Real Abstract

By: Eric M. Strong
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  • Veteran illustrator Eric M. Strong shares career and business advice for freelancers and creative professionals.
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  • S2 Episode 8: Improve Your Craft, Be Useful, Become More Valuable (Pt. 3)

    S2 Episode 8: Improve Your Craft, Be Useful, Become More Valuable (Pt. 3)
    Dec 12 2022

    Eric wraps up the three-part series on creating more value with your art and more value for your clients with more practical examples of putting the 8 rules into practice.

     

    Eric's 8 Made Up Rules of Value:

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MayHEjhtspnBWmKqjcUJ3?si=d34ed9c87a144db4

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-episode-6-what-makes-art-valuable-erics-8-made-up/id1590675262?i=1000586060545

     

    Do you agree with these? Disagree? Start a discussion in the Discord channel!

    https://discord.gg/YJW6qFSb

     

    Eric M. Strong

    https://www.ericmstrong.com

    IG: @art4business
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    21 mins
  • S2 Episode 7: What Makes Art Valuable? Practical Ways to Add Value to Your Art, Pt. 2

    S2 Episode 7: What Makes Art Valuable? Practical Ways to Add Value to Your Art, Pt. 2
    Nov 28 2022

    Eric continues his exploration of how to create more value with your art in part two of a three-part series. Today's episode takes a deeper look at Eric's "8 Made Up Rules of Value," outlined in part one, and lays out some practical examples of how you apply each of the rules to your own work and business practices.

     

    Do you agree with these? Disagree? Start a discussion in the Discord channel!

    https://discord.gg/YJW6qFSb

     

    Eric M. Strong

    https://www.ericmstrong.com

    IG: @art4business
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    25 mins
  • S2 Episode 6: What Makes Art Valuable? Eric's 8 Made Up Rules of Value, Pt. 1

    S2 Episode 6: What Makes Art Valuable? Eric's 8 Made Up Rules of Value, Pt. 1
    Nov 14 2022

    In the first of a three-part series, Eric explores the concept of value and, specifically, what makes some art valuable and other art... well, not. Today Eric explores the different types of value, and then offers his eight rules that make a thing valuable.

     

    Eric's 8 Made Up Rules of Value

    1. Rarity — the more rare something is, the more valuable it is
    2. Liability — the greater the risk, the greater the reward
    3. Expertise — the better you are at something, the more valuable you become
    4. Reputation — the better your reputation, the higher value you hold
    5. Investment — of time, of money. The bigger the investment, the greater the potential for reward
    6. Demand — the higher the demand, the higher the value. Tied to rarity, but not exactly the same. Not all rare things are valuable, and not all valuable things are rare.
    7. "Tag team" value — things of less importance become more valuable when they are “tag teamed” with something of value
    8. Usefulness — the more useful something is, the more utility it has, the more valuable it becomes

     

    Do you agree with these? Disagree? Start a discussion in the Discord channel!

    https://discord.gg/YJW6qFSb

     

    Eric M. Strong

    https://www.ericmstrong.com

    IG: @art4business

     
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    19 mins

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