Selling Pet Portraits: (7-HUGE) Mistakes and How to Prevent Them

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Welcome Creatives! In this video I'll be sharing the top 7-mistakes you really don't want to make when accepting pet portrait commissions and how to prevent them from hurting your art business. The 7-mistakes PLUS one bonus one at the end are all listed down below along with the video minutes.

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7-MISTAKES + 1-Bonus
2:55 - Neglecting to learn your pace and the portrait sizes you plan to offer.
6:04 - Expecting the money to come in immediately from your commissions.
9:42 - Poorly packed pet portraits.
16:20 - Not using a contract or some kind of terms and conditions document.
19:17 - Shipping off the painting without progress photos or getting the clients approval.
22:08 - Giving away free custom pet portraits to friends and family.
23:57 - Accepting really poor reference photos from clients.
26:40 - (Bonus) Not creating regular video content and/or staying in touch with past clients.

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