Business: Establishing A Professional Image When You Work At Home

Establishing A Professional Image When You Work At Home

Written by BB Lee

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And of course you will need suitable business stationary to keep in contact with your clients. If you are on a budget, print up your own stationary on repparttar best paper you can afford. There are many inexpensive software programs you can use to handle this project.

Purchase brochure paper at your local office supply store and print up your own advertising material with all your contact information included.

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Art Collecting: For Profit and Pleasure

Written by Ivan Cavric

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3.Step 2 doesn’t always work and there is a good chance that you may miss out on some extraordinary artists. Art is subjective and what one person considers as art others may think its junk. To avoid this, for every 3 pieces you purchase that you like, buy one that you particularly don’t like, yet it fits your criteria as a possible investment grade collectible. 4.BUY ONLY ORIGINALS! Originals are one of a kind. Once an artist becomes well known there will be many collectors bidding but only one original will be available. 5.Limited Edition Prints are glorified POSTERS. In most cases repparttar

framing is worth more than repparttar 106601

print. Serious collectors should avoid prints of any kind, even repparttar 106602

prints of well known famous artists. In all probability repparttar 106603

prices have been inflated. They should not be purchased or considered for investment purposes. For now don’t waste your time. 6.Get a biography of repparttar 106604

artist. Get as much documented information about repparttar 106605

artist as possible. Most artists will provide you with information about themselves, where they studied and where their works have been shown. THIS IS A MUST, and it should be accompanied with repparttar 106606

art. If they don’t have a biography or basic information about themselves go to another artist. Move on! 7.Talk to repparttar 106607

seller of

art. Try to verify that repparttar 106609

work is an original and not a copy of an original. There are many talented artists who are able to duplicate repparttar 106610

works of well known painters. The obvious copies you will be able to identify yourself (such as an oil of repparttar 106611

Mona Lisa), others are more difficult. Ask questions and purchase only when you are satisfied with repparttar 106612

answers. 8.YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY THE ASKING PRICE! This is repparttar 106613

fun part. Bargain, haggle and try to get it below repparttar 106614

asking price. Prices are not set in stone. You just may be able to get it 50% or more below repparttar 106615

asking price. You never know, some artists are truly starving artists. There is always room for negotiation. 9.Keep your receipts, cancelled checks and any other written information that accompanies repparttar 106616

purchase. This is often overlooked yet it is a key part of serious collecting, regardless of repparttar 106617

value of

piece. It is a good idea to write down where you purchased repparttar 106619

art and

reasons why chose that particular piece. These records become part of repparttar 106621

history of repparttar 106622

art. Keep them in a safe place, I cannot stress enough how important this is for future valuation. 10.Take care of your collection. Keep repparttar 106623

art out of direct sunlight, damp places and out of reach from unruly children and pets. Use common sense. Have proper insurance on valuable pieces and frequently update your records on various artists you are collecting.

Now you have repparttar 106624 ten basic tools of collecting art for profit and pleasure. The Internet is a phenomenal resource. All kinds of information is available at repparttar 106625 click of repparttar 106626 mouse. It is also a good tool to share and promote your newly discovered artist. Keep in mind that repparttar 106627 reason artists are famous is that they are well known. The more people you tell about repparttar 106628 works you acquired repparttar 106629 more will get to know repparttar 106630 artist. Don’t be shy, share your discovery with others. Everyone will benefit.

Finally, don’t procrastinate, go out and start collecting. There is only one way I know of to become an experienced collector and that is to start as a novice. Everyone has to start somewhere. Don’t get discouraged. It’s true that everyone is a critic, but repparttar 106631 only critic that matters is YOU!

Ivan Cavric is President and Managing Partner of PrimeQuest Capital Corp. For over a decade Mr. Cavric has provided investment business consulting services to private clients and corporations.

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