Thank you Michael.
I should note that it may not be easy to know whether someone is just there to ask a question and take up some of your time without any thought of making a purchase, or if they are there to furnish their new hotel with all of your prints!
Just something to think about, so it might be best to qualify that they are not a bona-fide customer who just doesn't know what to say while they are about to reach for the Amex card (or a small bar of gold).
All the best,
Andrew
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On May 31, 2011, at 11:52 AM, lightpaintedlandscapes wrote:
> Andrew-
> Your post below was a gold to me. Wanted to originally post about someone asking what the "best selling shots" are - like a toy maker asking Mattel (arg!) - then I got consumed with a topic that is a constant at my shows. Being that I am the best selling, most prolific and incredible artist at every show I do (sarc) - the question is a CONSTANT at all my shows (this is true).
>
> Thank you Andrew. I will be doing exactly what you have described starting the moment I press send. This forum has proven quite valuable now and if you need something I might be able to provide please do not hesitate to contact me - luminous-viewsdotcom.
>
> My first consulting client's payment will going to you Andrew. Thanks again.
> -Michael
>
> --- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Darlow <ad@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Rod:
> >
> > Here's one recommendation (Michael Pearlman also touched on it). You can thank the person for their nice comments and have a sheet of paper that describes your consulting services. You might have rates for consulting during shows, in person at someone's home/office/studio and via phone or internet. You can ask them if they'd like to spend 15 minutes starting right then and you can take a credit card up front, then bill for the balance if the person exceeds the time allotted. It's a way to take a negative and turn it into a positive (or at least, you'll be explaining that you value the time its taken for you to learn what you know, and that person will hopefully understand the value as well).
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > Andrew Darlow
> > Editor, The Imaging Buffet
> > http://www.imagingbuffet.com
> > Author, 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques:
>
>
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