Whether you are seller of vendor items or you make hand crafted items; craft shows are a great place to sell your items and promote your business.  If you are new to craft shows or you have done a few, there is always room for improvement.  We have been selling at shows for many years and we are always looking for ways to improve on what we are doing.  Over the years we have seen many things that people do that can result in an unsuccessful show.  

The Bad Show…….

It had been steadily busy all morning for me and I finally had a minute to catch my breath.  I looked across the aisle and there they were, the two friends who had a large pile of linens, blankets, and other items that all looked like they would sell well.  Their inventory was crammed onto a table that was covered with a plastic table cloth.  Their product pricing consisted of a handwritten list that was hard to read.  I had heard them lose a couple of sales because they only took cash. They had obviously worked hard to have this much inventory but they were not making that many sales.  They were just sitting behind the big pile gabbing between them, answering questions and communicating with customers only when asked.  At lunch time they seemed more concerned with eating than working with customers at the busiest time of the show.  As the day went on the smiles I had seen at the beginning of the day had changed to frowns as they sat behind the table with their arms crossed.  I saw them pack up a lot of inventory to take home at the end of the day.

Here are the 5 things they could have done better to have a successful show.......