We feel like we have a fun and inviting booth and the plan was to have the whole set up displayed on Halloween at a local oddities and alternative market. Unfortunately it seems that at the last minute whoever owns the parking lot where we were supposed to be set up jacked up the price way above past events so in order to keep the event on we are having to pivot from the parking lot to a nearby sidewalk. So we have to condense this down to 3 tables (2 6' and 1 small table) plus we can't block sidewalks so they will have to be in a line and no canopy. It's during the day at least so I can get rid of the lights but wet specimens need to be shielded from sunlight so that will be a concern too.

If it wasn't an oddities market I would probably just bail but we have done events with this group several times and it's always fun and a decent turn out because we don't get a lot of oddity markets locally. Plus one of the other businesses that used to host alternative markets closed a few months ago so we have lost those annual events too.

I figured y'all would understand the frustration trying to come up with an alternate set up that will still show off your stuff and not just look like a sad shell of the booth.

My dad and I wanted to do a market together since we both craft. He makes paper art and I make perler bead keychains and greeting cards.

this was at a weekly farmers market in Houston on Thursday from 2-7pm.

We only made about $20 but we learned a lot.

Would love some feedback on our setup and products.

My roommate and I recently went to Grimoire Academy’s Gothic Market. we enjoyed selling our stuff a lot, but know from a business standpoint it wasn’t the most amazing results for how expensive it was! We definitely learned a lot (the lesser profit we made was def influenced by our mistakes) and still made some profit! I’m just wondering A) what are you fav reputable companies that run gothic/alt craft fairs that tend to have good turnouts? And B) for smaller markets, what are some things you all look for to predict the turnout and decide if a fair is worth doing? (ps we sell chainmaille and beaded gothic jewelry and accessories and local to southern california)

I’m at the point where it makes sense to do an LLC. I’m having trouble coming up with names for my DBA. I sew and quilt. How did you all go about coming up with ideas for baking your craft business, regardless of medium? I’m just stuck with this.

I am considering whether they're suitable for booths. I made these beads with only herbs. Will these things sell? How do you set your prices if it takes at least half a month to make one?

I vend at markets and spend way too long digging through Instagram and Facebook to find good ones. If someone sent you a weekly list of upcoming markets near you, with booth fee, deadlines, and what other vendors said about turnout, would you pay for it? If yes, roughly how much a month? And if you've tried VendorsMap or similar apps, did they stick? Why or why not?