I did my first event where I did not make back the fee I paid to be a vendor.

[coreyartus@mindly.social]

I did my first event where I did not make back the fee I paid to be a vendor.

Neither did a lot of the other vendors, and those who did only just covered it.

I’ve never seen so many frustrated vendors. I made eight sales. The last 2.5 hours of the first night there were more sellers than attendees.

Many of the vendors started packing up early. None of the ones I talked to will be doing events put on by that manager in the future.

Lesson learned. There were signs. But I trusted. And now I think I need to be a bit more selective.

But there were still several good things that came from it:

1) I got several people to subscribe to my mailing list.

2) I got a list of new suggested things to draw.

3) I met a bunch of fellow vendors I probably wouldn’t have met otherwise if we had less time to sit around and chat.

4) I now have a bunch of stock I don’t need to prep for the next show I do.

Next up is the beginning of Friday NIght Market on Friday, May 22! Woohoo! I *know* this will be a much better experience. Last year was awesome, and I’m looking forward to meeting more new friends!

Eureka Friday Night Markets

Eureka Friday Night Markets in Humboldt County is the regions premier festival featuring hundreds of local artisans every Friday during the summer

EUREKA FRIDAY NIGHT MARKETS (www.fridaynight.market)

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