Some of you have businesses where you offer services (virtual assistance, web design, etc) , and it’s just not possible to set up a booth at a craft show/ trade show/ other show, etc.
Even if you could, it doesn’t make sense. You want to talk to the business owners, and how can you do that, if you’re stuck in a booth and they’re stuck in a separate booth?
Don’t worry – there’s a way to make this work.
Go to the craft show / trade show / other event, and walk around. Check out the vendors. Make small talk. Get to know them.
If you meet someone you might like to work with, take their card. You can mention what you do for a living, but do not give them a sales pitch at this event. They came to that event and paid money for a booth to sell products, not get pitched by strangers.
Once you get home, you can follow up with them. You took their card, after all. So, contact them.
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