40 Question Blog Series – First 15 Question Review
It has been about 2-3 months now and I've covered 15 Questions on our way toa total of 40 Questions Craft Artists Commonly Ask. If you missedany of the answers to the following questions or just tuned in, nowis the time to catch up especially with Spring shows fully underway.You may find, if you are willing to adopt some of these tips inexchange for leaving some habits that aren't working behind, myFREE advice very well will help you save money as well as earn more money whiledoing shows. If you have used any of these tips (posted on my blog site as well as here on ArtFairInsiders.com), please share yourthoughts in how it worked for you or if it inspired other tips youwould like to share with others.
Question 1 - Picture yourself with a limitless amount of funds to spendhowever you want. Using that money describe how your ideal boothwould look like. Think about color, texture, fixtures, and usingwhat you have seen at shows.
Question 2 - Because money is an issue, are there still ways you can make yourdream booth become a reality?
Question 3 - What is booth theme and where can “I” find the right displayfurniture to emulate my theme best suited for the medium I work in?
Question 4 - What is merchandising and what are some effective merchandisingtechniques?
Question 5 - What lighting, flooring and canopies should I use?
Question 6 - How can I attract customers into my booth?
Question 7 - How do you find your niche?
Question 8 - How can I prevent creativity burn out?
Question 9 - What are some current and new art forms are hot sellers in themarket place?
Question 10 - How do I price my work?
Question 11 - How can I add value to my art/craft?
Question 12 - What are some signs that what I am making should be phased out?
Question 13 – What is Customer Service
Question 14 – What kind of service do customers want and expect?
Question 15 - How have Gen X and Y's affect how people shop at art fairs?(How can we capture their attention too?)
To find more info on these questions please check outwww.quickcraftartisttips.blogspot.com(or past blog posts here on this blog on Art Fair Insiders) and scroll through the past blog posts (they are all in order) overthe past 2-3 months. The next 15 will cover topics such asdeciphering customer language, creative marketing strategies, how tofind shows right for you and your art, handling problematic weather,top 10 money saving techniques artists need to know, and how tobattle negativing when it enters your booth. Have a question youwould like answered, use the comment button and I will answer it in afuture 40 Question Blog post! Thanks so much for joining me on thisadventure to help others be a better art/craft business person,please remain buckled in there's more adventure in store! - Michelle,www.quickcraftartisttips.blogspot.com(please visit my business site to see some of these tips in action,www.bythebaybotanicals.com).
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