Former Harvard-trained corporate lawyer turned sweary calligrapher and calligraphy teacher. I help nib newbies become badass calligraphers (and find more purpose and joy along the way!)
✍️Callig. Money Myth #2: From $15 to $15K
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Welcome back to "✍️Calligraphy Money Myths" - the Email Series for people with Pro Calligrapher dreams... but also serious doubts standing in the way. --(ICYMI: Read Part #1 here to see how bad my first paid job looked 😳) So one of those doubts might be: Myth #2: "Calligraphers only make a few bucks per envelope, right?"I mean, what's the use of putting your time and effort into a craft when you'll just end up making $15 custom quotes for randos on Etsy? And that's not an insult! That's exactly what -I- offered when I started in my biz in 2016: But here's the catch... that's where I STARTED👆 Here's where I am NOW 👇 How did I get here? At the start of my business, I priced with a "starving artist" mentality... because that's how I saw myself. 💭 I want you to know these kinds of jobs exist, so you stop talking yourself out of your dreams because...
THE REALITY: Many calligraphers can make $100 - $300 an hour because we do way more than just envelopes. In fact, you can make damn good money, by starting small and raising your rates a little bit at a time. It's not easy, but you can gain the confidence to do it by surrounding yourself with mentors and fellow supportive calligraphers. In fact, the calligraphy industry and pricing has changed a LOT in the past ten years. I recorded a podcast episode all about it that you can 🎧 listen to here: So, here's your next step: ✍️ CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY FREE 5-DAY CALLIGRAPHY CHALLENGE 💌 And stay tuned for the next email, where I'll show you how to get to Pro Calligrapher levels... without wasting YEARS of your life. - Shinah💕 P.S. - My Pro Calligrapher Bundle of courses opens for enrollment on September 22. It's the only program out there that guides you from Beginner to Business... It's a $997 investment, but you can get an incredibly valuable free preview inside my "Newbie to Pro Calligrapher Challenge".👉 Sign up for free right here. FREE CALLIGRAPHY CHALLENGE STARTS IN: |
Shinah - Crooked Calligraphy
Former Harvard-trained corporate lawyer turned sweary calligrapher and calligraphy teacher. I help nib newbies become badass calligraphers (and find more purpose and joy along the way!)
Welcome back to my email series "✍️Calligraphy Money Myths" - 'cause it would be supercool to make extra income with calligraphy but... you're not sure YOU can actually do it? ....psst, catch up on Parts #1 & 2 right here And part of it might be because of this untruth right here. Myth #3: It takes YEARS of practice to get good at calligraphy... don't even bother showing your work before then. If you believe this, you're NOT ALONE. I wish I was making this up, but there are some calligraphers...
Welcome to "✍️Pro Calligrapher Myths" - a 5-day Email Series for folks who are curious about calligraphy... but still feeling like "There's no way I can actually get good enough to make money, right?" Well, buckle in 'cause I'm gonna drop-kick that doubt right in the crotch🥋 (I actually did earn a black belt in Tae Kwon Do when I was 16 so... watch out 😂) Let's start with a huge, scary thought that holds SO many people back: The Myth: "You have to have talent to be a paid calligrapher" Now...
I sat down to create this weekly email, and something in my body just didn't feel right... I was all jittery, like there was too much on my plate and a few too many sips of coffee in my blood and my brain was jumping to something new every 26 seconds. So instead of forcing myself to write a chirpy message to you, I pulled out my Blackwell Oblique and a fresh sheet of Bristol paper and made this: Watch a calming video version here ... and now I'm almost in tears (??) because even after ten...