Artists--Rejection is Part of the Process to Success

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Rejection Happens to Everyone

Rejection happens every day to people in business. The ones who become successful learn that rejection is just part of the process towards success.

What do you when you are rejected? Why do you get rejected? What is the next step?

Rejected--Don't Take It Personally--They Don't 

I am always amazed at how many artists take customer rejection personally.
After all, think about yourself as a customer. When you are shopping for a lamp, a bedspread, or new drapes, how do you shop. You have to find the perfect one for your color scheme and space.
You look and look and look, then you decided what will work.
That is how people shop for art.

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Find Out Why You Were Rejected 

Thousands of artists apply to art shows every year at all different levels. If you apply to an art show and get rejected, find out why. These are some of the common reasons qualified artists get rejected:

How many spaces were available compared to how many applications did they had.
Your category is filled earlier than others.
Your work is not in theme with the event.
Another artist's work is very similar to yours.
Your photos were not up to par.
You didn't follow the instructions correctly.
They filled up earlier than expected.

None of these reasons mean that they do not like your work.

Sell Yourself 

People often buy from you because of you, yourself. Learn how to sell yourself and don't sell yourself short!
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It's Always a Numbers Game 

Selling is always a numbers game, but you can stack those numbers in your favor.
The numbers game is this:
The more customers you interact with, the more likely you will sell to them. The more prospects you see, the more customers you will interact with, and so on.

Here's how to stack those numbers in your favor:
Prospect to the correct demographic.
Customers will be more likely to buy if they can afford your product, have room to put it in their home, and like your style.
Market to those people. Then you stack your customer interactions numbers in your favor.

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Rejection is Only the Beginning 

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Believe in Yourself and Your Product 

Believing in what you are selling and yourself is key.
Customers do not want to deal with an unhappy person who isn't convinced that her product isn't the best.
There is always another place for them to spend their money.
You need to tell them how much you love what you do and what you make. Make them see what you see when you make your artwork.

Artwork in photo by artist Kerri Frech.

Take This Rejection! 

Overcoming Rejection Will Make You Rich: 12 Ways to Turn Rejection into Unlimited Abundance, Success and Freedom

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