How does the longevity potential of an art business compare to other careers?

An art business has exceptional longevity potential that most other careers can’t match. You can continue selling art and photography in your 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and even 90s. Unlike physically demanding jobs like masonry, pool cleaning, or other service-based businesses, creating and selling art doesn’t require the same physical stamina. You own the intellectual property you create, and you can continue to sell that work for years after creating it. The creative drive doesn’t diminish with age the way physical capabilities do, and you can even pass the business to your children. This makes it one of the few businesses where you can remain active and profitable well into old age.

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Asked by synthesized from teaching · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2020-08-19