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I appreciate it, but I am open for any advice and ideas at this point, lol.

The main takeaway I got was you saying that not everyone will get it, what kind of trade show was it?

It is a lot easier to sell to people who have a problem they are willing to solve, your job then is to connect your solution to their problem and help them join the dots.

Trying to get people to first pay attention, then get interested, and then get motivated to purchase, and then purchase (without calling their spouse etc) is a lot more difficult.

That is why markets often sell

  1. Things people came there to buy
  2. Things that they immediately want and can afford (impulse purchases, basically)

Which is why I will not be doing any more of those markets with these items. If I do, which I have already booked one in Sept, will be a garden centered show. Other than that, I am going to focus on online marketing only.

It was a general trade show. I was next to essential oils and across from fishing gear...

But yeah, the decision has already been made that I will not be doing any more general markets. I did this one because a friend was putting it on and I built a website for him which the booth fee was apart of my deposit for the site. So at least I didn't pay for the space, only gas and food for the day, so I was out about $45.