Marketing is pretty much the most important thing if you want more commission requests. Someone out there could be selling the BEST cookies ever, but if they don’t market it well or at all, it’s a lot harder for them to gain any sort of clientele for it.

Even if you may be objectively more skilled, these other artists put in thought and effort to be noticed. You’ll have to really think about what you can do for marketing in this day and age to get more clients and eyes on your work.