lillithvain

Oh, this is upsetting to read this </3

Inking business is a little slower than usual right now, and its a tough business. Every shop and location is different but when things are slow for me, its important to generate enough clients as you can. My clients are my family and making a bond with them is a good thing. Once your at the parlor for a while and with your status you should without a doubt start drawing in clients. I believe in you. What I do, is Ill contact my clients and see if they would like any touch ups on their free time, usually within the same week they actually show up most of the time. Then again, every one is different and I hope this will work in your favor. I also will do art work and sell them at a gallery if the shop is slowe, or sell them in our shop and those always sell rather well. I will some times show case or market outside of the shop and go to local places like the mall and start drawing in front of every one. People start to see what Im drawing and a little crowd will hoover over what I am doing.. and they will ask questions and such.. conversate... and then people will ask if I can draw their kids, family, and will pay in exchange of the drawing. Ill have a little kit with pastels, pencils.. etc.. Ill draw them and it makes me smile knowing they like what I drew out. I hear you on that when things have to be paid, and you must provide food on the table. Hard times these days. Other times, Ill just put myself out there and go give out shop shirts and for each free shirt they can come in and get a pericing for a price. Or, Ill find people and bring them to the shop to check it out, and they usually will purchase merchandise, get peircings. I hope any of these ideas can help out or give you something to work with. But, when times are slow and such, Ill go to the people and just be open and put myself out there as much as possible.

Going to light some special things for you right now<3

Blessings sending out to you!