Freebies for Artists

[bonniefillenwarth]

After watching a recent online lab I have been considering including small freebies instead of doing a sale. However, I sell my artwork and I have been having trouble coming up with a small freebie item. I do not have the money to get prints made and most of what I am selling on Etsy is already small artwork. Any ideas?

[Former_Member]

Maybe you could do bookmarks? I've included them in some of my recent sales. You could do a simple handdrawn or handpainted design. Something that wouldn't take very long, but would make your customer feel special for having gotten.

[SarahDrawsThings]

How about making limited edition art cards? ACEOs are very collectable, and you could sign and number them to make them more special.

I don't include any freebies with orders, but I did design a thank you note speciffically for my etsy customers. A handwritten thank you is always appreciated.

[kaslkaos]

I usually include things like bookmarks, or reproduction art carts in my packages.

[bonniefillenwarth]

Thanks for all the great ideas

[Former_Member]

I think a good freebie would be a downloadable file such as a pdf. It could be a tutorial on how to paint, limited edition print, or you could create a calendar with your work.

I think that way you wouldn't spend money shipping items. I haven't yet had time to create my freebie item.