MJ's book, "The Millionaire Fastlane ", was a great inspiration to me in building my graphic design business. In the space of about 10 years, my business grew from occasional freelance assignments (and fears of losing my house) to steady work (with help from employees) for some of the top financial and healthcare corporations in the world (Fortune 10). We had so much work, we did not need to advertise and purposely kept a low profile. I was not among the most talented of designers, but I had a good work ethic... the kind of basics MJ talks about, like professionalism, always showing up for work, and leveraging my employee assets to multiply earnings. For example, when I (art director), my assistant designers, and my proofreader were all working billable hours simultaneously, the hourly income was great. Thank you, MJ!
I had originally gone to college to learn to be a fine artist. I wasn't particularly interested in amassing a lot of money, just wanted to be comfortable. So when we thought we had saved enough from our jobs, my husband and I decided to retire in 2016. Unfortunately, health issues and the stock market have not been kind, and I am starting to work again now. I was pretty burned out from graphic design in the past and plan to make and sell artwork this time. There is some scalability to this because I have a giclee printer and can make and sell prints of my original works. Also, an awesome gallerist already likes my work and asked me to send him samples; I am preparing them now. If I can get into a good gallery, they would typically expect me to produce one or more new paintings per month. I don't really know for sure, but I think it could be possible to earn about $40K in the first year and go up from there. This would be a good retirement lifestyle kind of job for me and help me stay healthier by not sitting in front of a computer all day and night, as I did for design. Your thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I had originally gone to college to learn to be a fine artist. I wasn't particularly interested in amassing a lot of money, just wanted to be comfortable. So when we thought we had saved enough from our jobs, my husband and I decided to retire in 2016. Unfortunately, health issues and the stock market have not been kind, and I am starting to work again now. I was pretty burned out from graphic design in the past and plan to make and sell artwork this time. There is some scalability to this because I have a giclee printer and can make and sell prints of my original works. Also, an awesome gallerist already likes my work and asked me to send him samples; I am preparing them now. If I can get into a good gallery, they would typically expect me to produce one or more new paintings per month. I don't really know for sure, but I think it could be possible to earn about $40K in the first year and go up from there. This would be a good retirement lifestyle kind of job for me and help me stay healthier by not sitting in front of a computer all day and night, as I did for design. Your thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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