How to find the right income stream for YOU as an artist

This is not your run of the mill "list of income streams" video that's made for a mass audience. How do you balance quality and quantity when it comes to building multiple streams of income as a creative? I'll be sharing the yearly exercise I do to audit my current income streams as well as thoughtful and repeatable steps to evaluate what to change for the coming year.

00:00 Design your streams of income as a creative
00:53 Quality vs quantity
02:15 Who is this for?
03:03 Income portfolio assessment
08:27 Easy Sunday Club example
10:00 How to make it actionable
13:21 Important final thoughts

1. Commissions
2. E-commerce / Online Sales
3. In Person Events
4. Wholesale
5. Licensing
6. Freelance
7. Teaching
8. YouTube ad revenue
9. Affiliate
10. Digital Products
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Cathy is a self taught watercolor artist based in Los Angeles, CA and the founder of Easy Sunday Club, a collection of art and baby/children's goods that combine fine art aesthetics with playfulness and educational values. Prior to ESC, Cathy got an MBA and worked in the tech industry for 10 years and Nam is an attorney. This channel is our way of giving back to the art community.

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Music: In French (Used w/ Artist Permission)

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[Lonewolfster]

I want to say that even though this was posted a few years ago - I find it very useful, mainly in that yours is more thoughtful and nuanced (i.e., do you like doing X or Y? If you want to do more of activity Y that you enjoy, it means cutting down on another activity and what is the cost of that). This is why I watch your channel - the thoughtfulness you put into it.

[sneakaholic]

found your channel at the perfect time. thank you so much.

[HarmonyHardin]

Love the system presented in this video. I rate your channel a 10/10 for enjoyment and information-sharing!

[christinasmithart]

I’ve heard a lot of bad things about nft recently. Hurting the environment, authenticity, etc. so I’m curious to see what you find out about them! Thanks for all the insight.

[jenniferkoistinen]

It does help to step back and take inventory. However, this task can often feel abstract and nothing actually changes. This rating scale is a great way to do an assessment and make real changes. I am glad you enjoy making youtube content because I hope you keep making videos! :-)

[najlaamustapa]

Thank you Cathy this does help a lot! All the best to you!

[clarel]

Do you already have a video about a sellers permit vs a resellers permit (in CA)? I have been researching and I’m so confused. If I sell on Etsy but want to start selling wholesale to shops (brick and mortar) do I need a wholesale license, sellers permit, or resellers permit?

[EasySundayClub]

If I were to do a deeper dive on 2 income streams, which ones would you want to see the most?