifestation

Business Management Tools that I am loving !

Trello Boards ( used for project management)

2 Checkout for payment processing

Elegant Themes for clients and my own websites

Other Useful tools that I always recommend

My Go to Planner to Streamline my Creative Business Goals

 

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I just cant believe that this is 5th year in a row that I have recreated the Year in Review Planner and upgraded it for a brand new year ! . This exercise is so much powerful that it literally has the power of changing your course of life. Once we take time to look back and review the past year having a birds eye view our next steps clearer and easier to understand.

This about it ! if you have a GPS system of your life , or you are seeking a way to get to a destination in your life you need to enter two positions. Where you are coming from and where you are going . Now ofcourse you have dreams wishes and desires that define your big vision and that define who you are. But when you stop and look back you will find Gold nuggets that will help you understand which path best suits you.

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How to sell custom printed products using Printful

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It doesn’t matter if you have graphic design abilities or not ,
it doesn’t matter if you are a savvy artist ,
it doesn’t matter if you are a guru in art .
You can start selling your Art on products starting today.
And in this post I will break it down for you step by step!

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Why sell your art on products?

If you are an artist then I would respond why not? there is a potential for you to sell your single piece of artwork many ways , by many ways I mean many many ways. You can sell your art as Art Prints , multiple times , you can sell the same art on T-shirts , Notepads , planners, coloring books , bed spreads , towels , door mats and ……..

The possibilities are endless, believe me when i say that as Artists , designers and illustrators we are already one step ahead of earning a passive income online. One step ahead of many many many people out there who spend hundreds of dollars before hand to get their hand on one artwork that they can sell over surfaces.

You have the basic skill as an artist that you can monetize very very easily. Leverage that ! .

And

if you are NOT an Artist fear not there are many ways you can acquire art to sell on multiple products , there are many people who are using graphics, cliparts and illustrations that I have created and are available to create products using them.

Related Post : How to Use Graphic Design To Sell Things Online

So Why would you sell art on products ? its leveraging your potential your gifts and earning passive income while doing what you love.

Increase your exposure and skyrocket your income by creating and selling digital products through your blog. Click to read the full detail on how to multiply your passive income by selling digital products online

How to create and prepare artwork for products

First and foremost , google image search results are not your go to place to get art to produce on products. It is true that you can stumble upon wonderful high quality photos and images but they are not OK for commercial use. And if “stolen” artwork is used in creating and selling products you can get into trouble with the original creator of the art.

❣️ So where can you get art for products?

You can create illustrations and graphics yourself or you can get artwork from websites that sell art for use in creating products , You can get Art directly from the artists and pay them for commercial use of the design. A few of the websites from where you can get art from are stock photo websites. Some of these websites are

Shutterstock
Dreamstime
CreativeMarket
Etsy

 there are many more websites from where you can bye images with a commercial use licence to create your products

Related Post : 17 Places to Sell Graphics Online ( where you can get images from as well )

❣️Resolution and art quality

The resolution of the artwork highly affects the printing quality And the quality of the product and your end results really don’t want to sell something with a crappy printing over it if your 8 is a flow resolution then no matter how high level printing you use your product will not be the same. in short low resolution is equal to to a low quality product which is equal to you unhappy customers which is equal to losses in your business Plus more refund requests

 

❣️ Licensed vs personal use graphics

I have already discussed earlier on in this post about using licensed versus personal use graphics .  when you are using licensed images you are most likely creating products that are unique and high quality.  just remember that personal use graphics that are not licence for used commercially can be harmful to your business in the long run.  so it is better to discuss with the artist of the image if you plan to use there graphics on surface of products.

My personal experience with an art licensing company that is still using my graphics over products leaves Asar taste in my mouth whenever this comes up.  so in short this is how we respect the designers.

Related Resource : Commercial use Graphics and Cliparts

Related post : What they are not telling you about selling Art online

❣️Best dimensions for the artwork for best quality

 When it comes to you preparing your art to place on various products the best dimensions to start with would be around 2400 pixels and above with 300 DPI at least. I always use batching hacks and scripts when I work this not only helps me to create multiple versions and sizes of files but also speed up the creation process

Related Post: Batch process in Photoshop : 28 Useful Free Scripts to speed up your work

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❣️ Speed up Product Creation for Printed Products using Printful

Life becomes so easy when you can easily focus on creating new art and hand over the job of printing to someone else. The printing company that  I use is Printful . This website provides the templates and the dimension requirements for the images to upload and place over the products. There are many products you can choose from that best suits your art that includes Hoodies , t-Shirts , Art prints , Home Accessories , Kids and youth clothing.

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I love using Printful’s Mockup generator to create products , think about it all you have to do is upload the artwork , the mockup the printing and shipping and delivery is all taken care of by this company Below is a Mug design that I created for Graphic Designer Moms. All I had to do was to create the artwork and place it over blank mockup file and download the relevant images to use in my marketing and in social media.

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Within printful you can choose to create product creation templates that you can reuse everytime you decide to create a new product this can be reused over and over again. Just change the image of the template and you haev a brand new product to sell online through your store.

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❣️ How to setup Printful on your blog?

So What is the combination of other resources that I use to make the product delivery easy?. If you have a wordpress blog then all you need is woo-commerce as additional plugin , Printful plugin and a printful account ! as easy and simple as that . Printful easily connects with your online shop and seamlessly pushes the order to printful where it is created and shipped.

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How to Use illustration and Graphic Design to Sell Things

In this post you’re going to learn how I I go about creating digital product from my illustration and graphic design when you will come to know that how is he it is and how simple it really is.

 So why do you need to create various products from your illustration and graphic design?

Well if you are artist in a creative and you are looking for ways to sell your art online selling your illustrations and graphics as digital product it is one of the most profitable way a of earning extra income online.

How can I sell my illustrations online?

Below are few of the product ideas you can create and sell using your illustrations online

Physical products that I recommend to create and sell your illustrations online

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My Own Journey as a Graphic Designer // illustration Artist selling illustration and graphic design

You can see that there are plenty and tons of ways that you can use your art right now and start selling your art. I started first by selling my graphics on stock photo sites . Let me debunk the myth that only photographers can make money selling Photography through stock photo websites.

Illustration Artists like myself and graphic designers can do the same as well. My second venue was selling Vector Brushes Library that I used myself and these are a few of the products that still sell through my own website and Creative Market. Although I am no longer creating new packs but I still get revenue generated from these vector brushes created around 10 years back.

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Next up I saw some potential in creating clip art bundles from my illustrations that I was already selling on Stock Photo Websites. I created Clip Art Bundles of my own illustration and graphic design and started selling them through Etsy , Art Fire and my own website. Very quickly I was day and night creating clip arts and illustrations . That was the time when there were not many sellers on Etsy , selling on etsy was very much simple and easy.

Later I found out that Digital Stamps ( Black and White graphics with just outlines ) were also very popular so I started created packs of my illustrations in black and white drawings as well. Then I found out that people who were interested in Cliparts they were also interested in purchasing matching pattern backgrounds as well. So I started creating pattern packs too.

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HOW I RE-PURPOSED MY ILLUSTRATIONS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN

At this point my work process looked something like  this

New illustration  > Stock photo sites > Conver to JPGs and PNGs and create ClipArt Bundles > Convert to seamless patterns > upload to stock photo sites > upload as a JPGs Pack to Etsy > Create outline > bundle as Digital Stamp > Sell through Etsy

Now since I already had all the necessary ingredients required to create invitations for kids I started another etsy Shop and started selling invitation designs as well.

Since my Dear Huby ( DH ) had some experience in printers we started selling Wall Murals and Stickers !!

How to Use illustration and Graphic Design to Sell Things

There is more to it and lots to it but my point is that Creating is itself creativity but when it comes to selling art online you have to be more creative . This journey doesnt end here it is just the begining , I have been dipping my toes into various venue and various ways to sell graphics But since that is a topic on another day.

Today I will continue with the ways you can start selling your graphics and Arts online right now.

Creating cliparts and graphic bundles using illustration and graphic design

 There are various websites from where you can start selling graphics and cliparts right from today when I started selling my graphics and illustrations online created simple clipart bundles and sold them through etsy for a while my shop it very well until I lost interest in creating more.

I was not only selling   I was not only selling cliparts but array to that were digital backgrounds  patterns and digital stamps if you are not familiar with digital stamps then these are just black and white white outlines that crafters used to create scrapbooking cards and use and their other projects which is in fact so such a fun way to use and I loved creating digital stamps

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Photoshop and Illustrator brushes

 Once you have created any of the illustrations or graphics in a simple in a similar theme you can convert these to Photoshop brushes if you are interested in learning and how to create Photoshop brushes you might want to read this article that I wrote a while back

 similarly like Photoshop brushes creating Illustrator brushes is a very much of a fun way a few of my Illustrator brushes pack have want me more than two thousand Dollars over the years.

 just imagine what is the potential of selling your art online

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 Books and Workbooks

 If you are a writer or you love writing you can create beautiful books or workbooks not only for yourself but for clients as well you can offer a book cover Designing Service as well .

When I am creating e Books are usually draft them up in Google docs  and once I have finished writing all the content I I take all the content into canva and create ebook covers and workbooks easily if you are familiar with Photoshop and Illustrator then you can create this ebooks in Photoshop as well other option is using Apple pages I honestly find it so much better and simpler to use Google Dogs for the content and then canva for the graphics.

I always use canva to create book covers just because they have so many free features that you can use and as this makes the creation process fast as well and if I have something some other graphic that is specific I use Photoshop Illustrator to create this graphics.

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Invitation Designs

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Creating invitation designs for kids birthdays is one of my passions I simply love creating birthday invitations and since I have created a big library of about 2000 or more graphics and illustrations over the years .Creating and selling invitation designs using those graphics is a no brainier .

All I have to do it is to drag this cliparts Islam and a few lines of text create beautiful Mockups and upload the a few of the  websites that you can sell invitation designs from Zazzle, Cafepress.

After selling through these websites for the last 10 years or so I have found that having my own self hosted website from where I sell this graphics an invitation from was the best decision that I took.

Planners and stickers

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 like invitation designs once you have a big library of clip art and illustrations then creating stickers and planners almost comes like the next big thing you can do using your graphics I believe in re-purposing one piece of art creating more and more.

 we live in a fast pace marketing driven era knowing multiple ways of earning passive income for an artist is the next in things. Creating multiple products is not a difficult thing the difficult thing about it is creating the actual graphics and after that you can use the same graphics again and again and think about many ways of selling it you can even sell it on t-shirts home decor items mugs and many other products and sell through COD websites or from your own self hosted website so creating a digital product from your graphics and illustrations is actually really simple when you don’t overthink it

Now I would love to hear from you do you have your own digital product created from your graphics illustrations and if so how do you create them which products are you creating let me know in the comments below

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hope your summer is going super well and that you’re having a wonderful time bonding with your kids. I pray your laundry piles are small, your coffee hot and your blog is growing. And if you are a shop owner I pray that it is expanding and more and more sales are dripping in , its my little prayer for you and the best one I can give at the moment from an Artist to an Artist.

 

I have exciting news! Both personal and on the blog. Let’s get right into it….

#1 I am officially coming back to my paintings after nearly 7 years!!

You might remember my story how I was cheated by an Art Licensing company and lost my muse? if not you can read about it right here.

It took me longer than I thought , it feels like I have been awaken up from a dream now. There were many nights of crying and many days of cursing ( dont we all do that ? ) if not … then this was where I was at. I was devastated felt rejected, blamed everything and anything on to the little heartbreak.

It took me 3 mindset and business coaches, 1 failed coach choice and a lot of forgiveness work that I can officially declare that I am back to work. More on choosing the right Coach later , but for now I am a firm a believer that you need a community of Artists and creators who understand you , and more intimate this community is better it is .

Having said that, during this time the lessons that I was able to learn are worth Gold, nothing happens without a cause. Everything is there for a reason, I have grown out so much stronger and wiser as a person from this experience and now I truly thank the Art Licensing company for the experience they have helped me go through.

I almost laugh at the story that I shared from a state of mind that was all angry and full of resentment. Sorry but not so sorry…..

Here is my latest Islamic Art painting <3

My first painting (after 7 years) is not stiring me enough from inside , I pulled it up and hung it over my living room wall, but nope I still have to uncover a lot from inside. I looked towards it everyday, continued my daily morning practices for creativity and raising my vibrations to connect to creative muse within me and make it stronger, and as I dd this practice more, the painting started to represent an era of transition and as soon as I overcame that, my heart for done with enjoying the painting ( it is off to a new home now).

#2 I am starting a brand new hand painted furniture business.

It is so hush hush at the moment , I haven’t shared this on social media or anywhere else , infact not even to my family yet 🙂 but you know … I feel close to you , since you are my pen friend I needed to get this out …. 🙂  Dont forget to subscribe to my email list if you want to recieve updates on my creative musings and latest updates.

#3 My website is coming up with a new branding

With so much going on and myself handling that too, it is coming on up slowly but you might have noticed the new home page?

#4 Creative Business School 101

For the past 4 year I’ve yearned to create a Course that is made specifically for Artists and Creatives –

where I can teach you how I’ve created my own product based business using my arts and illustrations and now run it successfully from the comfort of my home.I finally know exactly how I want to teach it and what I will put into the course. It just clicked last week – I can’t wait to tell you more.

My current goal is to get it to you by July 20th , It will teach you not just how to create an online Shop and your own products selling through a stand alone website but also how to create an evergreen funnel to it – so you don’t have to struggle with tech issues and driving traffic to it all the time.make money.

It’s basically teaching you exactly how I run my product based business right now 😉 Most products that teach you how to create a product and a business with a successful funnel go for $997 (no kidding!) but right now I’m planning to launch it for under $100.

So skip one date night and save up your money. This.will.be.so.worth.it!

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I have been listening and reading about how Pinterest is a very useful tool to increase sales and to drive traffic to your products for a while now. And I read hundreds of blog posts on the same topic too. So I started experimenting with my own account on pinterst.

I was instantly able to double my online sales ! But following and sticking to a solid posting schedule was becoming a tough task. I found out that if I use Pinterst regularly and shared my each and every content on a regular basis to my own and other group boards I was getting a spike in traffic and sales.

In case you are wondering I have a product based business on etsy where I sell Wall Stickers and Wall decals. Also I have some digital products and illustrations that I sell through this website and through etsy as well.

I admit that although I had subscribed to Tailwind for Pinterest for while but I was not fully utilizing it to its full potential and capacity. I was never a fan of various schedulers until I realized that I really need a tool to help me keep myself sane . And since I had already noticed increase in my sales through Pinterest I knew it is time to take it seriously. The very first step within your blog is to optimize your pins for greater conversion I have covered this in one of my previous posts on where I share my on blog strategy to optimize my pin you can read about it here.

Below is a screen shot from one of my pinterest profiles and this is just the current month stats.

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Since I started using Tailwind I have never looked back.

I am going to share a full walk-through of how I use pinterest to get blog and shop traffic below.

Why use Tailwind?

After viewing my analytics and realizing that the biggest traffic driving source is pinterest , I really needed to up my game and get serious about it.
I had been using boardbooster for a while now, and I liked it to the extent that it helped me ” Pin the pins for me” but once i decided to up my game I had to play serious!

My aim was to double my sales at that time my monthly earning from my wall decal business was accumulating to around $1200. I believe that creating amazing products is very important but then after the product is created 80% of efforts should go into marketing it and placing it in front of the right audience.
And since I knew my audience was hanging out over at pinterest. I had to take my leap.
I had previously signed up for the free Tailwind trial but it was only when i signed up for the initial month ( that gave me more pins to pin) I started seeing instant results.

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Here are some of the reasons why I recommend Tailwind:

  • It is the only scheduler approved by Pinterest there are others like Viraltag, FriendMe+ and formerly Boardbooster, Hoostsuite but Tailwind is approved by pinterest.
  • It’s only 9.99/month with the yearly plan where you will get unlimited pins.
  • You get a suggested times optimized plan for your pinning schedule
  • You get access to tailwind tribes
  • You can create board lists and by categorizing your content you can pin them to board lists, this helps you to control the content when pinning to relevent boards.
  • You can use Smart Loops to create seasonal content lists, and when the season arises you have to take no extra actions and release seasonal sales , promotions and posts on autopilot.
  • Access to Analytics to better optimize your content sharing strategy this includes
    • Profile performance,
    • Board insights,
    • Pin inspector,
    • Website insight,
    • organic activity
    • Referral Traffic

Here are some of the reasons why Tailwind will help you gain more clients:

  • With increase in more eyeballs on your product you will be able to increase sales
  • You can have more traffic to your website
  • You can increase subscribers and followers
  • You can have tailwind set up once and then forget it.
  • Your posts will get published across all media while you concentrate on creating and working on new ideas

Tailwind Strategy that I use to increase Sales:

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One of the features that tailwind provides is the optimized time slots. You can create a weekly pinning schedule where tailwind will autogenerate time slots for you that best suits you. You will be asked to choose number of pins that you want to pin daily and hit create schedule and BOOM! youve got yourself a time based plan !. All the pins that you pin will be released to pinterest whenever the next time slots allows it to. So this means that you  have a total control over number of pins and frequency of the pins that you want to push through Tailwind.

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This is a screenshot from my Tailwind dashboard, you can access this from under the publisher tab on the left hand side menu. You have choice to choose how many pins you would like to pin each day. The green slots are the suggested times provided and set by Tailwind. And the green dotted times are Other suggestions that I can use with just one click!.

I also have the option to add time slots manually should I choose to do so , You will find a Add time slot button on left side in order to manually add time slots.

If at any later time you decide not to post on a time slot and delete it , no worries because the pin will automatically be shifted to next available time slot.

So how do you know when is the right time to pin, it really depends upon person to person and content to content. There is nothing to loose, I personally started with pins as less as 15 and increasing my pinning keeping in view the interaction that i saw on my pins. Currently my plan includes 50 pins per day.

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WHAT ARE GROUP BOARDS?

The best thing you can do to increase eyeballs on your products , services or blog posts is to join various group boards. There are tons of group boards on various topics. So which boards to join? look for boards that have your audience, people who are likely to interact with your content, blog post or product. If your niche audience is mom bloggers then look for group boards where they will hang out. Use PinGroupie to find some boards and send them request to be added.

HOW TO FIND AND JOIN GROUP BOARDS?

The trick is to find high quality boards. I usually measure this by looking at the number of pins, followers and number of contributors. Most of the boards either require you to send them email , join their facebook group or simply leave a comment. Usually their descriptions will mention the process.

Another way to find good group boards is by spying on your competition, see which boards they are contributing to and you can join those boards too.

Al you have to do is to go to their profile , then to their boards list and scroll down to find group boards joined by them, the group boards have a round icon with sections.

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USING BOARDS LISTS IN TAILWIND

Now comes the fun part , once your profile is connected to Tailwind you will be able to create lists of boards, they can be listed and grouped in various ways. You can list them in category, by subject or by interest. I like to keep separate board lists to promote my products, and a separate list to promote my blog posts. Again you can figure this out once you have joined a few group boards and you are aware of your audience. Where they are and what they are interested in .

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Creating a board list is very simple. Go to “Publish” and “Board Lists” tab, click to add a new board list and organize your boards in categories. It’s so easy to sort out your boards and it will save you so much time in the future. Whenver you are ready to pin one of your pins to multiple group boards , the board list will come on top of list and you can simply choose from there.

Tailwind will distribute this pin to all the boards keeping in view your time schedule ( explained in detail below)

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Think about all the content that you have ever created all the product listings , blog posts , items that are currently sitting idle but could be working for you , driving traffic back to your website.

Smart loops makes it easy for you to find every piece of content that you have pinned from your website and find the best performing ones . it then recirculates those pins for you at the best times for engagement over and over again , so that you can get back to doing what you love creating

You can even setup seasonal loops that will circulate only at the specific time of the year . And smart loop will keep track of every loop and pin so that you can perfect your performance over time.

How to create a new loop?

Choose the name for the loop that you are creating based on the category of the items you would like to create looop for maybe it is a list of reciepie blog posts, graphic design articles , or your products. Then decide which boards you would like to share it to? you can include the list of all the boards ranging from your own and group boards. How exciting is this!

You will be able to pull list of group boards right here with just one click, or you can choose single ones as well. This will pull groups that are either yours , from a boards list or from your joined boards.

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Next you will give it a time frame confine it to just a custom time of the year or all round the year. Tailwind will pull your best content and will allow you to choose pins of your liking so that you can add them to the loop.

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How can you use it to drive sales for your products?

Good question right? think about it you no longer have to worry about creating and then worrying about your products sharing all the content again, you really dont have to worry about now. Just create loops based on your products categories and then loop them up. While you are busy creating new posts, new products or simply affiliate products they will keep on looping on auto to those boards for you.

Pinterest templates – Free download

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You can easily install chrome extension for tailwind once installed the tailwind button will appear over the images once mouse is hovered over them.

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This is really simple, easy and fun way to schedule all your blog posts, your products and your content across all the social medial platforms. When you are scheduling you can add the same pin to facebook, twitter and sharing with tribe members for additional boost. I have found Tailwind as hands down the best social media platform !

Which platform do you use? would you like to try tailwind? get a free month when you use the link provided below!

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November 2018 Calendar Printable

NOVEMBER 2018 CALENDAR FREE PDF DOWNLOAD

We all need a piece of sanity in our lives and these Fall themed calendars are going to help you do just that, Use them to plan your meal, school events or life events. Create a content calendar or anything in between , These Printable pdf Calendar are just the thing!

 

November 2018 Calendar PDF Printable and fillable calendar included , make desktop wallpaper or more.

I have also included a fillable pdf calendar which you can use to fill in and then print out, just cause thats the way I use mine. There is one included which you can set up as a wallpaper for your computer, I like to drag relevant files over their respective dates for easy access while I work the month away.

Just print these out as you would print a regular pdf file. There is cute puppy one that can be used to decorate kids room and there is a fillable pdf version which I am using myself for Blog editorial Calendar.

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Diary of a Small Business, Freelancer Artist : August Review

Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below and I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. However, these are all products I use myself and thus highly recommend and support.

AUGUST EARNINGS BREAKDOWN USING ONLINE TOOLS TO SELL ART ONLINE

A lot of time Small Businesses online suffer and fall of the wagon when they have low sales. But I was compelled to share this month progress with other online digital sellers and small business owners in hope that this will somehow help other creative sellers like me .

In this post I will be sharing with you how I spent the month with THE low sales of the year time.I have been doing business online for a while now. But this summer had been the worst in terms of earnings but since there were not many sales to take care of I used the month of June for my own progress and spent most of the time learning a few tools and started integrating them in my own business.

There are two ways that you can face the “precieved failures ” . Either fight these times and take them as an opportunity of your growth or just kick it all goodbye. In the past as well I have shared with you some of my failed months but when i look back at them they were always there to teach me something. So How did this month go? Lets review.

 

Hired a Coach to get clarity ( FAILED Decision)

Since I had some time in my hands I joined some courses that helped me immensely to look into where I am going and what I am doing . I did hire a couch as well to help me pull through which turned out to be a really bad decision OR choice. Either way again an opportunity in disguise, this helped me clear out “Who NOT to hire as your coach! “. For us Artists there arent many coaches out there mainly because we are creative beings, we love to create art and already are stealing time from our busy life. This creative instinct helps us to move forward in our business but this also sometimes leads to frustrations when we are not able to see things moving forward.

For me the solution to turn my passion into biz involved learning new tech and then creatively twisting it to fit it into my own business using instinct and intuition.

Subscribed to Wham Bam Business Plan Business Plan for Small business owners

I can not be happy more ! , this has been one of the best decisions that I have made to date. Terra of Uncork Your Dork Provides her heart out in a well managed and maintained subscription plan. Wham Bam Business Plan takes you step by step through the various Phases of your business. Why I loved this community and subscription is that it has all the bits and bolts that you need to learn in order to run a business online.
In the past I have been a part of Various subscriptions and since my focus had been entirely on selling products instead on sales, those subscriptions were not helping me much. Although this subscription is also not focused entirely for sellers who are into creating and selling products but this is the best place you can know it all and implement into your business.

Being a member I can do have a special offer if someone else is interested you can signup using my link HERE and get $10 off for the first month and try it out yourself.

Successfully increased sales of Etsy using a few apps and tools.

I was successful in finding a go to business tools usage plan and have it streamlined. Nailing it and found out the best combination that fit my need. The first app in this list is Planoly for instagram, FriendsPlusMe for sharing my content to Google plus communities, Etsy Marketing Tool to autoschedule to Etsy ( get a 14 day free trial if you use this link) , Tailwind (14 day trial if you use this link to signup) to Schedule to pinterest and last but not the least a little script iMacros for Chrome to automate tasks. I will try to write a detail on all of these tools and share my blue print with you soon.

 

Stats for the month of August

Earned commission of stock photo sites ( I have talked about the details on these websites here)
Dreamstime $26.28 Last uploaded photo on this site 2010 ( I am no longer updating my content there )
Shutterstock $2.86 Last uploaded photo on this site 2010 ( no longer  updating my portfolio here)
Creative Market $10 Last uploaded photo on this site 2014 ( I rarely add something new now)
Wall Stickers & Murals Decalideas at Etsy $3000

istockphoto (12% off on photos when you use this link) 

Favorite Podcasts this month

Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations

Unshakeable by Tony Robbins

Positive Soul

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer Podcast

Manifestation Babe | Money | Mindset | Manifestation

Business Management Tools that I am loving !

Trello Boards ( used for project management)

2 Checkout for payment processing

Elegant Themes for clients and my own websites

Other Useful tools that I always recommend

My Go to Planner to Streamline my Creative Business Goals

September Followers Goals

  • Blog Subscribers: Increase the numbers of followers and traffic July 2,400 in August 2,301 Goal Sept is 3,301
  • Instagram Followers: 784 followers Gaol 1,000
  • Pinterest: 2,232 followers , Goal 2,500 –  Monthly viewers 131,473 , Goal 1,50,000
  • Email List : 1,230  Goal 1,500
  • Open 2 new Pinterest Group Boards and grow them 
  • Autoschedule Instagram 15 Days content and streamline the process. (I am using Planoly)
  • Autoschedule tweets 15 Days content (I am using Postplanner)

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How To Increase Your Sales 50 Actions You Can Take Today – PART 1

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How to increase sales of your Online Shop one task at a time.

This post contains affiliate links , But be sure that I do not share what I have not tried myself in the past!. If you have any inquiries regarding my recommended tools dont hesitate to contact me via email admin @aivault.com

 

This post is a Five part series Your are here:-
Part 1 <<———
Part 2  COMING SOON
Part 3  COMING SOON
Part 4  COMING SOON
Part 5  COMING SOON

There will be times when you will simply cant find a way to increase your sales. Although there are multiple factors involved and you can be working on each of them incrementally but then there are always times when you dont feel like doing your very obvious next step.

Reason for not working towards your obvious next step for business could be either you have a fear of facing the large task at hand, or you might feel bound by some tech issues OR you simply dont fieel in the ZONE to create something. So what do you do online that will also help you increase your overall sales?

I have got you covered Babe!

Below is a list of the tasks that you can choose from and each is aligned towards your One Goal of Increasing Sales Online.

These tasks will come in handy if you have your own website selling anything online or you are selling your services or digital goods online. Even if you have a third party POD website or your own store, Self hosted or third party hosted store like etsy, zazzle or creative market.

Lets dig right in! But first a nice big stretch to get you outa that unable to move forward zone!

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Ready now? Lets do this….

TASKS TO INCREASE SALES

1- Create 2-3 pins for each product

Pinterest has proved to be number one traffic driver for my business, therefore in this particular post I will focus on using Pinterest as the main source of driving traffic . I have written in depth about my Pinterest strategy in another blog post you can access it right here.

2- Create 1-3 Pinnable long images for your most

popular posts

This one could be huge!
I have been having tricking sales but then I created a few Pinable images of my products (2-3 images for the same landing page), and uploaded them to Pinterst using the upload pin feature.

Click on the PLUS ICON > CREATE PIN > UPLOAD IMAGE > ADD URL OF LANDING PAGE > PIN!!

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here is the example images that are leading to either the same product or to the section of the product.

 

For product these images could include
How to use your product, Tutorials that are step by step showing usage of your product or your product in action.

Similarly you can do the same for the same blog post. Create 2-3 images with different headlines that you can pin, these pins are leading to the same blog post but the headlines or text on pins could be different. Below you will see images created for the same product.

3-Find your most visited page of the blog and embed
your newsletter signup form to it.

The tools that I recommend to create your newsletter and optin forms are

Mailchimp
MailerLite
Klaviyo
ConvertKit

You can easily find out the most visited page from your google analytics dashboard. The page that is getting the most hits is the one you should be adding your signup form to first and foremost . Even when you dont  have an enticing offer.
But it is in your best interest that you create a juicy offer or optin that is good enough for a visitor to hand over their email address to you.

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You can see that my most visited page this month is Kairy Brushes! so I will focus on improving that page for sure!

4- Pin your pins to various group boards

 

5 – Schedule your new pin to go out to different group
boards

Ahhh… the glorious group boards ! you can search for top group boards through PINGROUPIE website OR another tip is to find a person who is either selling similar products as yours or have the same interest as yours.

Now check out which group boards they are posting to and then send out a request to join those group boards. Post regularly to these group boards this will for sure bring in some new eyeballs to your business.

6- Feed your Tailwind to Autopost your pins to different boards

Set some time aside each week to feed your Tailwind so you dont have to waste your time pinning images. For those of you who dont know Tailwind is a tool that I looooooove and recommend for helping you uplevel your pinterest and as a result increase your sales and traffic through pinterest.

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7-Feed your boardbooster to loop pins from your
popular boards.

I loved this little handy tool…. sadly it is no more available so just lets move on to the next to-do task.

8- Scroll through pinterest for inspiration and new ideas

I love spending time on pinterest, and sometimes you do need some inspiration to get you started. Keep in mind to set up a timer for you once you are browsing for inspiration and not get carried away wading through pages and pages without any track of time.

9- Create a new Trello board to record your new ideas add images to support that idea.

 

I love using Trello to plan and organize my business. Here is a screeshot of how I use to manage my ideas through Trello. 

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Although I use Boards to create content calendar , product delivery process and customer service too , thats a story for another day. Right now you can get browsin’ the WWW and gather some ideas and inspirations up in the relevant Lists inside Trello… easy peasy and handy!

I usually create a Main List inside the board where I can dump ideas as I go, I also like to add WHY I liked this idea. The reason why I do this extra step is that almost everytime when I return to my brain dump list, I almost everytime forget why I added it to Dump list in the first place.

Later I move the ideas to relevant category lists on the same board, mine are Art Prints , Products , Sticker ideas and similar while you can create whatever suits your need.

10- Give a deadlines to your top 3 ideas

This one is big! , by BIG I mean some fears will arise and probably they have been there for ages that is why you haven’t been able to accomplish the ideas or products. I have shared the Journal prompts workbook to overcome these fears of success which can be accessed in the tribe library as well.

But the simple step of committing to its completion using a visual deadline in your calendar takes you one step further in reaching your goal. In case you are facing issues reaching your goals now and in the past then I will suggest that you use the Goal Planner System that I use  (psst… its on a special price)

This post is a series of 5 posts filled with tips and tricks to increase your sales. Check back later or subscribe to the blog for the full list as it gets published.

What they aren’t telling about selling Art Online

Disclaimer : This post was written almost 3 year back, obviously I was in a mode of anger and resentment and was hurt at the time. Things have completely changed over the last three years.  3 coaches for mindset and business development and many self improvement and Business Masterminds down I am sure of myself more than ever before. This incident gobbled up 3 years of non creative time, spent under depression. I wish today’s me would go back and shake me out of this trauma a bit sooner. I am leaving this post up for a lesson for other artists and in hope that someone might find it useful, but know that everything happens for a reason. I was pushed towards a route of self discovery following this and today I call myself successful and thank this event in my life and for the life lesson it brought me.

For years I believed that selling Art is an easy task , which ofcourse I was led to believe . Somehow , some where and by someone.

I have no idea.

BUT I believed that all you had to do is to come with a creative idea that is brand spanking new and create something around it . Enjoy creating it , create it from the heart, throw it out in the world , get praised and that’s what creativity is all about.

I nailed it, I was led to believe by the praises that I got for my work that I nailed it .It was easy for me to wake up to a new day create something new and just be content with it.

For years I believed that,  I am a very creative person and that I can easily sell my creativity. Now a belief deep rooted like that has two sides of it , either, you become over confident. OR , you get so lost in creating new Art that you entirely forget about selling side of it.

But wait here is another downside of this

You confidently give your art in the hands of “trusted” source to be sold “For you ” and on your behalf.

But what they aren’t telling you about selling Art Online is that you must know your rights and besides just knowing your rights , you must also know HOW they can ” Trusted” sources can go about cheating you.

I got badly cheated and stabbed on the back by an Art Licensing agency. Who took my art and took advantage of a “Line in the contract” that “really meant” something which ripped me off “MY RIGHT” over “My Work”.

To this day since last 2 years I have NO IDEA how many copies and products of my art have been sold by this Agency and they continue to do so. My emails were answered back for a while for the initial time of my protesting but not for so long.

As a result the Artist within me had a jolt !

I mean the deep initial jolt that really shook my creative side and I was unable to draw or create for a period of 2 years. Damn two years, I found myself lamenting about not being able to create something or anything.

I felt suffocated ! the artist within me screaming …….the ideas and creativity both abandoned me….. I was left alone.

I found myself struggling to find help trying to find the root cause of “not being able to create anything”.

Struggling to create something , anything !!

All this while the creative side of me screaming at me from inside , trying to break free , come out and like Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fearir?t=asmaamurad 20&l=am2&o=1&a=1594634726 What they aren't telling about selling Art Online says

” creativity screams to come out through you and if you don’t listen to it…. it will go and look for some other souls to bring it into realization”. (Read in detail here )

Dozens of ideas , failed to see the daylight through me found new souls those who listened to them and brought them into realization.

Ironically it is really painful to feel an idea banging against you screaming to you for realization. And then comes a time that you can feel them fading away.

Gone…….

And then suddenly you come across that creative idea, making bad faces at you, cause they found another outlet . Another creative soul who respected them enough and shaped them out.

I am a bit of an empath, ideas when they come to me they just come in bunches and no being able to transform them into reality really feels painful. I fought for a long time with the inability to create anything, inability to “Birth” these ideas. Failing at it , painfully seeing them adopted elsewhere.

I paid a heavy price for not listening to my intuitive sensitive side , burdening it with the “betrayed acts of trusted body”. I wasted 2 creative years of my life . Hell dozens of ideas knocking at my creative door and then finding other homes……..

Fighting it I tried “OTHER” arenas to bring my ideas and creativity to reality only to find being “betrayed” once again. Well thats another story for another day………

Today I find myself waking up from this burden of betrayal by someone else. And I wanted to start my journey by letting go of the pain of betrayal, and come out of the black cloak over my creative side.

And I am compelled to share my journey and the struggles of the two years and the process that helped me overcome that in hope that someone else might find a way out of un-creativeness a bit sooner than me.

With less scars left over the creative soul……

In the coming posts I hope to share how you can too come out of it if…..

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Tools that i use and Recommend

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ULTIMATE BLOGGING & E-SHOP RESOURCE LIBRARY FOR DIGITAL SELLERS AND BLOGGERS

Welcome to Art Inspire Studio Resources page, here I have listed the tools and resources that I use and recommend. These are the tools that I can not simply live or blog online without. Occasionally i mention the tools that i use for my graphic design and other technical bits. Here is a list of them all for your easy reference they might be helpful to you too. I do get a little compensation if you purchase anything following my link but these are my top most recommended ones.

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I always have my readers’ best interest at heart and I truly believe that all the resources on this page can help you build and grow your blog or online business.
As I continue to learn more, I’ll add to the list. So check back again! ^-^

QUICK OVERVIEW

Below you’ll find a list of what this resource page contains and how they are organised. I hope it helps you find what you’re looking for

TOP RESOURCES
  • Exclusive Content & Freebies
  • Exclusive Deals
  • Resources Of The Month

BLOGGING RESOURCES

  • Start Your Own Blog
  • Blogging Tools
  • Blog Themes
  • WordPress Plugins

RESOURCES FOR PRO BLOGGERS

  • Email Marketing
  • Affiliate Marketing
  • Social Media Tools
  • Photography
  • Organisation Tools

LEARNING RESOURCES

  • Online Courses
  • Top Ebooks
  • Book Recommendations

Email Marketing

ConvertKit

Convert kit

For email marketing convert kit is the best one out there. If you have a smaller email list or trying to figure out the whole concept of Email Marketing you can start for free which Mailchimp but with convertkit you can easily segment your readers and send them personalized content so your engagement level is always booming.

MailChimp

if you have a smaller email list and hoping to start off small then i will recommend MailChimp . My mailchimp account has around 5 email lists . Once you get to know this tool it is very easy to use.

Web & Graphic Design

Photoshop & illustrator

Adobe Photoshop  and Adobe Illustrator ir?t=artinsstu 20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00CS75N2I Tools that i use and Recommend are the best pals for me , as I use them everyday . My number one tool  however is Photoshop . If you are starting out in learning photoshop you can get photoshop 7 which is free. You can download photoshop free to get sarted.

Canva

I recently seriously started using Canva , it does have some limitations when it comes to design , but overall it is a great tool for people who dont have enough knowledge of photoshop or illustrator to create graphics for their businesses.

Social Media

There are tons of tools for social media but I recommend the following

Hootsuite 

I use hootsuite as a free tool at the moment and it is working fine for me . I have my instagram and twitter connected to Hootsuite. That way I can easily schedule messages for the period of a month in batch & push posts for instagram with ease. I love this tool !

Archie.co

Archie is another tool if you are looking for some automation in the very begining of starting to use instagram. Although I do not like the use of automation tools which like and just that. But if you are initially startign up with instagram just to get a number of followers visible on your account I think it is a great tool.

Video editing

Snagit

One of favourite tool which working is Snagit , from screen capture to creating graphics to screencast , this little tool is great for everyday use. Since my kids like to try their hands on recording minecraft videos even they can use it . Hands down simple to use !

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Workflow tools

Airtable

Next to trello , I use airtable to manage my personal finances list, as well as the resources and quick links.

Zapier

A very practical tool indeed , it zaps bit of tasks for you while you sleep . Examples of zaps it can trigger are like add your subscribers of one list to another , send email , Automating tasks , posting your Instagram posts to other social media and so on.

IFTTT

Like zapier , IFTTT can be really handy . I use ifttt to take items from my rss feed of etsy shop and then spread them over the social media networks. So once I publish a new product it is automatically posted to many channels , including but not limited to facebook , twitter and blogger.

Trello

I used trello to plan my week ahead see my sample board here

 

My Income Streams

Photoshop Brushes & Cliparts

I just recently closed my etsy shop and decided to sell from my own shop . While I am still in the process of shifting products you will find a few of my designs still available.

Creative Market

Creative market is my go to site when I need fonts or graphics. I use to like graphic river but on creative market you will find far more superior quality of work.

15 places to sell stock images and graphics from.

I do earn comission on selling my stock graphic and images , in a recent post i have share 15 plces that you can also use to sell your graphics from.

Keeping Track of Money

Freshbooks

Hiveage

Ebooks

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fearir?t=artinsstu 20&l=as2&o=1&a=1594634718 Tools that i use and Recommend

I love love love this book , I got my hands on this one just recently and I think every artist should read this.
Tell Your Time: How to Manage Your Schedule So You Can Live Freeir?t=artinsstu 20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005F0H7BK Tools that i use and Recommend

if you are into time management then this book is one that you should be looking into.

Website & Blog Design

Blue host

Blue host is regarded as the best hosting web platforms out there . If you are starting a blog or looking into shifting to a new hosting provider then this should be your choice of hosting provider.

 

 

Project Planner Or Goal Setting Worksheet : Planner Tour with Free Printables !

I have a confession to make , I had always struggled with the “just right ” planner to do everything for me . And I have always printed tons of pages from everywhere in search for just ONE planner that will streamline everything in my head hoping to get the perfect Goal setting worksheet.

I had always been looking for , buying , printing “Just the right” planner. And I love how creatively designed planners are out there. But I’m sorry dudes and dudesses (is it even the right word?). None served the task of planning out this blogging graphic designer , who is an artist.

So what did I do ? You know me I designed my own version of goal planning worksheet. Maybe it wont fit requirements of many of you who are like me . But for me it work like a charm. I have been 80% more productive after starting to do this goal planning exercise along with finding my focus workbook.

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My personal workflow for projects is this baby , but I will admit , I rarely use the monthly , weekly and daily pages included in this. But I did include them because I know there are many who will love it.

I have shared this planner before on the blog  but now I wanted to give you an updated walk through ,So lets get working , I will walk you through my goal planner system and let you download each section of goal planning worksheet as we move forward.

Why would you even need a project planner

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Let me be clear here , YOU MUST ALWAYS , sit down before you even start working on a projct , yours or someone else’s . And walk through visualizing its completion. You will be amazed that if you only go through this planner , even if you decide to through these planner sheets out the window , into the trash . This planner would already have done its job. that is to make you visualize the project you are getting into.

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You will have a clear understanding before you start
If you are working with a client you will know before you even start that which section might need some client input . You can note it down and send to client to start working on that section before you are at it.

So basically this goal planning worksheet or project planner whatever you need to call it walks you through project visualization.

Lets get started

Out of your mind and onto the paper!

GET THE FULL GOAL PLANNING WORKSHEETS HERE

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Project Planner Supplies

You might need the following supplies if you are a neat freak and one who likes to manage their lives better. I have linked them to external source so should you decide to get the best out there , it is easier for you to get it.

Lets start the walk through.

THE COVER

The first thing is the cover , many binders have a pocket to slide in the cover page , but if yours does not have then dont worry you can either paste it over the front of just leave it . But “it looks pretty”.

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

Download it here

DIVIDERS

I will suggest that you print out the dividers and then either have them managed as Sections or projects. What i mean by this is

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

Download here

For projects.

Print the divider with the project name and insert it where it belongs . And then print the goal planner pages , its phases pages and then monthly pages. Insert these in the projects section. While in the end of the who planner binder you can insert monthly and weekly and daily tasks sheet.

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For Sections

You can print the dividers and name them as sections , that is , Projects , Monthly pages , Weekly pages , Daily to-dos.

I personally prefer Projects way of managing it, but it is totally upto

Brain Dump page for GOALS or project

You are your master , think away! dream big
This is the master goal planning worksheet if you have multiple projects and goals that you want to accomplish. Just print this buddy out , and write down your goals in a big picture. You can also include personal goals , relationships , financial goals or projects just get everything out of your head and onto the paper.

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Download this Brain Dump Page

PLANNING

STEP 1

Get working on the planning now . Now take the notes out of your brain dump pages and write them more clearly with some key dates! . These are your Yearly goals , these can be spanning to 5 years to, this is all ok!.

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

STEP 2

You will be taking ONE goal to the next step that is use the goal planning worksheet page to break it down. This is where things get more fun. You will be now focusing on ONE goal and breaking it down into its time frame and timeline. Give it a time mapping it out to 12 months if needed. This way you have a clear understanding of when you need to get it done.

One yearly goal is broken down to 12 months with a due date , then to 6 months , then 3 months , 30 days and finally 7 days . Key is to start thinking backward and visualizing that what you must have achieved by 30 days , 3 months or 6 months.

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

STEP 3

Goal Planner To-Do tasks 

Next lets break it down to further to-do master list which will consist of further breaking it down and focusing more on next job to do ahead.

You will break down your goal span of 12 months into phases now , refer to the goal planning worksheet above and then dump to-do tasks . Track your progress and give yourself even smaller goals by filling in “By the end of phase 3 I will have ____”.

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I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

STEP 4

Monthly planner pages

Moving on to now monthly tasks. Once you have mapped out the tasks now you can just totally forget about next 6 months and 12 months and just concentrate on the next month. Use the tasks pages to fill out your current month plan.

This monthly planner page can handle 3 projects so you get a birds view of the current work plan. How neat is that!!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

STEP 5

Monthly Tracker pages (Bonus)

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet to track daily habits . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

This  system also includes tracker pages , so if you are working on a social media task and want to map it out or your blogging habbit OR just your water intake this is your planner page to go!. Print as many as you like.

STEP 6

Daily and Weekly planner pages (Bonus)

Included are daily and weekly planner pages as well which you can use to plan out your day to day tasks . I suggest that you fill each day out at night so when you wake up you know where to start your day from.

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

I have never found something as useful as this weekly goal planning worksheet . Just print it out and add your to-do tasks and get them done!

PS: COPYRIGHTS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THIS SYSTEM IS MY OWN CREATION PLEASE DO NOT COPY OR REDISTRIBUTE I HAVE SPENT DAYS CREATING THIS PLANNING SYSTEM RESPECT THE CREATOR , NECESSARY STEPS WILL BE TAKEN IF NEEDED

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Quick Tip : Understanding the Symbols tool

We often create some document where some elements of design are used again and again , for example a design using leaves , water droplets or flowers scattering and example is used in one of my previous tutorials about using water droplets can be found here.
The symbols tools makes it all quite manageable and quickens the final design delivery. Here is an explanation of the tool .

Decide on the items you want to convert to symbols , create symbols by first
1- right click and group your graphic
2- Pick and drop into the symbols pallet.
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The tool options for the symbol can be opened by double clicking the symbol.
from the options you can
1- change diameter of the symbol
2- change density of the symbol spray
3- change size , stylize and edit distribution of the symbols

Watch below a sample video while i played with this cool symbol sprayer tool. Hope you will learn something new!

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A very creative set of Photoshop Frames in circular shapes  , These decorated frames and circles are created with original hand drawn drawings then created in illustrator and converted into photoshop brushes. 
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Useful Plugins for illustrator CS2/CS3

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Working with illustrator is fun , creating vectors is fun.. There are plenty of plugins which make the job even more exciting . When i started working with illustrator i knew nothing about it and learned everything on my own , it was quite late that i started using plugins . But you know what there are plenty of plugins which make your life so easier and fun while you can concentrate more on creative side of your job. Here is a list of useful plugins which i have been using and enjoying. (more…)