WHY IM MAKING CONTENT TO SELL ON ETSY ONLY.
Had someone in a forum asking me why Im making art to sell on etsy (besides doing some commissions) and its a good question…though I should have answer that with another question such as “why does everyone get up in the mornings and go to work?”. Im pretty sure some of you guys miss the art I used to do just for fun and I miss it too, but times change (it sucks!)
Well the reason of why Im trying to get as much sales as possible on etsy are because my mom and I survive with between 180 - 330 usd per month, Im pretty sure you all are wondering how do we manage to survive with that despicable amount but in all honesty I think Im convinced my mom is a wizard and she conjures things out of thin air for us to eat. Some months are really bad, some months are a bit better.
I dont have a paid job (like normal people do), Im bipolar and have severe depression, anxiety, all of these are derivated from being a victim of abuse since I was 5 years old (the abuses stopped when I was 12 years old), so most of my life I’ve been in treatment and theraphy to get over those shitty events, I dont qualify for most jobs that involve paying attention to people or talking to people in real life, believe me, I’ve tried to work as cashier many many times, the most I’ve lasted in that job is a week, as graphic designer…career that I studied for 5 terrifying years (yes, being around people on daily basis was a terrifying experience), I cant deal with having a boss pressuring me to do things fast, I have panic attacks and that’s enough reason to be kicked out, also when I change medications Im a wreck, most of them think Im a drug addict (yes, I actually had one telling me that when he fired me). I live in southamerica, so mental health care in here is like the least thing for the goverment to invest in properly, I have to pay for my meds and medical aid outside the health care the government provides, so my pockets are always empty.
When my dad was alive, he was the main provider for the family and my mom has always worked here and there on everything available to help out too, I always tried to help with money to pay the bills, at least with a portion of what little I made it was always destined to help them both. Until my father died 2 years ago (he died in january 18 of 2016) I think the word “tough” doesnt even begin to cover what we actually had been living, my mom receives a widow pension of 100usd (more or less, 60000clp so you can get an idea), with that she barely would be able to survive on her own if she was alone, so everything I sell or the commissions I make go to pay bills and provide food, I dont have a cent to spend on things I like, like videogames, figurines and such things; I thank my friends that always gift me games on steam and origin so I can play and get away from all the crap for a few moments :).
So please guys, if you can help me by buying the things I put for sale on etsy it would help me a great deal, now Im considering making a patreon account to see if I can gather a bit more of funds to not have to be worrying and getting panic attacks over if I will have enough money at the end of the month to pay stuff.
I recently put this stuff up on the shop so people can get more prints at a discounted price (its all I can afford to do, giving my current situation), all prints on the shop are available to include in said sets, they can be mixed or you can purchase copies of the same one if you prefer. Im trying to expand the variety of products to include mugs though Im not sure how I will ship them out safely yet, and custom figurines made by me (there are so many things I want to make :O), I think I have covered the stickers part, since I’ve been sketching some in different styles to see which one comes out better.
But I cant do any of it without funds, so please consider my small shop to purchase art if you want to gift or get some for yourself, like I said, it would help me a great deal and most of all, I will eternally grateful.
By the way, purchasing 1 print will always go with a mini print as thank you gift, I have more paper, so I can afford to give away something at least.
You can access to that link through here.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/584846521/mix-and-match-sets?ref=shop_home_feat_1
Thank you for reading me and Im sorry for the long post.
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