5 Tips for a Positive Attitude at Craft Shows I’m writing in the middle of Christmas craft fair season. It is November 17th and Christmas is still a month away. This is after the big Fall fair in Rock Creek, BC, Canada, and the small community Christmas craft fairs are starting up. Doing so many …
Build a Solid Foundation for your Sales
In our consumer society it is easy to imagine that sales just happen. But is that true? Actually most sales rely on a relationship between you (as the consumer) and the company (as the seller). When I was growing up in Castlegar, BC, I would go to West’s Department store. The prices were similar to …
6 Steps to Master the Craft Show Season
It is Fall 2012, there is a nip in the air, the leaves are changing color, and I’m getting ready for a slow fiber festival in Penticton, BC. Last year this show caught me by surprise, and I hurriedly threw everything together. I wound up forgetting bags to put the purchases in and business brochures …
What Will Sell? A Woodturner’s Challenge.
What product should I turn that will sell well at craft fairs? What will sell at the farmer’s market? These are simple questions but they are not simple to answer. We all want to make lots of sales when we sell our products. But this question “What will sell?” might be putting the cart before …
Credit Cards – Are They Right for You?
Credit cards are a fact of life. It used to be that only big chain stores offered credit. Now it is available to businesses of all sizes. Have you thought of offering credit card sales? It actually is quite easy and straight forward. Let’s take a look at credit cards and the small business. Credit …
How to Sharpen Your Competitive Edge
When you sharpen your tools for woodturning you shape the tool to cut wood in a specific way. You may have two bowl gouges with slightly different grinds for two different purposes. How you respond to your customers may require you to sharpen your responses to maintain your competitive edge. I’ve had people come into …
5 Healthy Snacks for Shows and Events
When doing a Christmas Craft fair, event, or other type of show, the last thing you are likely thinking about is healthy snacks and food. You worry about products, price points, and booth set up. But, why would you think about food? While many shows and events offer a basic concession stand, the food …
Cash Box – 5 Tips on Handling Cash
How to play it safe with cash. Handling a cash box at a trade show, farmers’ market, or craft fair is a fairly straight forward idea. You have cash so that you can make change with people buying your products. Follow these 5 tips and keeping your cash and making change will be easy. 1. …
Trade Show Checklist
Trade Show – Checklist I just got back from a trade show in Vancouver. I wasn’t selling my turnings nor was I in charge of the booth. I was helping out. I realized that there are so many things to bring when you are at an event, trying to sell your products, or just give …
