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Top Ten Ways to not Make Money at Craft Shows

I have been involved with crafts shows for a8) Make sure and have NO small change, or
long time, and have been on both sides of thebags, that way you won't have to get up and
table... as a vendor and as a customer..complete  the  sale.
Here is a list of the top ten "money losing"
tricks.:9) Make crafts that you do not like making,
or don't know how to make properly, do not
1) Lay out your crafts on a table without anyexplain them to anyone. Show no passion in
thought of display, look grumpy, set up youryour work or display, let everyone know, you
chair behind the table and read a book.are  there  for  the  money  only.
Better yet, don't even pay attention to your
potential  customers.10) Explain to people that you are on the
verge of welfare, and need this money, and
2) Eat a large onion laden cheese burger,produce stick it notes for your business
that is bigger than you mouth, have it loadedcards..
with ketchup and mustard, and let everyone
know you are eating it!, then try and explainDon't laugh... everyone of these things has
your crafts while people are backing awayhappened at shows I have visited or shows
from you! (why do they always sell cheesethat I have been in. I was actually set up
burgers  at  craft  shows???)beside someone who told me she hates crafts,
but figured it was easy money... guess
3) Dress like you just rolled out of a barn,what?..  Her  sales  were  non-existent.
look crusty, and act as if you would rather
be somewhere else... anywhere else. TotalSmile, show some passion in your work.. be
lack of interest always attractsconfident in your work, and the best way to
customers...NOT!do that is to create a craft you are
passionate about. Something you would make,
4) Take absolutely no interest in setup...even if you were not selling it. Look proud
Take your table and jam it right up to theto be there... after all you worked hard all
aisle as close as you can, and then lay allyear  for  this  show!
your crafts out in a single file. or better
yet, pile them in a pile.. or in bins...Find out what your passion is, in the craft
ignoring all that free space behind you whereworld, this makes all the difference, and it
you could have spent the money on shelves andshows  in  your  work.
displayed  your  products  nicely.
Set up a pretend display at home, I know this
5) Do not smile, at all, look totally peevedsounds like a lot of work, but on setup day,
that you were dragged out of bed for thisthere will be panic all around you, and if
weekend, and you and your crafts look likeyou pack your things away in some sort of
it. Show a total lack of interest when asystem, you will then unpack them in a calm
potential customers stops to look or asks amanner. You can even do a drawing of your
question, better yet, wander off and chitsetup that you did at home, and follow it.
chat  with  other  vendors.You will be distracted by other vendors,
especially those wanderers who spent 5
6) Make sure your crafts are put togetherminutes setting up...so its best if you are
literally the night before, and are about topracticed.
fall apart, and then stick a high price tag
on them. After all no one will notice right?Find something you like to do, and do it.
There are many ebooks on line now, that you
7) Thinking this craft business is a greatcan buy today and be learning the craft
money maker, and pricing your crafts as iftonight, these are written by passionate
people should bless you for making them.. andpeople. Give that a try or take a class...
then look totally crusty by the end of thejust find something you like and your craft
day  when  people  are  not  buying.shows will make you some money.



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