Maker’s First Market
A practical guidebook to help you start selling your handmade wares in-person with ease & delight
Are you market curious?
Have you booked your first market but are feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to start preparing?
Or perhaps you’ve floundered your way through a few craft fairs but hope there is an easier (and more enjoyable) way?
This guidebook will help take the guesswork out of how to start selling your work in-person.
Hello, I’m Amber!
I’ve been selling in-person for over ten years, & I coordinated a local market for a good chunk of that time as well.
As an introvert / sensitive soul / toddler mom, selling at markets has often been a struggle, but I love to share the knowledge and strategies I’ve picked up along the way that help make my markets less stressful, and more enjoyable!
Selling at a market can be really daunting.
Whether it’s a holiday craft fair or your local farmers market, there is a LOT that goes into packing and preparing.
Throw in the anxiety of having to engage with customers?
No wonder why a lot of makers just avoid selling in-person altogether.
But markets can actually be a really rewarding way to sell your wares!
Selling in-person can help you to start building community, making connections, and learning more about the folks who are interested in buying your work.
And here’s the thing, it doesn’t need to be overly complicated (or expensive) to start selling in-person.
There are ways to make your preparations easier, your table pleasant for folks to shop at, and your overall market time more enjoyable.
If you’d like markets to be an important AND enjoyable part of how you sell your work, but are feeling lost and overwhelmed with how to make it happen, then this guidebook can help support you in getting started!
Maker’s First Market includes:
1. A downloadable guidebook that outlines the basics of how to sell at an in-person market.
I focus on keeping things simple, resourceful and efficient. I’ll cover:
Why sell at a market
How to find / book a suitable place to sell
What to bring for products
How to display your wares
Preparing to engage with customers
Making it easy for folks to buy from you
Ins and outs of the market day
Follow up and reflecting on how things went
How to help enjoy the experience of selling in person
2. An audio recording of the guidebook
Worried that you won’t find the time to sit and read through the guidebook? Pop in your earbuds and listen to it while you’re busy making your wares!
3. My packing checklists
I love a good list. So you’ll get printable copies of both:
my general market packing checklist
my “Gold Box” checklist, which contains all the random but super useful “just in case” items
Maker’s First Market is for you if…
You’re at the early stages of your in-person selling journey and want an encouraging and straightforward route to get started upon
You’re willing to experiment, get creative, and be resourceful
You appreciate a good list
You want in-person markets to be an important AND enjoyable part of selling your wares
It’s probably not for you if…
You’re already a seasoned seller
You’re hoping to only sell at high-end, artisan shows
You want a super high end / polished look right away
I help you get started on your route with resourceful and cost-effective strategies that you can build upon as you figure out what works for you, and what you make.
For $65, you’ll get access to:
A 30-page, downloadable / printable guidebook, filled with straightforward and approachable suggestions for how to prepare for your first markets
A 20-minute recording of the guidebook, in case you’d prefer to listen instead of read
Two printable checklists to help streamline your packing