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Click on any of the following links for some excellent “DOLLARS & SENSE” Common-Sense Tips for Artists, Artisans, and Crafters. Our staff and valued A&CNet Members have contributed a wealth of helpful advice, expertise and insights from their varied experiences in the Art & Craft world. Return back to this page often, as we'll regularly be adding new articles!

Some of what follows, you may already be aware of, and some... not. Some articles are brief and some are longer in-depth studies that can help you become more successful. We sincerely believe this collection of beneficial information and advice, will help you with your business, your revenues, your confidence, your Industry presence, and building your reputation as one of Canada's fine Artists, Artisans, or serious Crafters.

SPECIAL FEATURE — Art & Craft Show Tips

Part 1 — Customer Service Tips
Part 2 — Sales & Marketing Tips
Part 3 — Pricing Tips
Part 4 — Show & Event Tips

SPECIAL FEATURE — Does an Artist or Crafter Need a Website?

SPECIAL FEATURE — Why Do Some Small Art or Craft Businesses Fail to Grow?

SPECIAL FEATURE — Patient Persistence – A Key to Success

SPECIAL FEATURE — The Pros and Cons of Buying & Selling Art On-line

SPECIAL FEATURE — The CHECKLIST of Checklists!

Getting Off to a Good Start! — The Winter Blues… Slow Season or Not?

Donating Your Art Work — Makes Sense or No Cents?

The Business Side — From a Marketing Perspective

Consignment Selling

Ask An Artist — How Do I Create A Studio?

Ask An Artist — Time To Choose?

Ask An Artist — Procrastination vs. Task Management

Ask An Artist — Can Commissions Be Successful?

Ask An Artist — What Steals Your Power?

Ask An Artist — Art Buyers — Who Are They?

NOTE: These articles are the opinions of the contributing authors. Though A&CNet is not responsible for the contents presented herein, every article is carefully considered before we may list it here for your practical help and enjoyment.

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Helpful Software Downloads for Your Business

Here's some links to beneficial software that you can download for free. Some of them are our "best value" favorites. Others, we haven't tested but have heard they're quite good. We leave that for you to judge. We've often recommended many of these for art or craft businesses we've provided Consulting or Web services for.

Of course, we also do occasionally recommend the well-known mainstream manufacturers, too. But if you're looking for high quality 3rd party software that's free, and does an equally adept job for the average business, the following are some excellent choices.

Do check out the links on these software manufacturers' own webpages, too, as they may lead to other great value software and highly beneficial information.

These links are not meant to be a validation of software performance. Just as they're offered freely on the Net via many websites and software directories, we're offering the same for your convenience on our site. We have not tested some of these programs so there are absolutely no express or implied warranties or guarantees of performance whatsoever. Pick and click as you may desire. Enjoy!