Will i do well selling homemade cards at fairs?

Question

selling homemade cards

Answer 1

No one here can answer that question. It totally depends on 1) your location. 2) the type of cards you are making. 3) the quality of the cards you are making. 4) the type of fair where you will be selling them. As well as many other factors. They only thing you can do is create enough to make a good display and test the market.

Answer 2

Give it a try. Start small say at a local church or school craft fair where the entry fee is little or nothing. Make sure you have a good supply and variety to display. You won't need hundreds in stock but you should have enough for on-the-spot sales.

When people come to your booth, try to have a few cards you're working on, demonstrate how they can be customized by you or the purchaser (inserting notes, photographs or money, for example). Be friendly and open. Try to make sure every person leaves with something from your booth; a purchase, a business card or a smile.

Answer 3

I think this depends on the type of fair. I have a girlfriend who makes her living from selling floral arrangements at craft fairs. Some are juried and some just require an entry fee. I would suggest attending craft fairs in your area, including the Saturday-only ones at churches. Really analyze what is being sold. Is it hand-crafted articles or stuff from China with some additional paint thrown together? Is it a juried (meaning you have to submit your wares to a committee several months before the show for approval and entry) or just an entry fee? (One isn't necessarily better or worse than the other, but they do tend to attract a different audience.) When is the show held? It it an annual fair with the same dates or does it kind of float around? How long has it been in existence? It is likely to be held in inclement weather? What kind of marketing is done to attract fair-goers? What is your competition? How much do you need to charge to make a profit? A show with a $275 entry fee requires you to sell 27.5 boxes of $10 cards just to break even on the fee. That doesn't cover your time or materials. Can you do better with a church craft fair that is only Saturday and has a $50 entry fee. You may not sell as many packages, but make more money because the overhead is lower.

My girlfriend makes a living at this, but spends a huge amount of time traveling to shows, setting up, tearing down, packing her displays, is home about one weekend in five and puts a tremendous amount of mileage on her van. I've never asked her what she pays herself an hour, but I don't think it is much.

If fairs aren't your thing, other places you might think to sell are hospital gift shops on consignment, upscale consignment shops, ebay, etsy, professional organizations meetings for woman like Women in Business, the Chamber of Commerce and networking clubs. A stamped and watercolored card would do nicely at these events because it makes the sender stand out. Offering a portion of the proceeds to the organizations' charitable or scholarship arm would likely be an in.

Answer 4

Depends what they look like.

My friend loves to scrap book and made picture frames and did ok. She get's most of her business though through word of mouth of family and friends. She sells them for $15 each. It's a little extra cahs flow.

You won't know if you don't try though.
Also, make business cards. If somone doesn't need one now they may remember you later and give you a call or refer a friend!!!

Good luck!

Answer 5

It has to be unique, something they would not have thought of; something they don't think they could make for themselves; and they have to like the price.

Or it has to be unique enough that they would want to copy it. At least 2/3 of craft fiar customers are just looking for ideas for THEIR next craft fair.

Answer 6

you desire to community with others which could use or advise your enjoying cards-social gathering planners, present shop proprietors, youngster's boutiques...additionally deliver out a pattern or %by making use of way of e mail to agencies, social gathering planners, shops and notice in the event that they're involved in wearing a number of your techniques. purely be sure you provide them to all your acquaintances and households as presents and make a company card or a manner for them to touch you in the event that they desire to get one for yet another social gathering.

Answer 7

I hope so. Let me know, I'm planning on crafting all year and selling at the fall festivals.

Answer 8

I hope you do well, but you won't know until you try it out. Good Luck!

Answer 9

you won't know until you try test the market