Consider what items will create the best impression with customers and what your goals are for the tour. If selling lots of art is not feasible based on the type of work you do then your primary goal for the tour may be to make a first contact with customers. If that is the case, then you will need to ensure that you give people a way to contact you in the future and provide options that encourage a second contact.

This tip is particularly important if you sell higher-priced work. An artist studio tour can be about making the first contact with potential customers and letting people get to know your work. You might not make the sale the day of the tour (particularly with higher-priced items), but if someone loves your work, you have a better chance of making a future sale if you make it extremely easy for them to contact you after the tour.

Hopefully, you will make several sales during the studio tour. Consider creating some lower-priced items (prints, or smaller versions of your primary work) in the $20 to $50 impulse purchase price range. Look at your Inventory: do you have work to replace work that will be sold during the tour? Think Positively.