Influencers want to help people. They want to invest in others. They just need to know that you’re worth their time, which means your abilities need to be obvious. Your job, then, is to get to work, because the best way to win over a patron is to show them your potential, and the best demonstration of your ability is the work itself. This doesn’t mean you must be suddenly amazing—most artists in need of a patron are not. But it does mean that you should be working and, more importantly, be willing to learn.
