Amateur or Professional?
If you want to appear professional, whether you are or not, you need your own domain name, and your email should be your name @ your domain, e.g., michael@michaelrocharde.com, michael@nautilusfm.com, or michael@crittersmandalas.com. My websites make me look like I know what I'm doing.
For those reading this who don't have their own domain name and website, you really should get set up. Yes, it's an expense, but a very small one considering what it can do for you, professionally.
And the kicker is ... business cards.
But not ordinary, cheap and nasty business cards. Professional business cards. What makes them professional? Firstly, they should have a good headshot of you on them. I know that some of you are going, "Oh god, no," but you're missing the point. People don't remember names, but they do remember faces, and when they remember a face, they also remember the conversation that they had with that person. Cards also have a back side, often left blank. Put one of your best images on it. Make sure that our phone number and email are readable (large text).
Attached are my current business cards. They fold over and are quite dramatic, but I change my cards about twice a year. They promote my work and allow people to get in touch with me easily.
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I'm glad you posted this. I was just getting ready to have business cards printed. So put one of my works on the back and my photo on the front, right? I was also thinking of post cards to sell. What do you think?
@Molly Renner Something like that. I play around with the design until I get it right. When you come up with one you like, post it here, and I'll give you a critique. I'm not sure about postcards; they might not sell, and it's quite a big expense.
They're really cheap. $1.00 a piece.and the more I get, the cheaper they are.
Is it okay to make 18x24 prints from an 11x14 painting?
I was thinking about having an 11x14 image and a two inch border.
Technically speaking, as long as the file's resolution is a minimum of 300 dpi and a sufficient number of pixels, you can do that. Best way to see if it's a good enough file is to upload it to whatever POD service you use. Most of them will tell you if it's good enough or not. Then, order a print just to double check it. A digital .PDF "proof" is b.s. You need to see it printed on paper or whatever substrate you want it on.
As to whether you want to sell it or not, that's a different question entirely.