Prep for the Holidays EP11: Market Booth Planning & Prep! Tips for Makers, Artists & Creatives

For Week 11 of the Prep for the Holidays minisode series, I'm focusing on market booths! Now is the time to start planning this year's booth, buying or making any display items you might need, thinking through your signage, ordering business cards, deciding how to coax people to sign up for your email list so you can build a long term relationship with them and... figuring out strategies to encourage higher average order values!A little advance planning and prep can make a huge difference come market day and help you build long term relationships with customers that last long after the market it over!This episode is brought to you by our Premium Subscriber Community on Patreon and BuzzsproutYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com, finelimeillustrations.com or on Instagram @finelimedesigns.You can connect with the podcast  on:Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUpFor a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastEach week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.