The frequency with which you attend craft shows helps determine the amount of time that you will spend preparing for it. Others are content to joining craft shows only occasionally, making it a good source of occasional income. Others go all the way and go to every craft show that they could get to. To them, crafts are their livelihood all throughout. Nothing is wrong with either approach.
In today's article, I will talk about the common problems that you'll encounter when attending craft shows as a constant business. There are many things to keep in mind, and many of these will only occur to you if you've already had experience in the road. In any case, I will try to impart some of what I've learned here.
First of all, get rid of the belief that you'll be able to attend a craft show every weekend. There may be a lot of shows in the country over the year, but don't lead yourself to believe that all of them are worth getting to. Some are just not very nice, and you will only end up losing money if you join them. So choose which craft show you'll attend wisely.
And then, check if you can really afford doing this as a full-time business. It will only take you a couple of shows to realize that income can get really inconsistent. Besides that, you usually only spend a day or two selling. These are other time constraints to consider. You don't get paid extra by working on your crafts now, do you?
So don't forget to check your stock. If you think you can fill up your stocks consistently, then you can go to more craft shows. But in any case; I've never seen anyone pull off a consistent weekly show, unless they knew that's what they were signing up for from the start. My recommendation is to avoid forcing these things.
In today's article, I will talk about the common problems that you'll encounter when attending craft shows as a constant business. There are many things to keep in mind, and many of these will only occur to you if you've already had experience in the road. In any case, I will try to impart some of what I've learned here.
First of all, get rid of the belief that you'll be able to attend a craft show every weekend. There may be a lot of shows in the country over the year, but don't lead yourself to believe that all of them are worth getting to. Some are just not very nice, and you will only end up losing money if you join them. So choose which craft show you'll attend wisely.
And then, check if you can really afford doing this as a full-time business. It will only take you a couple of shows to realize that income can get really inconsistent. Besides that, you usually only spend a day or two selling. These are other time constraints to consider. You don't get paid extra by working on your crafts now, do you?
So don't forget to check your stock. If you think you can fill up your stocks consistently, then you can go to more craft shows. But in any case; I've never seen anyone pull off a consistent weekly show, unless they knew that's what they were signing up for from the start. My recommendation is to avoid forcing these things.
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You will never run out of opportunities to earn when you know the schedule of Craft Shows near you. Check out Craft Fairs regularly, and do well in your business like Rick Amorey!
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