Are Night Markets Worth It?! $$$ | Selling at Foodieland Sacramento Cal Expo

Are Night Markets Worth It?! $$$ | Selling at Foodieland Sacramento Cal Expo | Kelsiekishidraws

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Kelsiekishidraws

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@lizwheelerdesigns505 4 ай бұрын

A new subby from the UK. Love your art and your enthusiasm!

@kelsiekishidraws 4 ай бұрын

omg all the way across the world! Thanks sm for being here and enjoying my content!

@FandomsLady 5 ай бұрын

Ahh! Would have loved to meet you at Momo! Had to back out! Maybe one day! Enjoy the rainy con!

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Aww bummer! Hopefully our paths cross one day!

@chilipadi2306 2 ай бұрын

Just happened on your site. I have lived in the Sacramento suburbs for more than 40 years. This is the first time I am aware of a night market here. The only night markets I have been to were in Malaysia. We call it Pasar (Market) Malam (Night) and there are food offerings and sundry goods than you can ever imagine. The stalls are set up along the city streets. They move around from different places within the city. I wish there are night markets here with similar vibes to feast on. Thank you for sharing.

@kelsiekishidraws 2 ай бұрын

That's sounds so cool! While the American night market scene I think is very different from the Asian ones that inspire it, I still think it could be a fun visit if you're ever wanting to check it out!

@vidotter 5 ай бұрын

Your videos only get better and better 🎉 awesome food menu additions - it’s so interesting because yes I’m good obsessed and living in the middle of nowhere west Texas - so so happy with your shares 😊

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

You are too kind 😭 I’m truly trying to make higher quality vlogs so I appreciate you noticing! I love food vlogs so here’s me squeezing some of that into my artist vlogs hehe. I know there are some Foodieland locations in Texas! If you’re down for a weekend trip or something, might be something fun for you to try out

@SquareBearPixels 5 ай бұрын

The videos are looking better and better! Editing is looking so legit!

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m def learning as I go haha

@beingemma 5 ай бұрын

Wow, I LOVE your booth space. Totally goals on the cohesiveness. Wonder if you put a small battery fan on the stickers it would help discourage the gnats? Regardless so awesome and happy birthday!

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Aww ty! And oooh, will keep that idea in mind if the gnats ever become a bigger problem

@emilysapphire312 5 ай бұрын

Ahhh new video coming in hot love it!!

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Yay!! I’m so glad you enjoy my content 🤗

@sukeyd.artist 5 ай бұрын

All those food looks so yummy, I hope to try them all one day 🥺

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Tbh if you’re a foodie, I highly HIGHLY recommend visiting a night market! It’s so fun!

@l0reeeee 5 ай бұрын

Cody is always coming in clutch with the lights tho.

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Cody is the 🐐

@yunluna9517 5 ай бұрын

Happy birthday!! Although I'm technically 1 day late 😂 (or not..I just realized after writing this comment that some time had already pass from when you initially film this 🙃🙃). I'm wondering, do you make more profit selling on conventions or night markets on average? 🤔 because from my own observation, a lot of people who makes artist alley vlogs tend to be more negative towards night markets than the usual convention events but since you like them a lot I kind of wonder why?? 😮

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the birthday greetings!! 🫶🏽 Yes, this is a very interesting observation, and I’m not sure if I have the most accurate data for 2 reasons: 1-I haven’t done TOO many conventions compared to night markets and other standard local events and 2-I don’t sell fanart. I think because of my business model (original art and apparel) I tend to sell pretty well to the general audience. Also paired with the fact that I only do local night markets, I don’t have the additional costs of overnight stay and far travel. Overall, I believe my satisfaction with night markets stems from the fact that audience is slightly different from a standard anime fan art artist. But these are just my personal thoughts. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤗

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

I realize I didn’t answer the original question LOLOL. As for which show I profit more from, honestly it just depends on the size of the show and audience. I haven’t done many multi day cons and most night markets I do are 3 days.

@Pawsandstitch_ 5 ай бұрын

First of all, Happy Birthday! Second, congrats on a successful event 😊 So I’m like slowly starting to get into the night market event and I was just wondering, lights. What do you recommend for lights? Also…how were you able to attach your mirror to your booth? lol

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Thanks you so much for the birthday wishes and kind words 🙏🏽 For lights, we actually use barn lights from Home Depot 👀 it’s why they’re so bright!! We secure the mirror with zip ties! The lights too. They hold up really well to the wind and elements

@næntsi 5 ай бұрын

AAAAAH it's great how your family members always coming out to the night markets And happy birthday! Maybe Oni Girl t-shirt didn't sell as well this event because the tote blocked her from view? Finally, did you see repeat customers, or have people recognize you from other events?

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! 🫶🏽 I agree about the oni girl. I think our placement of it affected sales. I’m not super mad tho cuz we have very little stock of her anyway rn LOLOL And yes to both! I get a good number of repeat customers, some people even show up wearing my merch! Also plenty of customers say they recognize me from other events. I focus mostly on local events so I think this is why.

@næntsi 5 ай бұрын

@@kelsiekishidraws that's great :D you usually mention repeat customers and I didn't hear or missed it in this one, so I was curious. Ashley from Le Spirit Designs has mentioned in the past that SacAnime is also a weird con, where the longer she's continued to vendor, the more she's continued to build a loyal fanbase. Do you think this Foodieland Sac is getting the same weird effect (in a good way), the more you return the people come back to support you?

@kelsiekishidraws 5 ай бұрын

@@næntsithat’s an interesting observation and question! I would say it’s not so much as loyalty right now as it is familiarity, though I do find a good numbers of customers attend my events to visit me for sure. I think I’m at a point where I’m building brand recognition, saturating my local area so customers see me often and become more familiar with me and my art! I think that in turn makes them more compelled to purchase from me now that they feel like they recognize the brand (the same way seeing ads for Coke makes me want to drink a Coke LOL). The night market crowd is different from the con crowd-it’s less about community and more just about shopping. But I do think returning to the same show the next year, especially with new stuff, definitely increases sales!

@moonlight__h3676 2 ай бұрын

I can't watch the video with sounds at the moment but do u know if u really do need to carry a clear bag? It says on the website but I'm seeing no one carrying clear bags. Or can I carry those kind of bags that holds my water bottle and other small things, for ex wallet, sunscreen, etc? Plz someone answer back soon

@kelsiekishidraws 2 ай бұрын

As a vendor, I'm not sure because I have a different set of rules to follow. Since this response might be too late, as I was very busy at another event this weekend, for future reference, I would refer to the website and follow along as best as possible.

@moonlight__h3676 2 ай бұрын

@@kelsiekishidraws Ooh k thank u! Yeah we ended up not going cause I was worried about the heat, and idk if my family would be able to handle it. Definitely on the next one, I will go on the website