I can't be in two places at once!

I can't be in two places at once, or three or four!! But this time of year I sometimes wish I could be!  I have had more enquiries than ever this year from people looking for me to have a stall at their event.  This is great of course, as people are finding my details and getting in touch.  I am just so booked up, with many of my Christmas events having been booked since the start of the year!

Some of this will be due to the fact a lot of Phoenix Traders did not carry on and become Flamingo Paperie partners.  Therefore there are so many less of us about! So there are plenty of selling opportunities if you fancy becoming a Flamingo Partner, find out more here.

​I also seem to get the feeling there are many more fairs being organised this year.  And they all seem to be on the same three weekends!  Perhaps this is why organisers are struggling to find enough stall holders.

So how do I choose which events to do at busy times?  This is to be honest a little hit and miss.  I always make sure I have my regular good fairs booked in as soon as I can, then I fit in what I can around that.  Then I talk to other stall holders and find out which ones have been good for them in the past.  Then I look at the local ones and fit them in if I can.  This year I have been offered a few which have been free, they just want a raffle prize, I take these if I can as they are a great way to advertise my business!

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​There are many fairs I know I can't do, such as school fairs as they are usually immediately after school finishes and that is when I am picking up from school.  I also can't do Wednesday and Friday evenings as I have no one to have the kiddies on those evenings. There seems to be a lot on those evenings this year!  And I usually don't travel more than an hour unless I know its a really good fair.

​I find it very frustrating to see so many selling opportunities that I am not able to do for one reason or another.  But I do what I can and I consider each fair very carefully as I don't want to take on too much and burn out before the Christmas season is finished!  In fact a couple of years ago, I took on too many and it became really stressful and totally put me off doing any fairs the following year!

If you fancy becoming a partner and starting your own card business click the button to find out more!  You can also check out my blog post on becoming a Flamingo Paperie partner.

​Love Teresa x

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