So over the past couple of years, my girlfriend and I have been selling her crafts in the various craft shows in the greater Florida area. The whole thing started out queasy at first, earning decent but undesirably low income. Eventually, however, we began to get the hang of it, and now we constantly make room in our schedules for more time to go to craft shows all year round.
Let me put you up to speed. My girlfriend had a knack for crafting awesome jewelry out of very inexpensive materials, and selling it in the greater Florida area seemed like a good fit. After all, these inexpensive trinkets were preferable in the beaches compared to silly, expensive paraphernalia.
Selling her crafts for the first few months have been challenging, at best. Sure, I had enough business savvy to set it up right, and she quickly gained a loyal fan base that appreciate her wares. However, the income wasn't very inspiring. For all the work that we put in; making a big stock of her crafts, talking to events organizers and the like, there just wasn't enough payback. Fortunately, the happiness of doing it together kept us from discarding the idea entirely.
Eventually, the abysmal income began to pick up when we decided to attend our first juried craft shows. The fact is, more people came to this tried and tested shows, and thus it generated bigger sales per day. And as we began to mingle with fellow booth renters and more experienced event organizers, we began to learn a few more things that we've been doing wrong. Basically, we weren't tapping the market right. Location was equally important in what we were selling.
Going through this website that lists down all the dates and locations of all major fairs in Florida, we looked for the ones that were closest to the beach. It limited the craft shows that we could attend, but as we were close to the optimal place where people typically wore our product, there was a significant increase in our profit. All in all, it was a good move for us. - 20785
Let me put you up to speed. My girlfriend had a knack for crafting awesome jewelry out of very inexpensive materials, and selling it in the greater Florida area seemed like a good fit. After all, these inexpensive trinkets were preferable in the beaches compared to silly, expensive paraphernalia.
Selling her crafts for the first few months have been challenging, at best. Sure, I had enough business savvy to set it up right, and she quickly gained a loyal fan base that appreciate her wares. However, the income wasn't very inspiring. For all the work that we put in; making a big stock of her crafts, talking to events organizers and the like, there just wasn't enough payback. Fortunately, the happiness of doing it together kept us from discarding the idea entirely.
Eventually, the abysmal income began to pick up when we decided to attend our first juried craft shows. The fact is, more people came to this tried and tested shows, and thus it generated bigger sales per day. And as we began to mingle with fellow booth renters and more experienced event organizers, we began to learn a few more things that we've been doing wrong. Basically, we weren't tapping the market right. Location was equally important in what we were selling.
Going through this website that lists down all the dates and locations of all major fairs in Florida, we looked for the ones that were closest to the beach. It limited the craft shows that we could attend, but as we were close to the optimal place where people typically wore our product, there was a significant increase in our profit. All in all, it was a good move for us. - 20785
About the Author:
Geoffrey Higgins and his significant other found Florida Craft Shows, and are now regulars in various craft shows. Join Florida Craft Fairs now, and showcase your latent talent!
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