Warratahstree Art and Creative Inspiration

Last year I started blogging on a weekly basis and made it my goal to talk about all the hints and tips on holding a market stall.   Well, I think I want to start 2014 with stock management, and time management.  How do these 2 things fit together in the scheme of things you ask?                                                                     To take advantage of the Christmas season last year, I booked 5 market stalls in 3 weeks from mid November to mid Dec. That does not sound to bad some of you say.  Well, being a newbie at all this, not having a lot of stock, unsure about my target market, and being a one person show, I was just a TAD over committed!  I started my Christmas stock design and making in Oct.  After each market I was spending the whole time restocking and d...

Many of you have read my blog posts on markets. This week I thought I might share a few things I have learn about selling at Markets. I joined a group through the Monash Arts Network. Monash council here in Melbourne, VIC put on 6 workshops over the last few months. Each of these workshops were set up to help artists in the area develop and sell their art. <Place images of market pins here> This week's discussion was about 'Marketing Beyond the Market Day'. The take away from the workshop was it is not about your product that attracts customers.....It is about the experience. What sells your product is you and the experience you give your potential customers I go to a market at least once every 2 weeks. I must admit what makes it so exciting about going to all the markets is the experience . The markets and stall holders that stand out the most are the ones that offer more than just a buying experience. I never really thought about it until after I wen...