Miriam Schulman (aka SchulmanArt) is founder of The Inspiration Place, where she helps other artists learn how to profit from their passion. Through her artist business coaching programs, and globally top-ranked podcast, The Inspiration Place [schulmanart.com/podcast] she’s helped thousands of artists worldwide develop their skill set with painting and creating a more profitable business.
Schulman initially pursued finance, working at a lucrative hedge fund before witnessing 9/11 and deciding to become a full-time working artist. Since then, Miriam and her art have been featured in major publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Art of Man, and Art Journaling magazine, and featured on NBC, and Prime. Her book ARTPRENEUR with Harper Collins Leadership on how to make it as an artist is available wherever books are sold. [ArtpreneurBook.com]
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A confused mind never buys.
I say this all the time because it’s true.
Collectors want to:
see the work
understand the work
see the price
and quietly decide for themselves.
Without jumping through hoops.
Without emailing you.
Without feeling pressured.
If you haven’t watched this week’s episode yet, go listen to it.
Especially if people are visiting your website…
but not buying.
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Have you ever avoided putting prices on your website because part of you thought:
“What if they think it’s too expensive?” 👀
No judgment at all.
I think a lot more artists struggle with this than we admit.
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I want you to think about the last time you wanted to buy something online…
And then you couldn’t find the price.
Did you ask?
Or did you leave?
Because most collectors do not want to email you just to find out if they can afford the painting.
And they definitely don’t want to feel like they’re about to get pulled into a sales conversation they didn’t ask for.
That’s what this week’s episode is about.
Making your art easier to buy.
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Hey artists, this one might feel a little uncomfortable...
When someone asks about your art, what do you usually talk about first?
No judgment by the way. This is exactly what I talked about in the recent episode because artists are often much better at describing HOW they made the work than WHY it matters.
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If your art isn’t selling right now…
I know how tempting it is to blame the economy.
Because that story feels safer.
But collectors are still buying art.
What’s changing is how they buy.
They’re buying work that feels clear.
Work that feels meaningful.
Work they immediately connect to emotionally.
And sometimes the issue isn’t your talent…
It’s that the meaning behind your work isn’t coming through yet.
If you haven’t watched the recent episode yet, go listen to it.
Especially if you’ve been quietly wondering:
“Why isn’t this working anymore?”
Because this conversation matters.
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Okay… I want honesty on this one.
Have you been in what I call “procrastinating mode” lately?
Watching tutorials.
Taking notes.
Researching.
Planning.
Learning.
But not really taking the actions that lead to sales?
If that’s you, just comment:
“guilty” 👀
Because you are definitely not alone.
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Collectors are still buying art.
But the way artists are selling successfully right now looks very different than it did a few years ago.
In this week’s bonus episode, you’ll hear from artists like Sangeetha, who used to sell maybe one painting a year, and now sells large paintings for $4,000.
You’ll hear from Bo, who was exhausted doing nonstop art fairs and trying to make small, lower-priced work “add up”… until she finally raised her prices and went from $2,000 at a show to $9,500 at the exact same event.
Megan talks about building her business while still teaching full time and slowly realizing this could actually become her real career.
Ruth shares how simply showing up differently on LinkedIn led to a sale within 24 hours.
And Jay talks about what happened when he stopped treating email like an afterthought and started building real relationships with collectors.
What I love about all of these stories is that none of these artists felt fully ready.
They just stopped waiting to feel ready before taking the next step.
If you haven’t watched the bonus episode yet, go watch it here.
I think you’re going to relate to this one.
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QUIZ 👀
What do you think keeps more artists stuck financially?
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Social media chases attention.
But email builds relationships.
And relationships are what actually sell art.
If you’ve been relying on social media alone…
that might be why nothing is changing.
If you haven’t watched the latest episode yet, go back and watch it.
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Let me say something that might feel like a relief…
You do not need social media to sell your art.
Not more posts.
Not more followers.
Not more reels.
Because if you’ve ever thought:
“Why is this not working for me?”
I want you to hear this clearly
It’s not you.
It’s the strategy.
Tomorrow, I’m talking about what actually works now… and why so many artists are burning out trying to do the wrong thing.
Set your alarm for 10 AM ET.
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