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		<title>Should I quit my day job?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[You might also put together a pr]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[You might also put together a promotional kit and send them to music
agencies. It`d likely make for a distinctive CD cover having a portrait
of their leading artists instead of a photograph. Remember, lots of
people made really good money doing "album" [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Art fairs are a great way to get]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Art fairs are a great way to get exposure.&nbsp; I only do one each year which is the big local one in my town.&nbsp; It tends to jumpstart my career for each summer.&nbsp; I do fairly well in sales but I do it more for marketing.&nbsp; I pass out a gazill[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
I like your work. Have you con]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
I like your work. Have you considered doing art fairs? Many small and
larger cities in the Detroit area (Birmingham, Ann Arbor, etc.) have
art fairs. If such a thing exists in your area you could start there.

Another option is to choose a pa]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I agree with Craig - sell your a]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I agree with Craig - sell your art, make money then quit the job. 
Your portraits are great by the way, - and going commercial with these will bring in the money.
&nbsp;
Zai]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
Hi Jackie,
I`m thinking of Mi]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
Hi Jackie,
I`m thinking of Michael Crighton and Michael Palmer, not to mention
Robin Cook. All of them are or were MDs, who then went on to become
novelists. It seems the best way is to sell your art, make some steady
money, THEN leave the day jo]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Successful artists think about c]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Successful artists think about creating art as a business, beyond simply following a passion.&nbsp; Learn about marketing.&nbsp; What is your niche?&nbsp; Who do you think your customers will be?&nbsp; Ask yourself a lot of questions about the business of [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[my web page address is www]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[my web page address is www]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I am an artist, intent on the go]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I am an artist, intent on the goal to one day creat art for money... That one day soon, creating art will be my day job. I am in the medical field now and feel like a caged a]]></description>
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