so far all of the things i’ve been making on my glowforge for the past 18. months have been for myself or given as gifts. That being said I’m finally opening a booth at a local craft shop with glowforge things, sublimation, crocheted items etc. Any advice on making the most of my booth space. it is a 4’ wide x 6’ high and about a foot deep.
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I would wander about and look at all the other booths noting both the similarity to stuff you have and the price ranges. I have done so and if there is nothing for sale for more than $10.00 you might look elsewhere. Likewise, are folks selling stuff they have made? Is there a prejudice against any automation (all hand carved, or painted) that laser-assisted (or AI) is presumed of less value? You will want to be impressive, but not wildly out of normal for the market.
If reasonable for the market, having a premium account to make a larger variety of goods could pay its way and then some.
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There are booth ideas on Pinterest!
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Don’t lay everything flat. Have stands or tiered shelving, or ways to hang it to be more visible.
Have signage to make it easier for people to know how to pay you.
Good luck.
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Ditto to the stands comment - luckily there are great designs on here, here, (and other places). Don’t make people have to paw through things to see what’s behind.
Highlight differences by material or finish (Eg. black stands for the crochet, reddish wood for the sublimation, and blonde wood for the 
things)
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I definitely recommend for a space that small going with some kind of vertical display, and ditto the signage suggestion… depending on the weight of your materials. something like this:
combined with something like this:
can be really nice, easily stowable and extremely adaptable to gridwall hardware, signage, ETC.
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