Artist Back Alley Resources Blog

Your Table Is Smaller Than You Think We see it constantly. Vendors treat their 180cm table like it has unlimited capacity. Every square centimetre gets filled. And then they wonder why customers glance and keep walking. Here's the uncomfortable truth: most booths have at least three items on the table that aren't earning their spot. They're not selling. They're not drawing eyes. They're just... there. Taking up space that could be breathing room for the pieces that DO work. The Earning Test Every item on your table should pass at least one of these checks: It sells consistently (top 30% of your sales) It draws people in (the piece they photograph, point at, pick up first) It supports a sale (the sticker that pairs with the print someone's already holding) If a piece doesn't do any of those three things, it's furniture. Remove it and watch what happens to the items around it. They become more visible. More touchable. More sellable. Vertical Space Counts Too This isn't just about the table surface. Your vertical display panels are real estate too. A modular display kit gives you 175cm of height. That's five rows of panels. Each row should earn its spot the same way each table item does. We've watched vendors fill all five rows with prints and then wonder why nobody looks above row three. Eyes have a natural scan zone. Put your STRONGEST piece at eye level. Let the rows above and below support it, not compete with it. Less Inventory, More Intention The vendors who sell the most at cons are rarely the ones with the most stuff on display. They're the ones where every piece looks like it was placed with purpose. That's not talent. That's editing. And editing starts with asking one simple question: does this earn its spot? If the answer is no, it goes in the box under the table. Check out the full kit range to find a setup sized for your best work, not all your work.