Miriam Schulman (aka SchulmanArt) is founder of The Inspiration Place, where she helps other artists learn how to profit from their passion. Through her artist business coaching programs, and globally top-ranked podcast, The Inspiration Place [schulmanart.com/podcast] she’s helped thousands of artists worldwide develop their skill set with painting and creating a more profitable business.
Schulman initially pursued finance, working at a lucrative hedge fund before witnessing 9/11 and deciding to become a full-time working artist. Since then, Miriam and her art have been featured in major publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Art of Man, and Art Journaling magazine, and featured on NBC, and Prime. Her book ARTPRENEUR with Harper Collins Leadership on how to make it as an artist is available wherever books are sold. [ArtpreneurBook.com]
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Can I ask you something?
When you look at the artists who influence you most, what worries you?
Because I think a lot of artists secretly have one of these fears running underneath the work.
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I want to leave you with this from this week’s episode:
Stop trying to figure out what you’re worth.
You’re PRICELESS.
Instead, ask:
What price makes me glad to make this work?
What price can I actually hold without discounting, apologizing, or changing it depending on who’s asking?
What price matches the way I present the art, photograph it, talk about it, and sell it?
And then...
say the number.
Let it sit there.
You do not need permission from another artist to raise your prices.
You definitely do not need permission from someone on Etsy. 😄
So I’m curious:
What price have you been afraid to say out loud?
If the number scares you a little...
good.
Sometimes that’s the first honest price you’ve ever set.
And if you haven’t watched this week’s episode yet, go watch it before you change another number on your price list.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4
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If raising your prices makes you nervous, I get it.
You start thinking:
What if nobody buys?
What if people think I’m charging too much?
What if another artist tells me my prices are ridiculous?
I’ve had ALL of those thoughts.
But here’s the question I wish I had asked much earlier in my career:
🎨 When you’re deciding what to charge for your art, which question is actually the most useful?
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 10
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I want you to think about your BEST art event.
Not your worst one.
The one where people stopped.
Asked questions.
Bought.
Came back.
Maybe even brought friends.
What was different about that room?
Were the people already interested in art?
Did they have time to browse?
Was shopping part of the reason they were there?
Did the event attract the kind of person who already values what you make?
That’s the pattern I want you to start paying attention to.
Because wealthy + believes art matters + came ready to shop…
that’s a buyer.
If you haven’t watched this week’s episode yet, go watch it before you say yes to your next event:
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Here’s something I wish somebody had told me after one of my worst shows:
A room can be full of wealthy people…
and still be a TERRIBLE place to sell art.
That doesn’t mean your work was bad.
It doesn’t even mean the people didn’t like art.
They may simply have been in the wrong headspace to buy.
So I’m curious…
📊 What has fooled you most when choosing an event?
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 16
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Let’s see if you were paying attention to this week’s episode. 👀🎨
A collector loves your painting, but she’s worried it won’t work over her sofa.
What’s most likely to help her make the decision?
1 month ago | [YT] | 11
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Have you ever had someone stand in front of your art and say:
“I LOVE this.” ❤️
And then… they don’t buy it?
It’s easy to assume it was the price. Or the economy. Or maybe they just weren’t serious.
But sometimes the real problem is much simpler:
The wall already has art on it.
There’s a big difference between selling into an empty space and asking someone to replace something that’s already hanging there.
One is a vacancy.
The other is a replacement and that replacement might come with another decision maker, a sentimental attachment, or a conversation your collector isn’t quite ready to have.
In this week’s episode, I’m sharing why some art sales are easier to close before you ever start “selling” and the 3 questions I want you to ask before making recommendations.
1 month ago | [YT] | 4
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One of the biggest reasons commissions stall isn't because collectors lose interest.🎨
It's because everyone starts waiting.
Waiting for the perfect season.
Waiting for better reference photos.
Waiting until life slows down.
And suddenly... months have gone by. ⏳
What's the biggest reason your commissions get delayed?
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Have you ever had someone say:
“I would love for you to make me a commission…”
And then… nothing happened? 👀
You followed up.
They still loved your work.
They had the money.
Maybe they even paid a deposit.
And somehow the commission still disappeared.
Here’s what I want you to hear:
Commission inquiries usually don’t die because of the money.
They die on your calendar.📅
In this week’s episode, I’m sharing the mistakes I made for years—including the time I collected a $750 deposit and still never made the paintings—and the system I finally created to stop commissions from quietly falling apart.
✅ Book the date.
💵 Take the money.
📝 Then talk about the contract.
🎧 Have you watched this week’s episode yet?
1 month ago | [YT] | 1
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Here's what I hope you take away from this week's episode...
Selling your art isn't about having the perfect script.
It isn't about convincing anyone.
And it definitely isn't about dropping your price before anyone even asks.
Your job is much simpler than that.
✔️Listen.
✔️Ask better questions.
✔️Hold your price.
✔️And make it easy for someone to say yes.
If you haven't watched this week's episode yet, I think it's one you'll want to come back to before your next art show.
🎧https://youtu.be/VbOPYA-Bq-E
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