Thank you so much for your transparency. I have only done local art markets and have yet to try any cons, but honest reviews and breakdowns like this make it seem less intimidating and motivates me to put myself out there.
cons can seem so daunting but if you do your research and just put yourself out there you may be pleasantly surprised!! when i started out, i wished there were more artists who were transparent about their experiences so im happy my content has been helpful!
I did the show in 2022, my experience was it was slow but my spot was bad. The odd thing was, that even if i only saw 3 people an hour, 2 of those 3 people would make a large purchase. I think its a con where apparel does well, but I did sell less pins than I usually would. Apparel item sales made up the bulk of what I made.
i sold a lot of totes at this show but my acrylic charms were my best seller. regardless, it was still incredibly slow this year. other artists i talked to at the con this year felt similarly. weather may have been a factor for how abysmal friday was but overall the show was quite disappointing.
actually they both have the same attendance! they're very similar in size with both averaging at around 10k attendees. but thank you, i hope my next con is much better because AMKE was very disappointing TT
yeahhhh people definitely haggle at almost any kind of event and they tend to be quite shameless about it. you just gotta know how to respond and move on with your day... i will say that i only really let kids get away with haggling at my booth lmao
@Ville I haven't. I replied to you the day or so after you asked. I suppose posts like that (where you point someone to a different page etc.) get filtered out ? Idk.
I tabled at this con too! Funnily enough, it was the best Friday I've ever done for a con, but also the WORST Sunday... Make over $1k Friday but barely $300 on Sunday. Really is a mixed bag con😅
omg thank you for sharing your experience also you're totally right, it definitely is a mixed bag. those are really really great sales for a friday though!!! definitely one of those weird hit or miss shows but it definitely could've been worse haha
yes there are a few cons that have no sticker policies! they're typically venue policies that a con has to follow. most of the time, cons with these policies have them because of issues in the past with people damaging property with stickers TT
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Thank you so much for your transparency. I have only done local art markets and have yet to try any cons, but honest reviews and breakdowns like this make it seem less intimidating and motivates me to put myself out there.
cons can seem so daunting but if you do your research and just put yourself out there you may be pleasantly surprised!! when i started out, i wished there were more artists who were transparent about their experiences so im happy my content has been helpful!
I did the show in 2022, my experience was it was slow but my spot was bad. The odd thing was, that even if i only saw 3 people an hour, 2 of those 3 people would make a large purchase. I think its a con where apparel does well, but I did sell less pins than I usually would. Apparel item sales made up the bulk of what I made.
i sold a lot of totes at this show but my acrylic charms were my best seller. regardless, it was still incredibly slow this year. other artists i talked to at the con this year felt similarly. weather may have been a factor for how abysmal friday was but overall the show was quite disappointing.
Anime Mil is a smaller con compare to Kumoricon. It's nice to try out different conventions to test out the market! Hope your next con will do well!
actually they both have the same attendance! they're very similar in size with both averaging at around 10k attendees. but thank you, i hope my next con is much better because AMKE was very disappointing TT
AMKE grew A LOT this year with over 10k attendees.
I love your channel!!💞💞 It's really entertaining and inspiring.😁 I'm looking into many Artist Alleys this year!
aw thank you so much!! it means a lot to hear this and best of luck with your future artist alleys! :')
I'm currently event prepping here for alamocon next weekend finger crossed for me!
best of luck to you!! i hope alamocon goes well :D
13:30 At one convention I literally had a few people trying to haggle prices like at a flea market. That was a tad irritating.
@Ville Went where ? AMKE ? No, I am located in the EU. But we have conventions here, too. What I was talking about happened at a con in Germany.
@Ville WDYM ?
lmfao
yeahhhh people definitely haggle at almost any kind of event and they tend to be quite shameless about it. you just gotta know how to respond and move on with your day... i will say that i only really let kids get away with haggling at my booth lmao
@Ville I haven't. I replied to you the day or so after you asked. I suppose posts like that (where you point someone to a different page etc.) get filtered out ? Idk.
I tabled at this con too! Funnily enough, it was the best Friday I've ever done for a con, but also the WORST Sunday... Make over $1k Friday but barely $300 on Sunday. Really is a mixed bag con😅
omg thank you for sharing your experience also you're totally right, it definitely is a mixed bag. those are really really great sales for a friday though!!! definitely one of those weird hit or miss shows but it definitely could've been worse haha
Whaaat? I never heard of a con having a no sticker policy 😧
yes there are a few cons that have no sticker policies! they're typically venue policies that a con has to follow. most of the time, cons with these policies have them because of issues in the past with people damaging property with stickers TT
how was the show in 2023, did u table at amke this year?
I bought your bunny charm!!! :D
(I think you can see why)
bunny lovers unite!!!! thanks for stopping by and for giving my bunny charm a new home