- Give yourself 3 months to organise the trail
- Set up a Facebook group
- Set up a general Facebook page related to the broader subject (I set up a page called jumble trail events) I share other jumble trails on this page and it has a general audience of mainly people looking to buy.
- Post on your Facebook page every day about the importance of community, recycling, reusing. Share Google information about landfill and the environment.
- On YouTube there is a company called ‘jumble trail’ with a magpie emblem. They have made videos about other communities that have done jumble trails. Share these on your page.
- Write the rules of the trail – there are laws about blocking public pathways or shared pathways – I always let people know
- Advise people of personal safety whilst doing the jumble trail
- Make it clear that their yard sale is their responsibility
- Pin the above posts to announcements
- Share your main post to any Facebook group that will let you, related to your area or has the words car boot or reselling in it.
- Make posts about how many houses are taking part
- As people sign up make them share the post on their own Facebook page
- A few days before the event make a map on Google maps and publish this on the day
- Many buyers will not be local and finding houses and addresses, is the main reason buyers give up.
- On the first jumble trail I did I made my own posters and handed them out – this is a great way to meet jumble trailers and build confidence
- You must tell people to make their yard sale visible on the day with balloons and bunting.
- The best time to hold your first jumble trail is at the beginning of the summer season in June
- Sundays are better than Saturday’s
- Take the week before your jumble trail off.