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6 Things I Stopped Doing That Grew My Art Career

For years, I found myself stuck in the same cycles, believing I always had to do more to achieve more for my art career. More marketing, more networking, more painting – the list was endless. 

But over the years, I’ve learned that adding more to your plate isn’t always the answer. The moment I identified and stopped certain habits, the entire trajectory of my art career changed. 

If you’re ready to make real movement, stop focusing on what you “should” be doing and instead focus on what you need to stop doing. 

How to Grow Your Art Career by Simplifying

In this episode of the Honest Art Podcast, I peeled back the curtain on the six pivotal changes I made to the way I approached my art. I realized that our typical mindset of needing to do more for more visibility or more sales overlooks the powerful impact of stopping unproductive patterns. 

Once I committed to letting go of these habits, the needle finally started to move for me. So let’s unpack it! In this episode, you’ll hear me talk more about: 

• Why I stopped trying to have just one style
• The simple shift I made that elevated my work tenfold
• The one marketing tool, that, when paired with social media, grew my reach exponentially

Until next time, y’all!

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• Art Biz Mini Course: Email Marketing: https://www.jodiekingart.com/offers/9U3kVbz5/checkout 
• Episode 67: Fight Me! Yes, An Artist Needs An Email List With Yasmine Kashefi: https://jodieking.com/episode-67-fight-me-yes-an-artist-needs-an-email-list-with-yasmine-kashefi/ 
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