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I've been pondering the same thing and reflecting on some of my own experiences as an artist on my blog at http://siblify.com/blog/2009/5-ways-to-help-make-more-money-as-an-a... Hope it's useful!

Great article, it was really informative and engaging. It needed to be proof read though.

good but somerhing missing.......................

how can i earn..im in the philippines.

Sometimes i get a little put out with these "art schools" - Sucking in these young kids- how do they sleep at night? I could not recommend this profession to anyone who can Do anything else!!!
It was once a pretty lucrative business- but those days are pretty much long gone- ask someone in there 50s in the business if you can find one. It can be fun- and rewarding- i've won a sh_t load of awards- but someday you're going to be old- and wish you had two nickles to rub together- like so many other occupations- playing in a band etc. 1 in 1000 really make any money at it. Example: the going rate for design and production in the 70s was $20-30 per hour. That was great!! A 3 bedroom house cost $25,000 and new GTO car cost $3.500. Today a house cost $120,000. and a car is $30-$50 thousand...and young free lancers are out there cutting each others throats {including there own someday- by driving the price down} for free lance jobs at $25.ph. One told me if they liked the project- they would do it for $15 per hour. Hello!! How many hours will it take you to buy- your kids a pair of shoes, pay $100. ele. bill or $1,200 per month mortgage, your Iphone bill, cable, gas, car payment, food, insurance, clothes, and someday a baby, a teenage, and how about retirement. just to name a few items. Well i hope i opened some of your eyes. Use your head man.

Good article. Very informative.

I didn't know about the law for building and construction sites. Great article! Are there any auctioning opportunities for artists, such as fairs and bazaars?

Thanks. this site is a really good source of information