10 Helpful Tools & Resources for Artists
By KBR
It takes time, effort, and passion to get yourself to where you want to be as an artist. Whether you are a photographer or painter or musician, tools and resources are essential in the creative process and for monetization. If you are searching for a way to increase your income, consider incorporating a new resource into your workflow. Here are some of Contagion Media’s favorite resources for professional artists:
Sticker Ninja
Sticker Ninja can be a great resource if you are a photographer, painter, or any kind of visual artist and you are considering making stickers from your art. Contagion Media’s team regularly uses Sticker Ninja and the quality never disappoints! It can also be a very easy to navigate program and there really isn’t much to getting those stickers made.
Photo by Monticello | Shutterstock
Quickbooks
If you make a significant amount of your income through your art, try using Quickbooks! Quickbooks is the perfect tool for tracking your income, expenses, profits, and more. Quickbooks also offers resources for business insurance, time tracking, accounting services, and more.
Printful
Interested in offering products featuring your visual art? You should try Printful! Printful is great for printing your art on clothing, accessories, home decor, and more. The greatest part about Printful is they can also help with product fulfillment. Skip packing and shipping — Printful can help take care of it all!
Kavyar
Are you looking to become a published artist? Check out Kavyar.com. Browse dozens of magazines accepting submissions for digital and print publication. This is a great tool for photographers, models, and designers. It is always super important as an artist to know where your work can be seen, submit to as many publications that you qualify for and you could be on the next big magazine!
Photography by Yulia Reznikov | Shutterstock
Magcloud
Interested in publishing a book or magazine? Magcloud is an incredible resource for printing high quality and low quantity publications. Magcloud also offers direct mail for magazines with subscribers. This takes so much work out of the printing process!
Mailchimp
Grow your mailing list presence with Mailchimp! Although there are many other options, Mailchimp is our team’s favorites. They offer paid subscriptions, but also offer a free plan for businesses just getting started. Use your mailing list to promote new content, products, and more.
Vistaprint
Vistaprint.com is a great resource for ordering business cards, postcards, pens, and other marketing materials. Vistaprint is one of the most affordable websites out there for promotional products. There are also always coupons for this website floating around the web!
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Notion
Looking for a tool to stay organized and remember everything you are working on? Notion is a free planning tool that works great as an interactive to do list with a calendar feature. Notion also has team capabilities for businesses with multiple people.
Anchor.fm
If you are in the process of starting a podcast, try using Anchor.fm! Anchor.fm is a free mobile app that allows users to record a podcast remotely with someone else. After recording, you can instantly edit and schedule for posting.
Contagion Media
Contagion Media Art Agency specializes in artist development and commercial content creation, Contagion Media’s Blog is a great resource for artists looking for business and technical tips for artists of all mediums. Contagion Media has multiple blogs: Artrepreneur, Fashion & Beauty, Music, and Visual Arts.
To be a successful artist, it is important to think of business, marketing, organization, and how they must incorporate into your artistic career. Pair these useful tools with your impactful content and you are almost guaranteed to see an increase in brand awareness and profitability! Good luck on your journey!
