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4 Articles on Making Craft Fairs Count

June 4, 2012 by Maggie 1 Comment

Selling Product at Craft Fairs

Summer is generally craft show season. The weather is gorgeous and people want to be outside. More importantly, they want to spend money. Now the question is how to most effectively get them to spend money on your wonderful craft products? I dug up some wonderful articles on IndieBizChicks that talk about just that in […]

Filed Under: Craft Fairs Tagged With: business cards, Craft Fairs, sales, sales tips, trade shows

Stay Organized after a Trade Show

May 28, 2012 by Maggie Leave a Comment

Stay Organized After A Trade Show

You may be exhausted from days of walking, talking, and gathering, but now is not the time to just let all that valuable information and resources lay piled up on your desk or worse left in the suitcase until you feel like sorting it. It is very important to organize and sort all the brochures, […]

Filed Under: Craft Fairs Tagged With: business cards, Craft Fairs, growing your business, trade shows

So You Want To Do Craft Shows?

May 16, 2012 by Maggie Leave a Comment

Getting Started Doing craft shows can be fun and profitable! That’s how we got started at Land of Odds. We made up a lot of jewelry. We put together some glass covered display boxes. We set up for the public, hoped for great weather, and prayed that our spread-the-word campaign would pay off. And it […]

Filed Under: Craft Fairs Tagged With: Craft Fairs, Organizing, pricing, sales, sales tips, Tips

Price Tags or Signs? How to Price your Items for a Craft Show

April 26, 2012 by Maggie 9 Comments

Everyone has a little different opinion when it comes to putting price stickers or tags onto items. As a consumer attending an event where handmade items are sold, I like to be able to find the price of an item without asking. Price stickers, labels, or tags make that easy to do. I just pick […]

Filed Under: Craft Fairs Tagged With: Craft Fairs, Money, pricing

Lights, Camera, Action How to Light Your Photos and Displays

April 18, 2012 by Maggie Leave a Comment

Whether you’re having trouble lighting your photos or lighting your displays at art fairs and craft shows, I can shed some light on solutions. Many years ago when I used to go out to California to tape segments for the Aleene’s Creative Living show, I was always in awe of the Lighting Guy. We had a […]

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: cameras, Craft Fairs, lighting

How To Create Your Own Craft Selling Event: A Guide to Hosting An Open House

April 3, 2012 by CreativeIncome 4 Comments

Open House

An open house is one of the ways that you can earn money to offset your craft habit or earn some extra income for your household. Many crafters would like to sell items they make, but don’t want to make a commitment of “becoming” a business. An annual or seasonal open house is the perfect […]

Filed Under: Sales Tips Tagged With: Craft Fairs, events, marketing, Networking, open house, sales tips

Handmade Business Advice: The Basics of Pricing Your Work

March 13, 2012 by CreativeIncome 41 Comments

If you’re making crafts to sell, you want to know how to price your work and what to consider when you price your work. Maria Nerius gives you some things to think about in this Craft Business article. One of the most difficult tasks you have when you sell your work is putting a price […]

Filed Under: Sales Tips Tagged With: costs, Craft Fairs, marketing, pricing, sales

Cashing In On Your Creativity: Turning a Hobby into Income

March 10, 2012 by CreativeIncome 5 Comments

In today’s economy every little bit helps and selling your crafts might be a way for you to earn some extra income from your creative passion. The first step is deciding just how much time you have available to craft and create an inventory to sell, then you’ll need to take a few steps into […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Craft Fairs, marketing, PR, sales

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