This article shares inspirational photos of handbags displayed on a craft fair table. Most setups use a variety of sizes and styles of bags so you can see the different ways they can be displayed and the different types of fixtures you can use. Hang bags with a kids’ clothing rack For this handbag…
When I worked in retail, turnover rate referred to staff and how quickly or slowly staff would change over (i.e quit). When I worked at a restaurant, turnover rate referred to how quickly or slowly customers dined. Obviously, the more people you can feed at one table during a shift, the more money you and…
Creating urgency at a craft show can encourage more people to buy instead of taking time to think about it. When they need to walk away from your table and think about it, chances are high they’ll get distracted by other vendors and end up spending their money elsewhere. This type of urgency isn’t pushy…
A conversion rate calculates how many people you convert. What exactly you convert them to can vary. At a craft show, the most important conversion rates are: Shopper conversion rate – how many craft show visitors you convert into being your shoppers. Sales conversion rate – how many of your shoppers you convert into customers….
A busy craft show table is great. However, having a space full of people can deter other shoppers from stopping. You don’t want to rush shoppers, but it is good to streamline your process so you can move more shoppers and customers through your space in the limited selling hours you have. Nobody wants to…
When selling at craft shows, you’ll discover many amazing handmade products. And no doubt, other vendors will love your products too. You may get asked if you want to make a trade. A trade is when you give another vendor one of your products in exchange for one (or more) of theirs. Instead of accepting…
Craft shows typically require you to spend a lot of time and money to prepare for, sell at, and pack up from. So you want to ensure the revenue that event produces, covers all your costs and leaves you with profits. Return on investment tells you whether an investment (anything you spend time and/or money…
Hair accessories are a great product to make and sell at craft shows. Good profits – hair accessories tend to require small amounts of material and don’t take long to make. Good for beginners – most patterns are simple to sew. Good price points for crafts shows – the majority of craft show shoppers tend…
Crates are a budget-friendly and versatile item to use in craft show displays. I purchased mine at Ikea, but there are many places to buy crates at various price points, sizes, and colors. The following are examples of ways you can incorporate crates into a craft show display. *This article includes affiliate links, meaning I…
If you want to start a business sewing and selling products, it’s important to consider several aspects of your business to ensure you’re setting yourself up for success. Here are the 6 questions I considered when deciding what type of sewing business to start. 1) What are the barriers to entry? In most locations,…