{"id":277,"date":"2016-04-26T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T14:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/blankenbush\/?p=277"},"modified":"2016-04-26T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T14:40:46","slug":"things-are-taking-off-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/2016\/04\/26\/things-are-taking-off-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Things Are Taking Off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After attending a few craft fairs, I\u2019ve come to realize what works and what doesn\u2019t work. I would consider my first two craft fairs successful and my most recent one unsuccessful. Something like this is hard to figure and what counts as successful to you isn\u2019t always successful to someone else.<\/p>\n<p>On average, I\u2019ve found that the price for a vendor table at a craft fair event is $40. I don\u2019t find this to be too crazy. If I sold one planner, I\u2019d be breaking even, and being a small business, any exposure is good.<\/p>\n<p>My aunt, the inspiration behind the Jennifer planner, works at a school. She has her planner out on her desk everyday and people started noticing. She invited me to her school to have a <i>Planner Party<\/i> of sorts and WOW it was awesome!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-280 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/blankenbush\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8703-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8703\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8703-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8703-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8703-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8703-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The process of creating planners: 3 Olivia style planners being printed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When I walked in, I see a sign saying, \u201cAutumn of Autumn Breezy Planners will be here Friday, April 8 from 10-12.\u201d I was ecstatic! I walked into the office and the <i>principal<\/i> was waiting for me, notes in hand of what she wanted in a planner. How crazy is that!? I was beyond happy. I worked through a completely customized planner with her, and then with another woman, and then another! By 11am, I sold 3 planners. THREE! In one hour! That\u2019s wild!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/blankenbush\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8809-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn Breezy Planners waiting to be delivered.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8809-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8809-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8809-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/sample2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/04\/IMG_8809-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autumn Breezy Planners waiting to be delivered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quite a few people walked through, scoped it out, but didn\u2019t seem too interested. But that\u2019s okay because everybody knows somebody who needs a planner. My business cards were scooped up like they were candy and I needed to restock.<\/p>\n<p>I sold 3 planners on the spot, and 2 more after it. At the time, I had 2 planners to send out, got a sale through Etsy, and one to make for a friend, so needless to say, I\u2019ve been swimming in planners. And I wouldn\u2019t want it any other way!<\/p>\n<p>But this entire \u201cevent\u201d got me thinking. Could Planner Parties be the next big thing at Autumn Breezy Planners? I would love to do something like that again to see if it could be.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Planning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After attending a few craft fairs, I\u2019ve come to realize what works and what doesn\u2019t work. 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