Art Archive Twitter Contest: #FollowedMyArt

We want to hear your story. Did you always know that you would be an artist from day one? Did you realize your talent later in life, for example? Have you found inspiration in the most unexpected places like ? Tell us! We want to know why you followed your art and created your own art business.

Here's what to put on your calendar:

Our #FollowedMyArt Twitter Contest starts on January 25, 2016 at 12:00 AM MST and ends on January 31, 2016 at 11:59 AM BST. We will announce and inform the winner on February 2, 2016.

Here's how to enter our Twitter contest:

STEP 1: Follow Artwork Archive on Twitter (if you haven't already) at . Not only is this the first step to entering the competition, but you'll also get lots of great art business tips on your Twitter feed.

STEP 2: Retweet the #FollowedMyArt tweet to be pinned to the top of our Twitter page. This image will be featured, you can't miss it!

And here is the most interesting!

STEP 3: Tweet no more than 120 characters why you decided to follow your passion for art and start your own art business. You can check how many characters you used in . Just enter your sentences and click the Count Symbols button.

STEP 4: Hashtag your tweet: #FollowedMyArt

Please note: The #FollowedMyArt hashtag does not count as part of the 120 character limit.

An example of a #FollowedMyArt tweet. We can't wait to see what you tweet!

Here's what you can win:

You will have full access to our business management tools and we will even import your data from another database system (eg Excel). After you enable your public page and mark the four parts as public, your work will be included in our platform. Art buyers will then be able to view your work and contact you to purchase your work. Better yet, you process transactions and keep all the money!