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Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 6:17 pm Post subject: bit nervous

OK, so no job is forthcoming - maybe some lambing down south, maybe helping wombat, but nothing concrete and yet people still want money off me

so its time for a BIG, risky, no nonsense PUSH on my company The TBFco to get it making munny!

On sunday we (me and my partner who sells posters much moresuccessfully than i sell cards!) are off to hemswell boot sale, i have a craft stall in the permanent craft hall there already, in an effort to flog enough cards to give me a bit of pocket money and pay off another bit of business overdraft. i haven't taken ANY money from the business yet, since it started in november 2005 so i think its about time!

even if i dont sell any cards i have some junk to sell and will help ian with his posters. but i am inexplicably nervous! Its one thing heping ian, it;s another trying to convicne people to buy MY stuff, face to face!!!!

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 6:19 pm Post subject:
know just how you feel. years later I still avoid it have you considered selling on ebay?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45420
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 6:19 pm Post subject:
Relax, treat it as a fun day and it will be. If you get all nervous you won't sell half as much. Where exactly is this event? Maybe you should tell people in the "What's On" section, might get a few more punters along?

Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 6:27 pm Post subject:
yes i already sell on ebay, its been the most successful thing so far but i'm still struggling to make ENOUGH - i get the feeling i'll love it once i;ve done it once tahir but will i sleep tomorrow night??????

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 6:30 pm Post subject:
Sell each others stuff, that'll work. Good luck!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45420
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 6:35 pm Post subject:

Tradbritfowlco wrote:

i get the feeling i'll love it once i;ve done it once tahir but will i sleep tomorrow night??????

Don't worry about that, sometimes the buzz just carries you through. Good luck

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 6:43 pm Post subject:
good luck with the stall. hope it goes well.

Blacksmith

Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 5025
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 07 9:01 pm Post subject:
Agree with what you say about selling your own products. Good idea getting OH to sell it. I had reasonable success at the farmers market, not competing with 50 other "craft" stalls makes a hell of a difference. Best of luck.... but remember if you have a good day or bad day, the next one could be better or worse. Dave.

Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 07 12:28 pm Post subject:
well we've heard the weather will be atrocious tomorrow and with paper products thats a big issue! So we'll be trying next week instead!

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 07 1:31 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Tradbritfowlco wrote:

i get the feeling i'll love it once i;ve done it once tahir but will i sleep tomorrow night??????

Don't worry about that, sometimes the buzz just carries you through. Good luck

Agree! And you'll definately sleep the night after, so you'll catch up again

Stacey

Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 8380
Location: Kernow

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 07 1:37 pm Post subject:
I get nervous as anything selling my own work - I hate it (the seling, not my work ) So, I adopt a persona and pretend to be more confident than I am. Works a treat.

Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 1:06 pm Post subject:
i did it, it was enjoyable....and the grand total? £2.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 1:07 pm Post subject:
It's a start.

jema
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Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 1:11 pm Post subject:
At least it is a clear lesson, that is not your market. Making £30 might have been far worse!

Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 07 1:14 pm Post subject:
It was slow for everyone really, and i had major display issues (windy so the heavy things had to weigh down the lighter things = one big mess!) I'll try again one more time this week with the improvements to the stall and if theres not substantial improvement, never again!

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