Turning your art into a business?
The best time to sort the catalogue, sales and collector enquiries is before they pile up. I'll set up what a new art or craft business needs from day one, in your name, and show you it working before your first customer.
Or call 01206 636 400, or , my AI assistant.
Set up right, from day one.
A website from day one
A fast site with booking and enquiries built in, on a domain in your name. Yours once it's paid for.
From day oneLive before you open, so customers can find you and book.
One catalogue of every work
Every piece with its title, medium, size, year, price and edition number, and its status: available, reserved, sold, on loan, at a gallery or in an exhibition, and who bought it. Gallery consignments and their terms tracked, and certificates of authenticity made from the record.
From day oneOne tidy record from your very first piece.
Master files kept safe
Your high-resolution TIFF masters in one organised, backed-up archive with consistent names, on cloud storage you already pay for or a low-cost one. Web-size copies, watermarked if you like, and print-ready versions are made from them automatically, so the masters never leave the archive.
From day oneOrganised and backed up from the first file.
Sales from your own shop
Your own website gallery and shop, with secure card payment links in your name. Originals are marked sold the moment they sell, print editions count down, and invoices, receipts and packing notes go out with every order.
From day oneReady to sell from your very first piece.
Records ready for tax
Receipts photographed and logged in software that's ready for Making Tax Digital. Your accountant, or you, does the tax.
From day oneTidy records from the first sale, so the year end isn't a shoebox of receipts.
Making Tax Digital dates →Something else on your mind?
Tell me what eats your week. If AI won't save you real time, I'll tell you.
Book a free chat →Every business is different. I start by sitting down with you to see how your week actually works, then suggest only what will save you real time.
The private view
A painting sells on the night. One tap on your phone marks it sold in the catalogue, the website shows it as sold, and the invoice is ready to send before you've packed up.
From open studios to makers' markets and pop-up shows, there are plenty of places around Colchester to meet collectors. Selling from your own site keeps more of every sale with you.
An artist's Instagram replies
Wrackline Studio
A collector rings about an original painting, and a print from its limited edition.
Made-up call, 1:28. Amy is the same AI assistant that answers 01206 636 400.
Read the call
- Amy Hello, Wrackline Studio in Brightlingsea. I'm Amy, Rowan's AI assistant, and calls are recorded so Rowan gets your message. How can I help?
- Caller Hello. I saw one of Rowan's paintings at the open studios in the summer, boats on the hard at dusk. I've been kicking myself ever since. Is it still available?
- Amy I'll just check the catalogue.
- Amy That'll be Evening on the Hard, oil on canvas, about a metre wide. It's still available, at £2,200, with a certificate of authenticity signed by Rowan.
- Caller Ah, good. Is there a print of it, too? My daughter would love one.
- Amy There is. A signed edition of fifty, printed from Rowan's full-resolution master file. Number 14 is next, at £85.
- Caller Lovely. Before I commit to the original, could I see it in person?
- Amy Of course. The studio's open for visits on Thursdays and Saturdays. Would Saturday at eleven suit you?
- Caller Saturday at eleven's perfect. It's Alan Prentice.
- Amy Thanks, Alan. You're booked, and I've marked the painting as reserved until then. I'll text you the address, and a link to buy the print from Rowan's website.
- Caller Wonderful. You've been very helpful.
- Amy You're welcome, Alan. See you on Saturday.
Pick the pieces. Fixed quote first.
There's no set start-up bundle: you choose what you need now, and add more later. You always get a fixed quote before anything starts. I'm not VAT registered, so there's no VAT to add.
- Free chatFree20 minutes, by phone or in person. No obligation.
- A websitefrom £495A fast site with booking and enquiries built in. Yours once it's paid for.
- Calls answered, booking, quotes and invoicesfrom £495Set up and tested with you, in your own accounts. The usual start if you'll have a team.
- Just you? The Solo packagefrom £195One visit and three time-savers, such as calls answered, booking and records ready for tax. Then care from £49 a month.
- Records ready for tax, on their ownpriced after a free chatUsually one of your Solo time-savers, or set up alongside the rest.
- Care planfrom £99/moMonitoring, fixes, small changes and a monthly report. 30-day rolling. Solo care from £49 a month.
Open for business. Home for tea.
Book a free 20-minute chat. Tell me what you're starting and when, and I'll tell you honestly what's worth setting up now and what can wait.
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