So shame on me for not updating in over a week now… But since I waited so long I’ll just have that much more to talk about. Silver lining! The “Craft Fair” I did on May 4th was terribly misadvertised. It was slated to be a yard sale/craft fair and was really 95% yard sale 5% craft fair. For those of you bad at math that equals a LOT of people coming up to my tables wanting everything for a quarter. Silver lining. I did it. I set a goal and for better or worse I did it. I gained some insight into what to set up and break down involves, as well as some networking. While most people were definitely NOT my target demographic, I gave my card to a bunch of people and it somehow found its way to the Always Be Inspired Thrift Shop/Unique Boutique. I will be doing their flea market May 18th, after all I already have my car loaded and the table borrowed. I only made about $55.00 at the Galloway Rotary Yard Sale/Craft Fair but if I managed to make some connections and build my e-mail list then so be it.
Classes are done for the summer. Which is another reason I haven’t posted (excuses excuses) and I should end up with a B in my marketing class provided my genius group mates did their part on the final project. Hell hath no fury than a student whose grade gets pulled to a C because of group work. I could fill an entire blog about how nonsensical it is to give group work to an online class, but that’s another rant for another day.
What I would like to do this week is go through the remaining inventory and get organized for Saturday. Also I would like to add at least 3 new items a week to my etsy shop as the views are drying up because it’s the same old items. I have had a lot of favorites and comments to my etsy site, but no purchases. I’m okay with that, this is all still very much a learning experience and new to me.
I also would like to get out an e-mail newsletter tonight or tomorrow letting people know about the Flea Market in Egg Harbor City. While at the craft fair 20 people signed up for the newsletter. You have to start somewhere.
So this is me. Starting.
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