One of the biggest challenges vendors face is making the most of a limited booth space. Whether you’re working with a 10×10 space indoors or setting up under a tent at an outdoor

Every vendor experiences it. You arrive with high hopes, your booth looks fantastic, and then… the crowd just isn’t there. Maybe the weather changed. Maybe there’s a big event across town. Maybe people

It seems like no matter where vendors gather lately — markets, Facebook groups, art shows, maker communities, or craft fairs — the topic of AI eventually comes up. Some vendors are excited about

One of the biggest mistakes vendors make at markets is focusing only on the sale happening right now. Yes, today’s sales matter. But the vendors who steadily grow their handmade businesses over time

Every experienced outdoor vendor eventually learns the same lesson: Weather is not a possibility. It’s a guarantee. Maybe not rain specifically — but something will happen. Wind Is Usually the Biggest Problem Wind

At markets and events, most vendors focus on making the sale — but the vendors who truly grow year after year focus on something even more valuable: building relationships. Customer loyalty doesn’t usually

It happens more often than people realize. A vendor gets upset, emotions run high, and suddenly there’s a public post, comment thread, or vaguebooking situation aimed at another business or event organizer. Your

One of the hardest conversations in the art world is about copying. Recently, an artist shared that another vendor began creating work extremely similar to theirs — using nearly identical color palettes, compositions,

When people think about markets, they often picture the shopping — handmade candles, fresh baked goods, jewelry, art, soaps, woodworking, boutique clothing, and all the treasures waiting to be discovered. But behind every

Today I had the opportunity to help an injured vendor set up at another local market. I was not there representing my own events. I was simply there helping someone who needed an