What should I do immediately after a successful validation?

Repeat it. If you sold a piece and got a strong reaction, create another similar piece and sell it again the following week. Don’t immediately jump to grand plans or scaling up. Build momentum through repetition. For example, if you sold one original for three thousand dollars, make another and sell it for another three thousand. After several successful repetitions, then you can consider expanding with prints or other products. The goal is to prove it wasn’t a fluke and to build confidence through consistent results.

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Asked by an artist who just made a first sale · Answered by Nick · art-marketing-podcast · 2020-09-24