I've been on Patreon since the site went live and I've tried a lot of different experiments in that time.  I've built a small, but dedicated following via this community-driven site.  I'm a firm believer that crowd-funding is the wave of the future and the core building block of a growing breed of artist-entrepreneurs! I thought I'd share that spirit of giving by sharing the structure, templates, and other resources that keep my Patreon ticking!  I hope it helps other artists out there considering promoting their projects via this site.  Let's make a Patreon! While my Art has a Patreon account, so does The Muse's Library! Feel free to show

A few years back, I wrote a comparison of eBay vs Etsy and the pros and cons of both (plus a review of eBay's shop format).  Now, the marketplace has another contender that's definitely worth noting for independent artists - Storenvy.  Time to re-evaluate! Note: I've left eBay off this list because I don't use it actively anymore and never found it very effective for me as an artist beyond occasionally auctioning off originals using the free monthly auction style listings.  It also hasn't changed much since my last review, except for allowing a higher amount of free auction style listings per month for sellers.  If you have collectible work