Jo O'Brien

6 Quick Tips For Selling Your Art On RedBubble

Keep your portfolio short and sweet. Show only your absolute best work and ensure your portfolio can be flicked through in under a minute. People have really short attention spans

Use tags. But only use relevant tags which describe key features of the work.

Use your journal to give buyers a glimpse into your motivations, inspirations and learning. Don’t put anything negative in it (people can see it!)

Remove negative or critiquing comments from under artworks- potential buyers can read them and you don’t want them to be put off

Personalise your work by adding meaningful descriptions that tell your audience about how the work was created, what it was inspired by or the story behind it

Think about and make a deliberate decision on how much to charge for your art

Angi Baker CBL, 3 months ago

Excellent tips Jo, and thank you…
Jaeda DeWalt, 3 months ago

Thank you for the quickie tips :)
Great advice!
Mike Emmett, 3 months ago

Good tips. I await the video version… 6 lengthy tips…
Madeline M. A..., 3 months ago

Fantastic Jo !!! Thanks !
Crockpot, 3 months ago

Yes, Jo – very helpful! Thanks!!
Edwin Wood, 3 months ago

Thanks Jo!
Momlee Bhattac..., 3 months ago

Great, as always. Thanks Jo!
Karen Cougan, 3 months ago

thanks Jo Jo
xkc
Kym Breeze, 3 months ago

great hints thank you Jo….
Michael Eyssens, 3 months ago

Well said Jo, I hope a few people take more notice of their own work.
Ed Stone, 3 months ago

i’ve only ever sold 1 thing on here, so has anyone got any specific to me tips?
Thanks
Benjamin Scheurer, 3 months ago

Great hints JO, but;
I do all these things and can’t remember when I sold the last item here.
It seems that there’s so much artwork up on RB already that it’s hard to be found.
Another thing is that photographies don’t seem to sell well.
I noticed that shirts and paintings/drawings/PS art sell ok here on RB.
Duck head, 3 months ago

Hi Jo
Once again great tips for the multitude
You really are a sport and a wonderful person who just radiates helpfulness.
After the bullshit of yesterdays journal debate (which quite frankly has achieved nothing)
I felt you were unfairly singled out.
I saw it as popularity envy.
I have pulled the piss out of you several times and you have always responded favourably, I have never seen you attack or vilify anyone and even though you have been a target yourself you have always responded civilly and with measured and clear rebuttal.
I decided that you after much trawling back through the pages that you may be one of the most important people on this site.
IF we add up the tutorials, your modelling, trip and meeting organising and then include your RB support role there isn’t an area that you haven’t influenced.
Sadly this draws jealousy and regret.
I am now going to be an open supporter of you and be the first to say
Thank you for being unique
Sincerely
Danny Nolan
Heather Rivet..., 3 months ago

well done
Cathy Cavolo, 3 months ago

Thanks Jo, really helpful suggestions there. I will be thrilled to the back teeth one day (hopefully soon) when I sell my first piece of artwork.
genevieve m, 3 months ago

thanks for the great tips, still have to do the 10% thing then on to this.
Douzy, 3 months ago

Thanks Jo, very useful tips. Can I add one more thing: Organise your overview in a harmonious way (display pictures that actually look good in a square thumbnail, choose colours that work well together). The overview is the first impression of your work – It counts!
MuscularTeeth, 3 months ago

be polite !
:)
Emily Robida, 3 months ago

Thanks Jo!
JayVee, 3 months ago

Thanks Jo, great ideas for a novice like me.
Jo Hoden, 3 months ago

Thanks Jo just joined so these tips are really helpful. Jo
Kelly Boyle, 3 months ago

thanks for the advice
Richard Veal, 3 months ago

Good advice Jo. Thank you.
indeterminacy, 3 months ago

I think these are excellent tips – though I am unsure of one of them “Remove negative or critiquing comments from under artworks- potential buyers can read them and you don’t want them to be put off.”

As a potential buyer (who may also have seent he comment before it was deleted) I would be more impressed by an artist who isnot afraid to answer constructive criticism constructively. I admit, it would be a judgement call what to do with each comment. Does anyone know of an actual instance where a sale was lost because of a negative comment? If I see something I like, that will be what influences my decision, not someone else’s subjective impressions.
Christopher E..., 3 months ago

great tips jo..thanks ..anything to help is always a good thing
Joanne Bradley, 3 months ago

Great tips for a newcomer to Redbubble. Thanks.
Caroline Gorka, 3 months ago

Good tips for a relative newcomer and who has yet to sell LOL !!
Ryzler, 3 months ago

I think recent comments should go on top and later comments on the bottom. Oh well, Thanks for the advice Jo.
D. D.AMO, 3 months ago

Yes, thanks, Joe
Stranger00, 3 months ago

great tips ….. thanks Jo :)
Linda Syms, 3 months ago

Thanks Jo for your tips
mandreasen, 2 months ago

some of those tips i have not tried yet. i will give it a shot
DesImages, 2 months ago

Thanks Jo. These are great tips and you’ve given me something to think about.

May I add something else? It’s related to showing only your best work, I think. In the short time I’ve been here, I’ve seen some fabulous photos with misspelt words in the title. That would put me off buying a laminated print of that work. It seems to be a particular problem with place names, and longer words. Quality includes everything about how picture is presented, not just the image.
halnormank, 2 months ago

Like Benjamin above I too have followed this advise, but no sales. I’m wondering with about 50k people how is it possible to get you work seen except possibly by accident.
Or, somebody coming on the site looking for (in my case) photographs, as I see it now, they would have to stumble over me. But, to coin the tried and true addage “Hope springs eternal”.........
EnPassant, about 1 month ago

Well said Danny! (RuiN)
RosaCobos, about 1 month ago

Hi…I am Rosa Cobos.. from Spain..thanks for the tips… much appreciated for I me that am completely new in this “home”..but a little bit discouraging..it seems that the aim of selling is a sort of “heroic trip”...and that many of you, actually… do not sell…”a broom” (we say it like that in my country). Have faith..!!!!...
I have two years experience in another site, just for intercoursing with pics and comments and learnt two important things…
There are not true strategies for being totally accepted… massively accepted.
The care you put in corresponding and “being nice” with any one does not guaranty
any more fidelity or attention.
People do not notice it, but the “media” facilitates a sort of unmasking of the shadow.. and somepeople behave truly free and egocentric…and can be mean..(is not the rue.. thanks God) and others seems to be real saints…overindulging in good “feelings”.
And the most important of these is to overcome our own narcissism…egocenrism..inferiority complexes….or superiority (I have seen some cases too).. and try to live this honestly, with heart, enjoy the opportunity of challenging one´s work, give it credit oneself, learn from others, respect and tact..and good manners.
And….now…thanks a lot for hearing my introduction and your wonderfuo contribution to my “numbness” here.