- 1). Develop your collage-making skills. Little formal education or training is available, but many books are available on the subject. Read several books about collage skills to expand your knowledge.
- 2). Establish yourself as a collage artist and learn to sell your work. To get started, you need to organize exhibitions--try co-exhibiting your work with other artists to share the organizational costs. Promote yourself by inviting artistic critics and journalists to your exhibitions. Create a group on Facebook to promote your artwork. As a part of your promotion campaign, write an article on Wikipedia and other user-generated websites about your collages or start a website, where you can sell or promote your collages.
- 3). Set your business as a sole proprietorship. Registration requirements differ from state to state, so contact state authorities for information about the registration process. As a sole proprietorship, you don't need to register with the IRS to get your EIN, or Employer ID Number. After the registration, open a bank account as a business owner.
- 4). Offer collage lessons to individuals and student groups. This can provide an additional cash flow for your business. Also, write articles on collages for print and online media publishers.
- 5). Register on eBay and sell your works via this online auction website. On your eBay advertisement, provide links to reviews of your work by independent reviewers.