IN DEPTH AND UNIQUE TIPS FOR CRAFT FAIRS!

Thank you for watching! I hope this helped! If you have any tips for having a successful sale, please comment below. Happy crafting!
The details...
1.Be prepared
- Have your inventory ready
- Have extra supplies (Scissors, pens, tape, notebook, etc)
- Give yourself enough time and have tasks done in advance
- Have an inventory list and price items ahead of time
- Get a float (Change for cash sales)
- Pack a lunch
- Give yourself enough time to set up
2. Promote yourself and the event
- Invite friends and family to the Facebook events
- Promote sale on your social media platforms
- Make promotional images that you can post on social media (www.picmonkey.com)
3. Pricing and money stuff!
- Pricing formula I use: Materials X 3 + hourly wage = retail price
- Check average market price
- Tag your work
- Use tags and signs to promote sales or special offers
- Take credit card (squareup.com/c...)
4. Display
- Do the best with what you have available
- Have a clear consice design
- Have a display that enhances your work not distracts
- Get creative
- Traditional vs un traditional methods of display. Just do you!
- Include freebies
- Have business cards
5. Be welcoming
- Say Hi to everyone
- Give genuine compliments
- Offer information about an object they're looking at
- Don't over do it! Don't be desperate
- Be yourself
6. Packaging
- Essential for protection
- Make it easy for a customer to continue to shop
- Get creative with packaging
- Use packaging for a promotional tool (custom stamp, discount code, business card)
7. Connect with neighbours and coordinators
- Expands your community with like minded people
- Opens you up to new opportunities
- Its fun!
- Introduce yourself to the coordinator
- Offer to help
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