Why Be a Starving Artist, When You Can be an ArtisticPreneur Instead?

A lot’s been written about The ArtisticPreneur Movement. A forward marching cause that is deconstructing the inquiry “Is it mandatory for artists of all kinds to starve?” Or to flip it around, “Must people in business never be artists?”

Thankfully, being an ArtisticPreneur can be seen as being a part of a revolution of sorts. Or a less grandiose way to put it is that the concept of becoming an ArtisticPreneur is definitely gaining traction for both sides of the fence: Artists Who Also Want to Be Entrepreneurs, as well as, Entrepreneurs Who Also Want to Be Artists.”

To Be an ArtisticPreneur You Do Need to Celebify Yourself to a Certain Extent

So we’ve defined what an ArtisticPreneur is as well have looked at educational tracks in the form of eBooks, so the next step to explore is what we sometimes call “Celebify.” To Celebify yourself simply means to make yourself more visible online which if done correctly can result in getting more customers, clients and fans. Here’s more from the ArtisticPreneur.com blog:

“As ArtisticPreneurs we really could use something simple and fast acting that would facilitate us being able to place our products, services and artistic talent in front of our ideal customers, clients or fans. And thanks to the Internet, Digital Marketing has offered us some pretty remarkable solutions in this regard.”

My Late Great Idol Gives a Few Marketing Points

The next step is to learn from the masters. One such individual is the late Harry Houdini. When you study every aspect of his career, you soon learn that a through line of his self promotion strategy was to do things that were “Newsworthy.” This same kind of concept is used in publicity and marketing today. Here’s an excerpt from Manhattan Magician:

“One of the ways that Houdini would bolster his publicity would be to escape from a straight jacket while hanging upside down in the middle of the town square of whatever city he was currently performing in. These publicity stunts would draw a large crowd and newspaper coverage, providing an opportunity to let others know that they could come see the escape artist live and in person at a local theater.”

Become an Award Winner – Nominate Yourself for a Platinum PIA

If you’re one of those people who has both a creative career and a mission to make a difference, then the Platinum PIAs could be right up your alley. The Platinum PIAs Community Awards Show for ArtisticPreneurs recognizes ArtisticPreneurs who are making a difference in their communities and around the world. And if you know such a person, please nominate her or him, or if you are that person, please nominate yourself! There’s nothing wrong with nominating yourself. As we like to say, successful people nominate themselves (metaphorically speaking) every waking hour of their lives! Here’s an excerpt from the PIAs site:

“Of course there is no guarantee of this being the result but remember that the P, I and A in PIA stand for Public Internet Artist. And artists become more public when they utilize methods for gaining exposure to potentially be noticed by Platinum PIA judges.”

Conclusion

If you’re an artistic person who wants to be more entrepreneurial or an entrepreneur who wants to be more artistic, consider becoming an ArtisticPreneur. There are a lot of tools out there to help you create a productive and effective journey for yourself. Create your own opportunities. Don’t wait around for someone to give you permission to move forward. Because why be a starving artist when you can be an ArtisticPreneur instead?!