313: How Sarah Built a Full-Time Income Selling Her Art Online (Without Ads)

About this episode

Sarah Golden shares her journey of building a full-time income selling her art online without using paid ads.

What if you could build a full-time income selling your art online — no craft fairs, no tent in the rain — just you, your studio, and a strategy that actually works? Sarah Golden is an artist who has been selling her work online for over ten years and has built a full-time business from her studio doing what she loves: painting, creating, and sharing it with the world. She sells original work and prints through her own online store, and she's done it almost entirely through organic social media and email. No ads. Whether you're an artist who wants to make this your full-time thing, or you're just looking for a fresh reminder that slow and steady really does win — this one's for you. Listen in and Learn: Why consistency is actually the magic formula — and what Sarah's daily posting habit really looks like The "boring" content that's doing more work than you think Which metrics to track and which to ditch The best way to build an audience off of social media About Sarah Golden: Sarah Golden is a full-time artist based in Canada. She has been selling original work and prints online for over ten years and works with an art agent for licensing. She built her business entirely through…

People in this episode

Host: Susan Bradley

Guest: Sarah Golden

Topics covered

• selling art online
• organic marketing
• building an audience
• social media strategy
• full-time income

Keywords

• art sales
• online store
• email marketing
• social media
• consistency
• metrics tracking

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Canada

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