Today, Laura and Nikki talk about teaching live art workshops either in person or online. Teaching is a great way to diversify your income as an artist and between the two of them, Nikki and Laura have experience teaching in a wide variety of situations. In this episode, they share a ton of great tips and considerations to keep in mind when planning your live workshops. TOPICS DISCUSSED: How Laura and Nikki got their start teaching live workshops (2:11) Choosing a venue for in-person workshops (6:32) Teaching online via Zoom (12:04) Demo and setup considerations (14:54) Do you need insurance? (19:00) Money matters and venue considerations (20:34) Meals, snacks and drinks (27:30) Pricing your workshop (29:14) Supplies (29:58) When should you cut off registrations? (30:37) Shipping kits (30:57) Increasing your fees over time (33:49) Preparing for the workshop (34:47) Under-promising and over-delivering (36:19) Refunds and other class policies (40:47) Followup student communications (45:31) Encouraging students to share their work  (46:07) Bringing your own work to sell in your workshop (47:25) Read the transcript and find links to all mentioned resources (including the FREE downloadable Teaching Live Workshops Checklist PDF) in the STARTIST SOCIETY SHOW NOTES: startistsociety.com/teachinglive/ JOIN THE STARTIST SOCIETY FB GROUP: facebook.com/groups/startistsociety/ FOLLOW STARTIST SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/startistsociety/ LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR? BUY US A COFFEE BOURBON: buymeacoffee.com/startistsociety/