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Hi there! I’m designer, metalsmith, and educator Megan Auman and I teach artists and makers how to profit from their creativity. I firmly believe that art, craft, and design make the world a better place, which is why I hate to see artists and makers undervaluing their work.

Whether that’s underpricing, burning out, or not marketing or selling to their full potential because they “don’t want to bother people,” I want to see artists and makers ditch the guilt and fear and start making real money from their work.

Here at Artists & Profit Makers, I share business advice I’ve learned running my eponymous jewelry line over the past seventeen years – everything from pricing to wholesale to product photography to yes, sales and marketing.

But more than that, I help artists and makers bring their businesses into Alignment so you can build a business that makes you money AND makes you happy!

why artists should be paid as well as engineers

by Megan Aumanprofit, value December 17Comments are Disabled

I recently had an interesting discussion in a Facebook group I’m a part of. Someone in the group had pulled hourly average incomes for a range of professions, including crafters and artists, and began comparing them to other professions, such as doctors. This resulted in her posing an interesting question – if the average engineer …