Still working on that booth.....

So I have spent a lot of time re-designing and testing my booth this year. And now I am on the third incarnation of my craft booth for the year.

Here is a quick photo of what I started with.

And in June I decided to try to add more oomph to my setup, since the first was not pulling in customers like I wanted. So I went brighter and more teal!!!

This was still not what I was looking for. Many people did take notice of my booth. But I think that the color was so overwhelming that some customers were hesitant to enter. Also my peg boards did not work as well as I had envisioned. But the mirrors that I had everywhere were a great addition.

So I have subdued the teal some. I looked back at my old booths and found the ones I made the best sales with. Then I drew from those booths as inspiration to create a new look.

Also in the top teal booth pictures, the booth to the left of me had an awesome setup with their tables. A Z shaped setup.  I thought it was a great was to maximize space and fill the booth. So I decided to incorporate it as well in my new setup. My Z-setup is created using a 4 foot table, a 6 foot table, and then a 5 foot table. All together it should be about 9 foot wide and about 8-9 foot deep. This leave a little room to move things around, but it also gives a 6 foot opening for the booth. As well as that first table draw.

Please forgive these pictures, they were taken when we were designing the new setup in my living room (or should I say my son's toy room :P)

Twitter Tree 9-12-2012

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop M-W-F.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/

Friday:http://http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com

Instructions:

•          Only 2 Items per person
•          Each Tweet must contain the hashtag #retwt
•          Only 1 other Hashtag may be used.
•          Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet. 
•    Keep your Tweet under 140 Characters (including spaces).
•          No Mature Items
•          Tweet Everyone’s listings. (It is not fair to others if you do not fully participate. Team Leaders do watch who is tweeting and who is not.)

Limit of two (2) hashtags. 

Here's an acceptable example post

Knit Lip Balm Lipstick pouch Black @ChristieCottage  handmade  artfirehttp://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/3935206 #AFPP  #RETWT


Invite your friends!

Please tweet the other shops in the tree. It is not fair to be tweeted without returning the favor. The more people that are tweeting, the more exposure for all!

Speaking of exposure. Did you know that you are creating back links to your items by posting in the twitter tree. You get a link from the blog and you also get back links when someone tweet, FB, Google+, RebelMouse, and uses other social media to promote your items. The more back links you get, the more relevant  your items are to Google.   Something to keep in mind.

Today's Tweeting Items:

 

 

NEW!!! 3 Inch Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/TOGH9V via @Etsy #retwt #fashion

You will love all the color in this Beautiful Australian Boulder #Opal by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/MIL3IX via @Etsy #retwt #art

Twitter Tree 9-05-2012

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop M-W-F.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/

Friday:http://http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com

Instructions:

•          Only 2 Items per person
•          Each Tweet must contain the hashtag #retwt
•          Only 1 other Hashtag may be used.
•          Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet. 
•    Keep your Tweet under 140 Characters (including spaces).
•          No Mature Items
•          Tweet Everyone’s listings. (It is not fair to others if you do not fully participate. Team Leaders do watch who is tweeting and who is not.)

Limit of two (2) hashtags. 

Here's an acceptable example post

Knit Lip Balm Lipstick pouch Black @ChristieCottage  handmade  artfirehttp://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/3935206 #AFPP  #RETWT


Invite your friends!

Please tweet the other shops in the tree. It is not fair to be tweeted without returning the favor. The more people that are tweeting, the more exposure for all!

Speaking of exposure. Did you know that you are creating back links to your items by posting in the twitter tree. You get a link from the blog and you also get back links when someone tweet, FB, Google+, RebelMouse, and uses other social media to promote your items. The more back links you get, the more relevant  your items are to Google.   Something to keep in mind.

Today's Tweeting Items:

Create a Cozy Heart with this Red Jasper Pendant by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/L9Ujr9 via @Etsy #retwt #handmadebot

You will fall for this Pink Cats Eye Cuff by @ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/LlcJCX via @Etsy #retwt #fashion