The holiday season is quickly approaching and applications for the holiday shows are closing. Our applications have all been filled out and decisions from the market organizers are going out this month.
Category: About Us
Going Back to Shopify
Running an online store is challenging. Most of us don’t have the extra money to hire someone to run an online presence full-time so every minute spent dealing with online store issues is a minute away from actually running the business.
Our DIY Barber Pole
Booth displays adapt over time. Ours seems to have a renovation every year. Even though I think we have settled down on re-building our display every year, we still add to it. One of the things that we decided to add is a barber pole. After looking at barber poles where the real ones are…
We Can Do That Too
When Monica and I started selling at markets, we watched what other people were doing with regard to their business. We got a lot of inspiration for our booth display and product presentation. We also saw all of the cool products they had for sale and we said to ourselves “We can do that too!”….
8 Dollar Day
Some sales days are excellent. Some not so much.
Doing Less to Meet Our Goals
We were just at a festival over the weekend that wasn’t very good for us. Even the other vendors were struggling. The vendor next to us shared with us that he’d only made $2300 so far that day. WTF? Only $2300?? He said that he had almost broken the $10,000 mark in a day but…
Ever Feel Insulted?
Monica and I were recently at a market when this young man (late 20’s maybe?) breezed through our booth and glanced at my pen display. I can’t remember everything he said but on his way his out he said “Nice, but 79 bucks?”.
Markets Bring People Together
For the last few years it seems that every time I check the news or turn on the TV there is a story about some protest someplace about something or other. Sometimes it is that the police are being too aggressive while other times it is that they are being too lenient. Its protests regarding…
Welcome
During my career in the IT field working for various Fortune 100 companies, I never quite felt a sense of accomplishment. Sure, technology is awesome and the money is great, but there is nothing like the feeling of making something with your own two hands and selling it to someone you have never met before….
The Vendor Life 