AndyW
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- Jun 1, 2015
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Background: So I'm an artist and have worked for several years trying to get some job security in the entertainment industry. I posted in here in 2015 in quite a desperate state. There's been a slight shift but overall I'm in a station where I'm facing a saturated job market and need an escape plan.
So I started a side hustle that so far as yielded $0. But to be fair, I haven't properly started, just made a web site and put the feelers out. See I did some fan art that went viral just about everywhere I posted it. And people were asking for prints. So I thought I need to start a web site dedicated to that theme and make it a business.
Goal: My goal is to be able to generate an annual low six figures from this business (I know of a few business savvy artists that have done this but they're at the top of their game) but to have the POTENTIAL to grow to more than that. That's key. I don't want a firm and low ceiling.
Basic premise of business: I made a site. It sells a few prints based on 80s nostalgia (cartoons, movies, all the favs of that generation). I know that earning an income form online prints alone is a terrible idea, so I can boost this with going to conventions. But I want to expand into as many areas of 80s nostalgia as possible (clothing, collectible toys etc). The idea being that it's a place for those who miss their childhood to get a piece of it back.
Question/problem: I know one of the core principles of building a sizable income is to solve a problem that everyone has and so I wonder just how popular this idea can be - can I only sell to those who were kids in the 80s? how big is my market? Does it sound too niche? and whether it does or doesn't, (and here's my main reason for posting) is there a way to make it bigger and keep it scaling so it appeals to more people?
Ideas please!
So I started a side hustle that so far as yielded $0. But to be fair, I haven't properly started, just made a web site and put the feelers out. See I did some fan art that went viral just about everywhere I posted it. And people were asking for prints. So I thought I need to start a web site dedicated to that theme and make it a business.
Goal: My goal is to be able to generate an annual low six figures from this business (I know of a few business savvy artists that have done this but they're at the top of their game) but to have the POTENTIAL to grow to more than that. That's key. I don't want a firm and low ceiling.
Basic premise of business: I made a site. It sells a few prints based on 80s nostalgia (cartoons, movies, all the favs of that generation). I know that earning an income form online prints alone is a terrible idea, so I can boost this with going to conventions. But I want to expand into as many areas of 80s nostalgia as possible (clothing, collectible toys etc). The idea being that it's a place for those who miss their childhood to get a piece of it back.
Question/problem: I know one of the core principles of building a sizable income is to solve a problem that everyone has and so I wonder just how popular this idea can be - can I only sell to those who were kids in the 80s? how big is my market? Does it sound too niche? and whether it does or doesn't, (and here's my main reason for posting) is there a way to make it bigger and keep it scaling so it appeals to more people?
Ideas please!
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