Why Inventorying Your Art Benefits Your Career

Taking inventory of your art is like going to the dentist.

Either this?

From earning the respect of important people and saving valuable time, to communicating your business strategy and possibly adding value to your art(!), archiving your art is a lot more fun than brushing your teeth. However, we have nothing but the utmost respect for dental hygiene.

So, set it up (it makes everything so much easier) and start enjoying the privileges!

Here's what an art inventory can do for you:

command respect

If you come across as organized, punctual and with the right information at the ready, you will win the respect and interest of your professional contacts. This will greatly affect future business relationships. For example, you will impress art dealers if you can deliver flawless delivery reports on time.

These same people may question your professionalism if you don't know where your work is (in fact, this happens more often than you think!).

Success strategy

You are probably wondering why simply archiving your work can help your business strategy?

Well, when you organize all of your artwork, client information, sales, and galleries, you'll start to see very striking patterns forming. You'll pinpoint who your top clients are and which galleries work the hardest to sell your work.

You'll see how much art you're producing and selling each month so you know what to focus on next month. You can use all this valuable information to make informed decisions to improve your business.

Artwork Archive should also help you:

Solve taxes and insurance in the best possible way

No one wants to think about insurance or taxes when there's a fresh tube of paint on the table or just bought plasticine. But you'll be so glad you did it when (and if, in terms of insurance) the time comes. Archiving your artwork will let you know the value of your entire inventory.

And, if you track your sales in art inventory software, you'll know how much money you've made from each piece and how much you've accumulated over the year. It's always nice to see how much money you've earned with your hard work!

Sharing your art is easy

Archiving your art makes it much easier to share and promote. You'll also have beautiful images and all the details ready to go when you want to upload new art to your social media channels or send to collectors.

even lets you share work online right from your inventory. You just choose which parts to make public, and voila. They are on your site and can be shared on . Or right on your artist's website so your online presence is always up to date and you can skip double entry.

Spend time on what matters

Who wants to waste time sifting through endless notebooks, receipts, and emails looking for the information they need? It's stressful, takes up valuable studio time, and keeps your clients and gallery waiting.

Having everything at hand, you can spend more time doing what you love. It also makes it easier to submit work and prepare for exhibitions. This allows these activities to be more fun and less chaotic.

Want to know the best part?

Add value to your work

Art collectors like to know the origin of the art they are viewing. If they're choosing between two similar pieces by different artists, and one of them has a documented history, which one do you think will generate more interest? Exactly.

If your work is accompanied by an exhibition, competition, and publication history, it will be much more interesting than art without a story. Now it's not guaranteed, but it's still pretty interesting. So, track and record all this information in your inventory management system so you can retrieve it and impress collectors.

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Reap the rewards and inventory your art

Whether your priority is reducing stress and saving time, or strengthening important relationships and promoting your work—or a combination, you're the goal-driven you are—archiving your art will help you reach your goal. So, set up your art inventory management software and get to work.

You'll be so glad you did.

Check out to help you get started. When everything is in order, you can focus on creating the artistic career you have always dreamed of.

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