I love to paint, how do I go about making a business?

Question

I'm a broke college student and I need money fast!

Answer 1

I am assuming that you mean you love to paint pictures...

There are several ways you can go about doing this:

1.  Sit outside on campus and paint on canvas peoples (or couples) head shots (sorry, I don't know what else to call them!).  

2.  Go to small business owners (with a store front) and offer to paint on their windows - whatever they want.

3.  Market to expecting moms, moms of toddlers, and maybe even to the moms of tweens, and offer your services to paint murals on their kid's walls.

4.  Go to www.elance.com and see who is hiring an artist.

5.  Take your work to a gallery!

6.  Take your work to a little restaurant to sell!

The above ideas will hopefully get your imagination going as to what all you can do.

Now, if you mean that you love to paint WALLS...

1.  Look in the newspaper under "handymen" and call them to ask if they could refer you to any painting jobs.

2.  Go to the hardware store, and hang out in the paint section.  Talk, hand your business cards out, and get some work!

3.  Put flyers up at local stores.

4.  Buy a car magnet and proudly display it on your car!

These are just some ideas.  

Good luck, and I hope you make some money quick!

Answer 2

can you paint walls or like painting pictures?  If it's walls then I'd ask a few apart complexes around your college campus if they need any help. If it is pictures then I would paint a few and find a corner to place them and sell.