I don’t know if it’s just a female thing or something every crafter and artist goes through – that whole self-doubt as to what our work is truly worth. The unfortunate part of underpricing is that while maybe done inadvertantly causes harm to the entire industry. Maybe it’s because craft shows and fairs so resemble [...]
Selling Crafts in Person
Cross Promotions to Sell More Crafts
Cross promotions – a wonderful opportunity to bring more attention to your crafts and work together with another crafter or business. Cross promotion is where two companies with complimentary items work together to increase exposure and sales for both. Traditionally, cross promoting involves two different companies; but anyone who makes multiple items can also do [...]
Craft Show Madness
Wow, 3 for 3! Such a disappointment. For three different weekends now we had planned, scheduled and drove several hours to attend Craft Fairs, Fall Celebrations and the like. None of the events were being held for the first time. Yet, oh what a mess. Newsflash … if you are having a large event and [...]
Make Your Craft Show Dollars Stretch Further
A recent discussion on Craftster inspired an interesting discussion about sharing a craft show table to reduce expenses. This post summarizes the thread and includes a few of my own suggestions for reducing expenses and maximizing sales.