The New Publishing Trend

Are you an artist?  Do you want to publish your work?  Fear not the world is in your favor.  I recently read an article by Johanna Vondeling about "The Top 10 Trends shaping the future of Publishing".    This article was very well put and informative.  Although, this article gives 10 trends I want to focus on self publishing and publishing through crowd funding.  First let me say this it is possible to self publish and I realize it seems easy enough, but if you're not educated in publishing you could make some big errors costing yourself more money then you'll end up making.  Now I'm not trying to say self publishing is a no go, actually I think it's a credible idea but I advise you to read up on it to make sure you're going to profit.  The problem is everyone believes they have a great idea, and maybe you do, that doesn't mean everyone else is going to appreciate it like you do.  You could spend thousands on publishing and promotion, yet still not have anyone buy your product.  DO YOUR RESEARCH!  Okay, now let's focus on the positive.  Publishing through crowd funding.  Crowd funding is a beautiful thing, at least I believe so.  It not only helps an artist raise money for a project but it also gives you some insight on how many people would actually be interested in your product.  Publishers using crowd funding as a tool to find good project have a pretty good advantage, and guess what, you do too.  If you want to self publish I definitely suggest crowd funding your project and getting feedback.  If you find that no one is interested then you know you either need to change something or find a new idea.  There are a few crowd funding sites out there such as kick starter and Indiegogo.  Possibilities are endless.  Just make sure you are prepared for the best and the worst. Believe in yourself and don't let the critics get you down.  When you listen, learn, and create you will achieve greatness.