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