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!https://www.fridaynight.market/#Artfair ##festival #ArtistLife #Artist #ArtForSale
