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Hey, Crafty Biz Owners! I’ll be hosting another LIVE Q&A session next week. Mark your calendars for Monday, September 24 at 8:00 pm EST.
At that time, if you pop over here, you’ll find me chatting live with Hello Craft‘s Kelly Rand, Christine Ernst, Sara Dick, and Kimberly Dorn, co-authors of Handmade to Sell: Hello Craft’s Guide to Owning, Running, and Growing Your Crafty Biz.
So, what do you want to know?
Do you have a crafty business question for these ladies to answer on the air? Leave it in the comment here, and I’ll make sure we discuss it during the show. We’ll even link to your business in the show notes afterward if we use your question.
If you miss the live event, you’ll find a video of it afterward. But I hope to see you there – live is way more fun sometimes!
Hello! I just finished reading “Handmade to Sell” and found it very informative and straight-forward in its advice. My question for the Q&A is about trade shows. Up to this point in my business, it hasn’t felt like the right time to show at a trade show. Next year seems like the right timing for me, but I’m not sure which show is the right fit.
I make paper goods, but I’m not sure if the Stationery Show works with my aesthetic. I’ve walked the show in the past and have not seen many booths with paper goods that focus mainly on pets and kitchen/home gifts. Plus, I am committed to making handmade items that are eco-friendly and I’m not sure if the buyer’s that attend NSS care about those details.
I also walked the NYIGF in January to gauge if that was a better fit, but found that the traffic in the Handmade section was sparse.
I read the list of trade shows in your book and there were a couple other shows that might be the right fit. I guess my long-winded question is, how do I choose the show that would benefit my business the most and make the cost of a show worthwhile?
Thanks Diane, for the Q&A opportunity!
Great question, Cyn – and thank you!