Here's the thing. It's about sales. It holds true for bands trying to land a gig at a club.



What's your following look like? If you can go to a gallery and say that 300 people will show up at your next show and buy 50 percent of the work of the walls that night - you will get a show at a gallery.



Extrapolate that example any way you wish, but the fact remains, does your work sell? Will your fans show up and support you?