{"id":351,"date":"2022-08-02T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2023-01-28T16:58:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T09:58:15","slug":"5-ways-to-make-passive-income-as-an-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/5-ways-to-make-passive-income-as-an-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Make Passive Income as an Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"351\" class=\"elementor elementor-351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c217861 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c217861\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a98715\" data-id=\"2a98715\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79dbf89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79dbf89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-24285ec23c0a530e86f6\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\">When I first started making money from my art back in 2014, I was relying solely on commissions.<\/p><p class=\"\">Every month I&#8217;d either have to deal with nightmare clients, or chase up late payments which often lead to me feeling overwhelmed and burned out \ud83d\ude05<\/p><p class=\"\">Over the years I&#8217;ve learned that diversifying my income is one of the most reliable ways of making a living as an artist, but knowing which areas to focus on can be the tricky part\u2026<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>So here&#8217;s an overview of my income streams to help you out \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffb<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b44929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b44929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1225-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-353\" alt=\"My passive income streams (from smallest to biggest): affiliates, commissions, licensing, print on demand, teaching\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1225-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1225-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1225-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1225-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1225.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264897d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264897d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This may seem like a lot to juggle but the key is to slowly add different income streams over time. I\u2019d recommend focusing on 1 or 2 areas at the beginning so you don\u2019t feel overwhelmed \ud83d\udc95<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2295ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2295ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Commissions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3b8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3b8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Commissions can be a great way to earn money while you build up your other income streams but like I said before, it can also be very stressful if you&#8217;re only relying on client work. Once you start to make money from other areas you can be a lot more selective with the types of projects you take on \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffb<\/p><p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Low risk and high reward<\/p><p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> Projects don&#8217;t always align with your brand or style<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6283435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6283435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Teaching<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127db63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"127db63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I started teaching on Skillshare just over 2 years ago, and since then my classes have amassed over 100k students (I still can&#8217;t believe that many people have taken my classes \ud83d\ude05) If you&#8217;re already creating mini tutorials or YouTube videos then teaching could be a great fit for you!<\/p><p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Generous income<\/p><p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> Very time consuming<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55d6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Licensing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af3b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af3b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m currently working with several companies who license\/rent out my designs to use on their products like puzzles, greeting cards and phone cases. In exchange, they pay me a small percentage of those sales in royalties. This can range anywhere between 5-8% depending on the type of product \ud83d\ude0a<\/p><p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> You can keep making money from the same designs for years to come<\/p><p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> Sales can be very slow at the beginning<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d018d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1d018d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Print-on-Demand<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e76e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e76e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I love print on demand sites because they&#8217;re so easy to set up. With just a few clicks I can sell my artwork on any product. They take care of everything from manufacturing, customer service and even sometimes marketing which allows me to focus on the fun part, creating! My go to POD sites are <a href=\"https:\/\/society6.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/\">Thortful<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Creates opportunities with licensing partners<\/p><p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> You have to sell a lot of products to make a lot of money<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd2f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fd2f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Society6-screenshot-1024x674.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Society6-screenshot-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Society6-screenshot-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Society6-screenshot-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Society6-screenshot.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4912156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4912156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Affiliate Links<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0e9e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db0e9e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is my newest addition, and although I&#8217;m still learning about how it all works, it&#8217;s definitely worth mentioning.<\/p><p>Affiliates are where you recommend products through a special link on your blog, YouTube or a swipe up on Instagram stories and If someone purchases that product through your link you\u2019ll get a small commission from that sale. Lots of brands have affiliate programs you can sign up for but the key is to only promote products that you&#8217;re truly passionate about \ud83d\ude0a<\/p><p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Very easy way to make passive income<\/p><p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> This works best if you already have a large following<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7015ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7015ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e18173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e18173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My advice for anyone getting started is to focus on 1-2 areas at a time, and then work your way up from there. Another thing to mention is be kind to yourself throughout the process. Having multiple income streams takes time and patience, so don&#8217;t be disheartened if you don&#8217;t see results straight away. It took me several years to get to this point and I&#8217;m still learning as I go.<\/p><p>Good luck and if you have any questions about making money as an illustrator feel free to drop a comment below \ud83d\udc95<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diversifying your income is one of the most reliable ways to make a living as an artist, but knowing which areas to focus on can be tricky\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":766,"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions\/766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlyclements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}