Hey artist, can you relate to my embarrassing rookie confession?

Okay, I will not lie here; I have a confession. So when my art business was new, I set up an Etsy Shop. I was so excited after I put my artwork there. I waited for people to purchase my work. 

I heard crickets. I thought, "This couldn't be true; it must not have been published, which is why I didn't make a sale." At that time, my first gallery was brand new, and I already did well in my first season, so not having any sales through Etsy blew my mind.

So then, I thought, okay. I may need to advertise and get some traffic to my shop because I need help finding someone. Then I put an ad on, and I was so excited or the prospects.

And that weekend, my husband and I did an out-of-town art show. We had a great show, and I was satisfied with our outstanding sales that weekend.

I was also just as excited about the anticipation of all the sales I needed to fulfill when I got home from my Etsy Shop. 

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