I do woodworking. My first "craft show" was a local pop-up market. The booth cost $30 and I was selling Christmas stuff. I made about $300. Not too bad for my first time. It was fun and we met some nice people. We went back the next weekend and only made about $150. Still fun, but a little disappointing. I went back in the spring with some bird and squirrel feeders, along with some general wood crafts that I had. I sold one item for $25, so I actually lost $5, since the booth fee was $30. Afterwards, I thought about what went wrong and concluded that it was type of buyers. Being a simple pop-up market, I'm guessing that the typical shopper was an apartment dweller. No disrespect to apartment living, but if you're selling bird feeders, those people are not likely to buy from you. I share this as a lesson for others. You can't just go with whatever you've got. You have to consider your audience.
I do woodworking. My first "craft show" was a local pop-up market. The booth cost $30 and I was selling Christmas stuff. I made about $300. Not too bad for my first time. It was fun and we met some nice people. We went back the next weekend and only made about $150. Still fun, but a little disappointing.
I went back in the spring with some bird and squirrel feeders, along with some general wood crafts that I had. I sold one item for $25, so I actually lost $5, since the booth fee was $30. Afterwards, I thought about what went wrong and concluded that it was type of buyers.
Being a simple pop-up market, I'm guessing that the typical shopper was an apartment dweller. No disrespect to apartment living, but if you're selling bird feeders, those people are not likely to buy from you.
I share this as a lesson for others. You can't just go with whatever you've got. You have to consider your audience.
thanks for the comment. foot traffic can be strange sometimes
@@lightstreetcreations true, but as you said, if you had fun, then that is a win.