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Eric wraps up the three-part series on creating more value with your art and more value for your clients with more practical examples of putting the 8 rules into practice.
 
Eric's 8 Made Up Rules of Value:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MayHEjhtspnBWmKqjcUJ3?si=d34ed9c87a144db4
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-episode-6-what-makes-art-valuable-erics-8-made-up/id1590675262?i=1000586060545
 
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Eric M. Strong
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Eric continues his exploration of how to create more value with your art in part two of a three-part series. Today's episode takes a deeper look at Eric's "8 Made Up Rules of Value," outlined in part one, and lays out some practical examples of how you apply each of the rules to your own work and business practices.
 
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Eric M. Strong
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In the first of a three-part series, Eric explores the concept of value and, specifically, what makes some art valuable and other art... well, not. Today Eric explores the different types of value, and then offers his eight rules that make a thing valuable.
 
Eric's 8 Made Up Rules of Value
Rarity — the more rare something is, the more valuable it is Liability — the greater the risk, the greater the reward Expertise — the better you are at something, the more valuable you become Reputation — the better your reputation, the higher value you hold Investment — of time, of money. The bigger the investment, the greater the potential for reward Demand — the higher the demand, the higher the value. Tied to rarity, but not exactly the same. Not all rare things are valuable, and not all valuable things are rare. "Tag team" value — things of less importance become more valuable when they are “tag teamed” with something of value Usefulness — the more useful something is, the more utility it has, the more valuable it becomes  
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Eric M. Strong
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IG: @art4business
 

Eric invites attorney Hillary Johns, who specializes in entertainment law and represents a wide variety of artists and creatives, onto the podcast to discuss some of the big issues artists face when releasing their intellectual property out into the world. Artists are so involved in the creation of their art that they often forget, or are simply ignorant, to copyright their work and take steps to protect themselves from others taking credit -- and potentially future royalties -- for their work.
 
Hillary explains the basics of copyright, licensing, fair use, and explains why you should think carefully about setting up contracts and agreements before collaborating with others on work. Too often artists collaborate without clearly spelling out who owns which ideas, and who contributed which parts of the finished work, only to get into legal battles over royalties when one of their works becomes commercially popular. Hillary explains some basic steps you can take to protect your work and keep others from profiting off your ideas.
 
You can contact Hillary Johns at:
https://www.hillaryjohnstriallawyermh.com/attorney/hillary-johns/
Phone: (310) 492-4009
Email: hjohnsesq@gmail.com
 
Eric M. Strong
https://www.ericmstrong.com

Eric invites graphic designer, copywriter, and long-time friend from art school, Jeremy Regan, onto the show to talk about working in the creative world with ADHD. Like most kids from the 80's, Jeremy was not diagnosed with ADHD, but he had all the signs -- short attention span, a tendency to fidget or need to move constantly, difficult beginning projects, and easily overwhelmed with large task lists. Over the decades of his art career, however, Jeremy has learned to manage his ADHD and find the types of work environments he thrives in, and he shares these lessons on the show.
 
You can follow Jeremy and some of his work on Instagram @wicked_skinny
 
Eric has started a Discord server to link creatives together and continue the conversation outside the podcat! To join the chat, go to:
https://discord.gg/YJW6qFSb
 
Eric M. Strong
https://www.ericmstrong.com
IG: @art4business
 

It's coming -- no, it's here, and the world of art and entertainment will change forever. Artifical Intelligence is creating beautiful art, and soon music, film, maybe even poetry! So what are we creatives to do? Eric explores some themes from past technological innovations in the music and film world, and how the industry changed as a result. He shares some of the things he's doing to stay competitve as the landscape changes, and he also makes predictions for the future of AI and how it might change us as humans.
 
Eric M. Strong
https://www.ericmstrong.com
IG: @art4business