How To Make $ With Your Art: How Much I Made In Dec. '19 w/ My Art
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- Well...this is a video I said I would never make! BUT!!!....after reading comments on some of my TH-cam videos and seeing the interest that members of the Keep Creating group have in making money from their art, I decided a lot of people could find value in what I am about to cover.
In today's video, I will show you how much I made from using my art on Merch By Amazon, KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing), Gumroad, TH-cam, Patreon, and Amazon Affiliates in December 2019!
As someone that does art full-time as a living, I hope my experience can help you make money with your art in 2020! This video could have been a couple of minutes long, but I really felt the need to address a lot of points and questions that many of you might have. If you are interested in earning money from your art, I encourage you to take the time and watch the entire video!
If you are looking to get into Merch by Amazon or other print on demand platforms and want to learn more, here are some great resources on TH-cam to check out!:
Merch Minds:
/ @merchminds475
Merch Elephant: / @thetrunkstudio
RJ Martinez:
/ @rjmartinez
Merch Informer:
/ @merchinformer
Merch Money:
/ @merchmoney
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Let me know in the comments what you would like to see covered in upcoming episodes...you might see your idea come to life!
You've not only informed me. You've inspired me.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!!!
Really nice video. But the IT geek in me was screaming “spreadsheet!”. 🤓
Yeah....just wanted to make it super easy to read, lol!
definetely :D
Thank you for posting this! It's inspiring and positive and I wish you the best on your creative journey. It's giving me the courage to put my work out on the digital platform. Over the years in the past, I've done things for my art face to face at physical venues. Time for a change in 2020.
Best of luck, Michael! Appreciate you watching!!!
Question about TH-cam revenue. Is that just from add revenue or are you getting sponsors as well? I create from paper mache, I have a TH-cam channel as well and my following has grown quite a bit, but to date I’ve never come close to that amount in a month. One of my goals is to get TH-cam successfull
That’s ad revenue. Sponsored videos have nothing to do with the monetization reports on the YT side- that’s something you arrange separate from the platform (between you and the company sponsoring the video.)
You should put your t shirt designs on teepublic too
Holy shit, that's a lot of money.
Thanks for watching! Like I said in the video-there are people in the groups based around these platforms that do more than this. Really is all about the research as well as the time and effort you put into it!
Let's Draw with BeeJayDeL I'm not an artist. I just watched because I was interested. I still can't believe people make that much in a month. That's insane to me. I know it's like $120k a year but $10k a month is just amazing. My whole family is poor(it's a big ass family). You make more than a lot of us combined. Lmao
It does give me hope. I gave up on being an artist after high school because I didn't think it was realistic. I'm getting back into it and hoping that eventually I can sell my stuff
Best of luck! Glad I could inspire you a bit!
Exact position I was in. When i left high school about the only job I was ever able to do art was in web dev, primarily the layout and design. which is not what i was looking for. its been a lot of years since, but now i have something to work for. I never thought about using the internet to be an artist. IDK why though.
Awesome to hear-that’s why I decided to do this video. There are a ton of opportunities out there that people overlook. Thanks for watching!
This was really informative thanks so much for sharing. It was interesting hearing you talk about your decision to close down your Patreon. I took the same path about 2 years back, I closed it down because the amount of effort I had to put in wasn't equal to what I got out compared to other platforms.
Glad to know I’m not alone in that decision! I found the same thing was true with mine.
Ah Brad!! Two of my go to arteests in one place. Collab please!
This man likes and replies to every comment thats mad dedication lol
Thanks for noticing Olinda! It takes time, but if people are willing to watch and comment themselves, I feel like it is the least I can do!
This is invaluable for anyone who wants to turn a skill into their livelihood. Too many people feel that commerce is somehow dirty and not to be aired in public... they are wrong. Many people will benefit from this if they are willing to do the work that you have made it clear needs to be done. You have done a good thing here and, not that a stranger’s accolades mean that much, more artists and crafts people should learn from your example.
Thanks so much for the feedback, Clint ! I appreciate it and thanks for watching!
Well stated. I'm very appreciative of such info. This topic seems to be held so secret. It's a painful process learning the hard way. It's discouraging, actually.
Doesn't come across as bragging because anyone who knows you, knows you're way is to help people. Great video and will help a lot of artists wanting to do this.
Thanks Steve...I appreciate it!
Steve Clarke It’s also important for people to see how much work it takes to actually make it as an artist.
@@CoconutJustice very true
Not enough ferraris for bragging
If I could make almost $13,000 in a month I don’t even know what I’d do with all that extra money
Andrew Condon Probably pay taxes. LOL
@@CoconutJustice Taxes are 30% at that level of income. It's worth it. We live in an amazing country, the land of opportunity. B.J. is setting a good example.
Travis Foster 100% agree.
That was a year wasn’t it?
@@subbackpls4774, he made $13,000 USD in the month of December 2019.
Damn.. that one month of income would pay off my mortgage #goals
I know right?! What does he do with all the money?! I don't know what I would do with it. Put it in a pool and swim in it like Uncle Scrooge
I'm sitting here surviving on $500 a month, if I can get any where near your level i'll be happy. Just gotta keep grinding, get my skill level up.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching...you can do it!!!!
You're talking I'm barely surviving I made $0 from june last year til now.
@@stryderd4083 I mean from other stuff. lol I make 0$ from my art as well.
@@stryderd4083 try making 0$ a lifetime as a ghost artist that makes trash no one sees
I wouldn't even know what to do with all that money if I made as much as him. My monthly expenses are about $1200/mo (but actually like half of that, since my boyfriend pays half the bills!)
This is great information. Thank you. The business of being an artist is often overlooked.
Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate it!
This was very generous of you and I bet it has inspired many to try their hand at it. But it’s obvious you shared this as a service.
Your a good person.
Thanks Bill...that means a lot! I appreciate it!
i would be happy with any amount of money of extra money made. this is great info. thank you
Glad you found it helpful! Really appreciate you watching!!!
Just as a heads up, if you approach it as something just for "extra money" on the side, chances are pretty good that is exactly what it will end up being - just a couple of bucks here and there. To make any kind of significant and consistent income from it, you'd have to put in significant and consistent time and effort into it.
Obviously, if you're really OK with just a handful of bucks a month, all power to you and do that. Just putting it out there for people who may be considering this but think they'll rake in hundreds or thousands monthly with 0 effort, and just doing what they're already doing (hyper-focused on the art itself, completely ignoring the business aspect of it).
@@otacon1024 I appreciate your reply. Thank you.
People should understand that this guy is a MASSIVE outlier. I made slightly more than this working full time in the arts in all of 2019. This was the year I took a part-time job out of sheer necessity at age 40 in order to make ends meet, simply because working 60 hours a week as an artist was no longer feasible. I love everybody's optimism in the comments, but please stay realistic. Not everybody is a social media star, and quality work alone is not a guarantee that you'll get there. Ever.
I agree with you...quality work alone is not a guarantee that you’ll get there, but at the same time...you are the reason I did this video. I do not use my “social media star” status to drive sales (I urge you to watch the live video that I did today to help you understand that point.) It makes me sad when artists are locked into a certain way of thinking about art. Based on your comment-there are so many avenues and possibilities that you are not taking advantage of. Look outside of the box that you have been put in (whether by society or by your own idea of what an artist is/should be) and search for opportunities. The possibilities in this day and age are endless...having a negative outlook is only going to guarantee that you remain in your current situation. Stop making excuses, take a self-inventory of what you could be doing better, and implement some changes. I wish you the best of luck and really want you to succeed!
You're saying he's an outlier (and he is), but you're not thinking about _why_ he's an outlier. You say it's because he's a "social media star", and for the sake of argument let's say that it is. Do you think he became one randomly? Through luck, genetics, God's gift, or some other unspecified advantage or privilege he has over you? No, he's here because he put in the time, effort and steps required to get here. "Social media stars" and brands aren't born, they're made gradually over time.
You didn't specify what you're doing in terms of how you try to actually monetize your art, but just judging by your attitude towards it I can make an educated guess. You're either:
A) treating it as a job and actively trading time for money by doing things like commissions, or churning out new works and selling the originals, probably locally (in your town or area)
B) creating new work and uploading it to some website/marketplace where people can buy it as prints or on products, but not treating it as an actual business with a brand, aesthetic, target audience to cater to, marketing needs, etc. Just creating, uploading, and hoping it eventually sells.
If you're doing A, it's an exercise in futility and you're better off just getting a job.
If you're doing B, shift your focus on the business aspect of it for a while instead of being 100% focused on the art itself. Because like you very correctly stated, "quality work alone is not a guarantee that you'll get there". It doesn't matter how good your art is if no one ever sees it. And no one will ever see it if you just upload and hope people find it; you have to actively put it in front of them. And it doesn't matter how many people you put it in front of if they're the wrong people, ie. not the target audience you're catering to. Basically, don't try to turn art into a business, run a business that happens to sell art.
Can't give you more specific advice without actually knowing what you're doing at the moment and what you tried so far, but suffice it to say it can definitely be improved if you just take the time to think about and research how, instead of deciding it's not doable just because you didn't manage to do it yet. Which is ironically the actual main reason that he's an outlier when 95% of people fail - he simply didn't give up before he had a chance to succeeded. Success is built on repeated failure - you only lose once you give up.
Paul Little I just learnt what the word outlier means! 👍🏻
So the thing for me is the example of all the different platforms.
I can only imagine the amount of hard work that was involved in some of this.
Also he did state that December is a boom for sales as expected. People like to treat themselves and others in the holiday season.
For me this is just a nice little insight/example of what IS possible. Maybe not probable but totally possible by all who put the effort in!
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social media star? this is the first time i've ever seen the guy
@@BeeJayDeL I'm sorry but I just don't believe any of this. You're giving people false hope; please stop this. This economy is the worst there's ever been and it's extremely rude of you to suggest that people are simply not trying hard enough. You're an outlier.
This has given me hope that I can have the dream of being a full time artist and actually put my degree to some use. Thank you.
So good to hear! Glad I could help!
I have 2 Questions>
1) how do you drive traffic to your all these different site? Specificlly your gumroad. ADs?
2) how do you make your gumroad look like that? Custom Code?
thanks so much
Traffic for Gumroad is just driven off of the TH-cam channel...nothing else. The other platforms are all organic-I don’t do advertising. People keep asking about how I get my Gumroad to look like that, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about-it looks the same as everyone else’s for me, lol!
Thank you for being honest, and thanks for all the great work you did, I started with your playlist cartoon 101...Wish you more and more revenue because you really deserve it.
Thanks! Much appreciated!
Thank you for this video, but what I don't like about these videos is that most people think it's easy even if you break it down.
The amount of hard work behind these numbers whether they are average or above average is way bigger. I have been trying a lot with many failed attempts. I will try again!
But no thanks to amazon and their stupid and confusing merch selection methods, many have been rejected for no reason!
Yes! It takes work! And I understand...I’ve had artist friends try to get on the platform and get denied....while other friends with no experience get approved...makes no sense, lol!
Way to go B.J.! Great informational video! Varied streams of income. 21:14 $13,010. Strong month. 1:36 inspiring artists. You are a gifted teacher and artists will be inspired with your journey, process and great attitude. Hope you have a productive 2020. Thanks for your work on both the youtube art education and on the fb group. You have a new subscriber.
Thanks so much for watching and for the feedback, Travis ! I appreciate it!
Thank you so much for your video! It really give me hope as I want to become a professional artist but struggle with health problems. I already tried to sell PDF of crafts on etsy, without success (and I paid for ads!).
That was 2 years ago and I think now I didn't do enough research, as you stated.
I saw you linked other video for that (I don't know where to begin), that's very nice of you, thank you very much !
For me 13k is absolutely huge ! French takes 45% in taxes so with 2k I would be very happy!
Thank you again, I'm definitely going to check your other videos:-)
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching...best of luck!!!
Thank you for the informative video! Appreciate you opening up like this
Thanks so much, Rori! Appreciate you watching!
It’s been a year since you posted this. I just found your channel and LOVE it. I hope you have doubled your income 🙏
Very interesting you put so much into TH-cam but as you say perhaps it’s the mountain spring which feeds everything else especially if it gives you energy and motivation - the value of that can’t be underestimated.
Thanks Chris...it is motivating!
I watched the other video a few days ago. I left a bunch of new comments and I am a new subscriber to your channel. You are killing it! Such an inspiration
Thanks so much! I appreciate it and glad I could help!!!
Not sure why TH-cam placed you in my recommended feed. I kindof gave up on the dream about being an artist about a year ago and haven't really taken the time to keep researching. I'm so incredibly thankful it did though. You've renewed my hope a bit. I've learned so much and I've only watched two videos so far! You have a really calming voice and a great pace in your walk-throughs. I stay engaged and that's refreshing. Great channel. Great work. And above all, thank you. You're awesome. :-)
Thanks so much for watching, Stephanie ! I appreciate the feedback and glad you found the channel!
When no one in real world for kids is giving classes on digital art, your teaching on digital art is very important on you tube. The future of kids art classess is not dropping them off and picking up , for moms like me it is here on you tube to get lessons. Please keep posting videos
I only make ~$40/mo. with my art, so this is super helpful!
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching...keep at it!
My God... I did not expect this. Thank you so much for sharing!!! All those people telling me there's no way to earn income with art...
Does anyone by any chance know if this is possible to achieve in the Netherlands as well?
I earn about 1100 dollar (1000euro) a month right now with this shitty job I can't stand to do more than 25hrs a week. Most of the free time I spend on drawing. I've made tattoos, logo's, album art for bands and t-shirt designs but people don't really seem to see the value and I rarely get payed.
If anyone could help that would be amazing.
Thanks again BeeJayDeL! I'll watch all the video's you've made on this topic and I'll check out all the links and see if it's possible for me as well.
Thanks so much, Nikki! Appreciate you watching!
Really Inspiring numbers! Congrats
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching! 👍
I just wanna get back into drawing...great video 😎👍
Get back in! Thanks for watching!
I just checked out your website. Great work! But a question: Your site looks mainly like a portfolio site. In this video, you said you no longer do commission work, but the site seems mainly geared toward commercial illustration & design. I guess i thought there’d be a whole online store element, or at least more front-page links to your products & merch. Is there a conscious reason for this, or is your site now more of a second priority to your other sales venues like amazon, etc?
PS: this video was very inspiring, THANK YOU! Ive been illustrating for years and this is kicking me in the butt to launch my own brand like i should’ve done from the beginning, seeing that its really working for you. Thanks again!
Yup, you are right...my website is mainly a portfolio site right now (haven't updated it for awhile.) . More than anything, it serves as a way for people to get in touch with me through the contact form who don't have FB, Twitter, IG, or a YT account set up to comment on videos. Most of what I sell on Amazon is geared towards specific niches and not focused around myself or a single brand. That's where a lot of people make the mistake starting out. I like to cater to multiple interests and you can't do that with a single brand which is why I talked in the video about research/knowing your customer being key. Hope this helps!
I m so confused on your amazon merch page. are you drop shipping?
No...Merch by Amazon is Amazon’s print on demand platform. You upload designs...Amazon prints them and sends them out as orders come in! Totally hands off.
Thank you so much for this video BeeJay! As you know I so desperately want to live off making art, I haven’t done so and I’ve published 2 books on KDP, this is so inspirational, literal tears of joy thinking that I still may be able to do this. You’re busy, but if you have any extra time to help me get my stuff to just the next level I’d be forever in your debt!
You can do it man! Feel free to shoot me a DM.
Thank you! I really appreciate you doing this!
Thanks so much, Elizabeth! Appreciate you watching!
I am a new subscriber, I have been watching your videos and love how realistic and helpful your videos are, no shouting or fast talking :) I have just started trying to sell art on Redbubble on my “Artonmytee” account and I haven’t sold anything yet but I am going to keep at it.
Thanks so much for watching and for the feedback ! I appreciate it! To be honest, I have tried Redbubble in the past and it never did anything more than a few bucks a month...never had much luck there.
great vid.I actually make my entire income doing art. Unfortunately it's NOT the art I post to youtube. i'm super new at it though. Hoping to turn it around one day.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!
your video is so great. .My friend♥likee
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!
Bra thats 156K a yr at that avg, HOLY TOLEDO BATMAN!!!!!!, THATS AWESOME, Congrats, I have like a million questions, BUT ill start by Subbing, and watching more of your videos, INCREDIBLE BRA!
Thanks for watching man! Definitely check out the live Q&A I posted...might have answered a lot of your questions there, lol!
Thank you SO much! I was literally considering my bill-paying options. Keep trying to build it all up with art or give in and get a parttime at McDonald's. You've given me hope that if I research more and devote more time to say, one niche, that I can build up more revenue. Thank you for showing me that someone is DOING it! Since I had the feeling no one was really making much.
Best of luck! I think you are on the right track. Research, get laser focused, know your target audience, and make it work!
How many hours a day/month would you say you spend to bring in this type of income? For those of us that have full time jobs Would love to know more details about time investment etc....
Thanks for watching! It's really hard to put a number on it since I will sit and draw/research stuff as I am watching TV at night. Since this isn't client work, I don't keep track of billable hours which makes it difficult to give you a ballpark number. You will put in more hours towards the beginning researching, getting everything up and running, etc. After awhile, some aspects will run on autopilot, but I always suggest to continue grinding.
Thanks for sharing this information! It's amzing how you manage to make your passion in to a way of living!
Thanks so much for watching, Pepe! I appreciate it!
hey can i ask you how you achieve $3950 in sales ? you just put your art out there and people buy it? or how you do the publicity? thanks! awesome video!
Thanks for watching...I talked about this in the video (research into your customer is key.)
Just came across you January 23rd.....I appreciate you my man...I’m an artist, but making nowhere near as much as I wish with my art, because I been doing mostly clients....I definitely need the different streams of income. I definitely need to get this merch popping!!!
So many avenues out there....glad to help!!!
Thank you for the video! It’s really hard to find videos with exact numbers and I really appreciate you being open about that! It really inspires to do art for myself rather than taking commissions. I would love to learn more about how you do research on your customers!
Thanks so much for watching, SR ! I appreciate it! I linked a bunch of other YT channels in the description- there are a lot of valuable research tips on those channels!
WOW! Thanks for being super transparent. No one ever wants to share their income or the pros and cons or ups and downs of said income. This was very enlightening. I think the biggest surprise was the TH-cam revenue...I honestly thought it would be waaay more. But yeah....Thank you :)
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching! TH-cam is the lowest out of the “big four”. But....I really like teaching and helping other artists, so that is rewarding just the same!
Do what you love, what you have a talent for... don't be obsessed money. GREED is the biggest sin.
Not the biggest...
Let's Draw with BeeJayDeL yes it is
All other sub derive from greed-coveting.
I'm here for the art lessons but this was interesting as well. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
I know my Art has improved since finding this channel and he’s been doing those classes for free!
Wait! So you don't have a Lamborghini? FAILURE! :)
I know. Such a disappointment! 😂Thanks for watching, George...I appreciate it!
Hi bro make video about niche research and keyword for kdp
Check out the links in the description to some other YT channels that cover that! Lots of valuable info already out there!
Thank you for this information! I find them really helpful. Do you so any portfolio reviews? I am curious what would you think about my art. Thank you in advance! Vali
Thanks for watching! Unfortunately that’s not something I do but feel free to take part in the weekly challenges for a chance to have me review a single design based on that week’s prompt!
can you give me info on amazon merch?
Check the links in the description...lots of content already out there!
This is not showing off, the information you share is extremely valuable. You give me hope that I could make a living out of art, I never imagined you could earn that much out of coloring books, I was afraid I'd earn way too little to pay my bills, so I thought it is an impossible dream. Im getting so depressed because feeling stuck at job I dislike and you give me hope that I could actually do what I really love :) Thank you.
Glad you found the video helpful! Best of luck!
Good Video, but it really would have been 100% better if before starting each different platform earnings you had have had an about 30 seconds display of samples of your work on that platform. That would have given us an idea about the level of your work, very relevant to how much you are making. Thanks for the Video though.
Definitely check out the live Q&A I did...I cover a lot about why I don’t “showcase/advertise” my work on platforms such as YT or social media. If you want to see the “level” of my work, feel free to check out the other videos I have on my channel showing my drawing process. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
BeeJay I just stumbled upon you in my TH-cam feed. Can you give an idea about how many products you have on Amazon and what they are our most of them coloring books or are some apparell? Or canvases?... I have 2 teenagers that really love to draw but aren't focused in that direction because they're thinking it isn't a feasible career, I'd love to get then started on this before and see how it goes before I dump hundreds of thousand into college!
Glad you found the channel! Be sure to check out the live video I posted after this one- has more insight. Merch by Amazon is apparel (shirts...they also have Popsockets now.) KDP is the book side of Amazon's print-on-demand. Literally have thousands of products for sale. Appreciate you watching!!!
this is massively good of you to break down earnings. some concerns i have: 1) i wonder if the saturation point has passed for this type of passive income, esp. amazon related? i have a friend who was trying to make a go of buying stuff cheep, boxing it up, and selling for profit on amazon. she watch a ton of vids, went to seminars, and wound up not making much $, possibly because by the time dudes are making YT vids, the party is mostly over. does that make sense? kind of like etsy became. at one point it was Great for artists, but became a giant and now anything you try to sell is one of a million items, all waiting to be found. 2) the crazy dominance of amazon in the world, in consumer purchasing, art-mercy creation income, and hell, i'm looking into AWS server certs... making me worry about the amazon monolith. but, that's just a general worry.
It can be saturated but it really comes down to what niche you are focusing on. That's where the research comes in. Just want to do a dog t-shirt? Yeah, probably not going to be seen. Have to look for/identify the opportunities and put in the time/effort. Thanks for watching!
what about average annual and what would you consider the time of year to be your lowest revenue?
Lowest revenue is around May for me (this might vary from person to person.) E-commerce and retail wise, January is notoriously bad (right after the holidays, returns, etc.) but January is already on par to come close to last month’s combined numbers if the current trend continues. As far as average annual, some of the streams of revenue from my art didn’t start until we were already well into the year...and will continue to grow as I add more. I can keep you updated though! Thanks for watching...I appreciate it!
Thank you so very much for all of this information!!!!!! I will be looking into all of these places. I have spent so much time being scared to try, and this gives me so much hope.
Thanks so much for the comment! Best of luck and thanks for watching!
Just came across you on here. Haven't checked out your art yet, but this was great info!! Thanks for sharing!! Surely helps me and following...
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!
Maybe I missed it and I apologize if I did but what about taxes?! Does this not apply? Is this income before or after taxes? Taxes tend to make self-employment difficult. It was for me.
It’s in the video-before taxes...talk about it more in the video posted a couple days ago.
I. will. try. harder. this year.
Thanks for the inspiration!
You can do it! Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate it!
so, you are saying that you made 13,000 the month of december or are you saying that is what you made by december? So sorry if this seems like an obvious answer...
That was just for the month of December
Out of curiosity can you touch or or make a video about filing taxes while receving all these incomes and working from home? How to, what to do or not do. Etc..??
Probably not a video I will do- each person’s case is different and I am by no means qualified to give tax advice. My only tips-save money back throughout the year and hold on to receipts for anything related to your business to use as year-end write-offs.
You're way too genuine man! I IMMEDIATELY Subscribed!
Thanks man...much appreciated!
I love your show. I am learning alot as a new author. Working on revenue streams and ways to repurpose my content. I love your transparency. Thank you!
That multiple revenue stream is key! Glad you are enjoying the channel and I appreciate you watching!!!!
Thanks. So much. This gives me hope, inspiration and direction. It puts a light at the end of the tunnel while working.
Much appreciated.
Thank you for sharing with us. I can't wait to hear more about KDP and making coloring books
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
He count payment for a month for the first 2 platforms...thats what i made in 2019...wth.
Wanted to show there are a lot of avenues out there to make money from your art...hopefully it will inspire!
I came across your video by chance and I think it is very good, you have a very likeable manner and I feel really inspired now. Thanks a lot for the great video
Thanks for that! Appreciate you watching!!!
Thank you, this is helpful! Could you make a video on how you manage your taxes as a self-employed too, that would be awesome.
Glad you found the video helpful! Don't think I will actually do a video based entirely around taxes, but here are my tips. Stay organized throughout the year- track your income and expenditures. Create a filing system for your receipts in order to write-off business expenses. Getting an accountant can be helpful based on your situation.
Thank you for the valuable information you are a very generous artist to disclose how you are successful and it is much appreciated best of luck to you in much success
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!!!
Great advice of multiple string of income and platforms. It sounds obvious but you just don't think about it unless someone points it out.
Appreciate you watching! Multiple streams is a must!
Thank you so much for this. It's so difficult to talk about money this way and it's so helpful!
Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate it!
It is difficult to start when you are''small''and lack time because you have to work random job..I kinda gave up on my channel and art in general because i couldn't believe that is possible to make money with it(one day)..But that video is hell of push!If one day i ll be able to make extra 500 to 800euro per month i will tell my boss that i am no longer working on the weekends and i will do only part time!!Thank you for being transparent and helping me set up new goal for this year!!
Thanks so much for watching! My advice is to make time- look at the hours when you aren't at work and see how you can be more productive. Good luck!
Thank you for this. This video is an absolute blessing!
Thanks so much, Mark! Appreciate you watching!
Just gonna leave a comment here to show support. We need more transparency in this industry and among this community. Good shit.
Agreed-thanks!!!
Massive thanks! So important to have realistic numbers (and expectations) when evaluating your strategy. Incredibly helpful.
Thanks so much, John! Appreciate you watching!
Came for the topic. Stayed for the Blackcraft tshirt. I don't regret a thing 💜 this is inspirig, makes me believe I have a shot. Thank you for being so open!
Glad you liked the shirt, lol! (And the video!) Thanks for watching!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time and making a video like this(and the KDP one). I finished college with an illustrator degree. The entire career is focused on techniques and editorial work. The last year has a class about merch and developing characters for such, but it lacks on marketing and how to sell. Your videos are great help as i didn't even knew those e-spaces existed(i'm argentinean don't judge me). I bet it will help greatly other artists as well, keep up the youtube as long as you can.
Thanks so much for for the feedback, Inu ! I appreciate it!
Thanks for the info and being so candid on your earnings. Question about your KDP coloring book income... how many coloring books or combinations of sketchbooks/journals/coloring books ,do you have available on Amazon? I'm an art director and illustrator by trade AND I'm already selling on Amazon FBA (private label), so KDP seems like a perfect fit. Would love to follow your path.
I have one sketchbook and around two dozen coloring books...journals haven’t been big sellers despite having a bunch up
I will use this information. This was great. how do you go about searching to what the customers want? you said that you make art for a specific audience, how do you know who that is?
Thanks so much for watching, ! I appreciate it! That's the key- you need to find an audience. Look at people's interests, their hobbies, their jobs, look for trends, etc. Research is important.
@@BeeJayDeL Can you explain how you go about doing research? Thanks!
I really thought your video was good. And also your art work, I want to do more with my art and this video has helped me see that it is possible for me too. Thank u
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
BeeJay thank you so much. I will keep plugging along. Much encouraged. Thanks for being so generous.
Thanks so much!!! Appreciate you watching!!!!!
Im confused about your merch page. are you drop shipping? i see wacom tablets and stuff on there
That’s not my Merch page-that is what Amazon calls an Influencer page where I can show the products I use (that stuff is shipped and sold by Amazon/works solely as affiliate links.)
Thank-you for sharing this. SO many people have needed this kind of information!! I, for one, will be a follower from here on out!
Thanks so much for watching, Corey! I appreciate it!
This is a fantastic video! I have seen a LOT of artists who have become successful in their artwork but don't ever really seem interested in leveling with their audience on how well they are doing, or how they struggled to achieve where they ended up. It makes it seem impossible to imagine making an actual living with art. It isn't information we are entitled to, naturally, so I can understand a lot of them not feeling like that have to share that info; they don't! But it does help SO MUCH to know realistically, from a number standpoint, what could be possible to achieve.
Thank you for sharing this info with us. It does inspire.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching...it does take some time and effort to get things going...check out the live video I did yesterday for more on this!
Hey...Thank you! I know it’s weird to talk about this but it really does inspire. I was a best seller on KDP and have a patreon and I never thought it was possible to make a GOOD living as an artist (I maxed out at about $2000/month. It is encouraging to know that working on it pays off and can really turn into a living as an artist. What a great motivating way to start off the decade!
Keep at it! Appreciate you watching!! 👍
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I really appreciate this video and it doesn't seem like you're bragging at all. I've been wondering about different revenue streams and I'd love to learn more about stuff like MBA and KDP. The biggest thing that makes me nervous is not knowing what the taxes look like, for when you have to pay in. Is there a rough estimate you could hit us with? Thanks again, man! Love your work!
Glad you found the video helpful! To be honest, there are so many variables that go into figuring taxes (filing status, number of dependents, itemized deductions, other income, etc.) it will be wildly different from person to person.
I like the idea of killing my clients.... I mean... ending commissions :) lol
on a serious note, I think that's probably a good idea for me. It's far more rewarding to draw what I want and earn from it rather than draw what other people ask for.... i'm going to look into it more seriously this year. great video.
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Thanks for sharing the info it was useful. Would have been even better if it had been condensed.
Thanks-just trying to answer all of the questions that were bound to pop up in the comments.
Thank man I really appreciate your videos, by watching your videos u have helped me out a lot on my adventure to be a cartoonist and enjoy my art skills more than ever. I almost lost my skill by not knowing what to do with it thank you and Godbless u
Glad I could help in that regard! That’s my goal!!!! Keep with it...appreciate you watching!
This was great video, thanks for showing us a breakdown. I am of working to move full time in my art career. There were great ideas here that I had never thought of.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching and that’s why I made this video....glad it could help!
how did you make your gumroad page look like that? Like with the sliding menu on the left
Looks the same to me...not seeing that
Brought up the same way in regards to income BUT...people were asking, a lot. So not bragging, just answering legitimate questions. 💜
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!
Thanks so much for opening up that info to us. I know there's a big stigma for it, and I appreciate you letting us know. I would love to see some follow ups on this, such as how you developed the draw for it and built it up, like you mention near the end, and I'd LOVE to see a break down of doing taxes. That's one of my biggest concerns when it comes to going on my own, which I am hoping to do this year. SO, I'll be paying attention to a lot of your content over the next few months. 😁
Definitely check out the live I did yesterday! Appreciate you watching!
Well I don’t want to make anyone jealous....but last month I made £12 from my art...yeah
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Thank you so much! You’re a huge inspiration! I just released my first coloring book, it went live today and l have to give a huge thanks to you from stuff I learned in another video!