The DynaSmiles

Daveia Odoi
August 16, 2025
Art Biz Lessons, The DynaSmiles

Learn Through Failure, Even When it Hurts

Failure stings in the moment. We all know that feeling when things don’t go the way we hoped. But over time, I’ve learned that failure isn’t the end of the story. It’s just a teacher pointing us toward the next step forward. Four years ago, I took on something...

Daveia Odoi
October 25, 2024
Art Biz Lessons, The DynaSmiles

Pre-Order Your Way (2024)

If you’re an artist or brand owner hesitant to run pre-orders for your physical product launches, this is for you. I’ve been using pre-orders for years, and I’m currently running one for my 2025 Calendar Cards. Let me break down what I’m doing, and I hope this behind-the-scenes look...

Daveia Odoi
March 1, 2017
Art Biz Lessons, Illustration, Social Media, The DynaSmiles

“OMG, She Reposted It!”

So… this just happened! —It happened on 2/28/2017 to be exact after declaring that February was GREAT and March would be GREATER!! That’s right… The amazingly talented, beautiful and accomplished Viola Davis (who recently won 2017’s best supporting actress at the Oscars) just reposted my artwork! Excuse me for a...

Daveia Odoi
February 3, 2017
Art Biz Lessons, The DynaSmiles

Sales Strategy: Scarcity Tactic

For the most part, I sell print on demand products which means my items are always available for sale (or can be). So I would post a product and leave it up for months, even years because of time constraints mixed with a healthy dose of laziness. haha! Now...

Daveia Odoi
December 2, 2016
Art Biz Lessons, Personal Posts, Social Media, The DynaSmiles

Surprise & Shine

Excuse me for a second… Just dropping this blessing/testimony so I can come back to it over and over again! There’s no secret that entrepreneurship is hard. Really hard. You have to find the motivation every single day to get up and crush it. So describing entrepreneurship as one crazy...

Daveia Odoi
October 23, 2016
Art Biz Lessons, Portfolio, Social Media, The DynaSmiles

Pre-Order Your Way Through

When you’re a brand builder who sells physical products, one of the hardest things to do is raise enough capital. This is because selling physical goods carries a huge upfront cost due to the labor, equipment, setup, materials, storage and shipping required to manufacture things. So in this instance, it does take money...

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