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offcntrBack at Anacortes, and once again, at the front of the fair. Oh, they moved me 20 feet (two booth spaces) north on Commercial Avenue, but then they eliminated the first two booths. Once again, I'm the first artist you see when you come into the fair.
I suppose I should be flattered. In theory, It's a primo spot. In practice...
Look, I sell pottery. It's bulky, it's not light, it's fragile. It's not the sort of thing you want to buy coming in the gate, and then carry around all day.
Honestly? It's the sort of thing you think, Oh, I'll stop back on the way to the car and then forget about in your exhaustion six hours later.
So I have strategies. I hand out business cards, of course. They're a tangible reminder to folks where they stopped, and where they'd like to return. Sometimes I'll write my booth number on the card, for an added reminder, or a note of the pot or pattern they were interested in. Sometimes, they even come back.
More successfully, I offer a free bag check. Anyone who buys pots from me on the way in is welcome to leave the bag with me and pick it up on the way out. All I ask is that they write their name--and phone number, I live in terror of the idea that someone will pay me money for a pot, forget to collect it, and I'll have no way to remind them--on the bag.
It works, too! I had as many as seven bags waiting for pick-up at various times today. All in all, a very busy, successful day.
I suppose I should be flattered. In theory, It's a primo spot. In practice...
Look, I sell pottery. It's bulky, it's not light, it's fragile. It's not the sort of thing you want to buy coming in the gate, and then carry around all day.
Honestly? It's the sort of thing you think, Oh, I'll stop back on the way to the car and then forget about in your exhaustion six hours later.
So I have strategies. I hand out business cards, of course. They're a tangible reminder to folks where they stopped, and where they'd like to return. Sometimes I'll write my booth number on the card, for an added reminder, or a note of the pot or pattern they were interested in. Sometimes, they even come back.
More successfully, I offer a free bag check. Anyone who buys pots from me on the way in is welcome to leave the bag with me and pick it up on the way out. All I ask is that they write their name--and phone number, I live in terror of the idea that someone will pay me money for a pot, forget to collect it, and I'll have no way to remind them--on the bag.
It works, too! I had as many as seven bags waiting for pick-up at various times today. All in all, a very busy, successful day.