7 Things to Stop Doing In 2025 (That Are Keeping You Poor)

[@driesketels]

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[@williamwest6851]

Dries, I love my artwork, it's hanging in my home, it has a strong message, sold few pieces to friends. I have a website & Instagram account but it doesn't go any further than that, no visitors and not many followers. That's why I'm listening to you, great advice, oh Merry X-mas... thxs for the gifts and now get the Hell out of here !

[@jofish420]

Thank you for your valuable info! I am doing my first juried art fair next weekend! I created a couple of pages for an email list for all attendees that are interested in my art. I created a new email dedicated for this. I'm putting together my own webste and I created a logo of my own and got new business cards. I love your insight in the art workd. I have many of my paintings on my wall. I did a show a few years ago, and a man came along and purchased 8 of my best pieces and told me that I was underpricing my art! I then knew my art is viable and desireable. So yes.. at this fair my prices will be according to what I value them at.

[@driesketels]

Good luck on the fair! You got this!!!

[@maxlinesartist]

Love to know how that go's for you please let me know all the best with the venture

[@shantipadme8781]

We love you so much! You're a bloody legend.

[@driesketels]

Thanks for the kind words. Have a great week!

[@Knock-kneed]

Why? because he fits that "crazy artist" stereotypical persona? That is ALL carefully arranged to fool the simple minded.

[@driesketels]

wow knock-kneed... You're probably lots of fun during parties

[@Knock-kneed]

@@driesketels I know a wanna-be cult leader when I see one.

[@shantipadme8781]

​@@Knock-kneed who cares! He shakes me up and inspires me to keep creating... who cares who or what he is!

[@majinuriel]

Truth spoken as always. That you for this evening lecture.

[@driesketels]

You're more then welcome

[@askialuna7717]

I also don't plan on taking too little for orders later. Because I read somewhere that if we take little, it destroys the prices for those who have to make a living from their artistic work. If many people do this, the customers are trained to think that these low prices are normal and the others are too expensive. This forces them to set dumping prices themselves in order to sell something at all, and many may even give up.

[@Relaxingsounds-rn6iy]

Thank you, great video!

[@JamieSantellano]

Thank you for all your valuable info!

[@driesketels]

Any time!

[@nicolasb.henry294]

Once again another great video. The future is for those who are confident and have a personality. Another important thing they don't teach you at Art schools.

[@cherylwillcoxart]

Thanks Dries. Love your Videos

[@heartburn6160]

Good video and true.

[@driesketels]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wizzelhoart]

I always thought this. Charging more makes people feel like your work is better. You gotta kinda fake it. I'm gonna update my website and just start charging 1500€ per painting

[@driesketels]

Hey Wes, long time no see. Wish you the best for 2025

[@wizzelhoart]

@driesketels yeah you dont pop up on my feed regularly. I just moved and I guess they want to show me more do-it-yourself videos. My artroom isn't setup yet so I've decided to do some sketching till the art room is ready

[@driesketels]

Sad to see you go but you've put a lot of smiles on my face over the years so thanks again for that. And wish you the best for 2025!

[@wizzelhoart]

@driesketels well i moved to a next door village XD. just mean due to the move I've been searching a lot of "how-to" videos in German and I think the Algorithm pushed you out or something like that. I'm still here online hommie

[@judykonopka9029]

Here for the great hair!

[@driesketels]

The hair loves you back. P.S. I think I need to put a light on the hair because now it's too dark, people can't actually see the hair properly

[@hertzollner]

Are you a Wolverine, Dries?

[@driesketels]

usually only hear that in thank top during the summer when muscles are visible...

[@sellpo]

Hey dries , bedankt voor al je videos ! je spreekt op en manier dat nice is voor mijn visie ! maar als gitarist denk dat het niet goed is voor je hout om het op een verwarming te zetten hihi zeker nu wanneer de tijden wat koud zijn lol

[@driesketels]

Je bent niet de eerste die mij dit verteld. IK denk dat het al te ver is gelopen en de hals waarschijnlijk al niet meer super is... I guess it's a $1K investment in the background. What more can I say XD

[@sellpo]

@@driesketels hahaha je hebt toch tot een business argument kunnen draaien lol , ik denk dat de hals zeker te regelen valt , en als het niet gebruikt verkopen :) je kan niet plaats maken voor nieuwe ideen als de oud er nog zijn ? 🕉

[@CynthiaSpencer]

Yup. Artists of all kinds undervalue themselves. And they can, because so many are undervaluing themselves. It's time to stop that nonsense.

[@driesketels]

Let's go

[@Knock-kneed]

What ever happened to doing a thing because you wanted to be the best at it? And you would not let anything leave your studio until you KNEW with YOUR HEART AND SOUL it was the best you could do..even after years of studying until you were sure you knew what and where the aesthetic milestones were?...oh, wait influencers...yeah...influencers.

[@davidhogan621]

I think we are on the verge of the very early days of the AI Age. Just like the Industrial Revolution destroyed the old rural way of life, the feudal system, AI is about to destroy the Industrial Age. Artists are in a great position because everyone else is still being taught in schools, colleges, and universities to prepare for an industrial-age job that is not going to be there anymore. There will not be any careers, no jobs. All there will be are people and their personal brands. I do not mean influencers; I mean the only people earning money in any field will be those who have a personal brand on social media. And artists, more than anyone else, are in the best position to succeed at this because that is how artists have been succeeding for decades.

[@maxlinesartist]

Jim Rohan motivational speaker's foundation teaching all came from the bible Tony Robins repeats most of Jim's teaching but enlarged on it yes its good stuff from both those men so best just go straight to the best book were all those great teaching came from the bible

[@driesketels]

Interesting. Have never read it. Probably should. Is there a good audiobook version that you would recommend?