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For vendors, makers, and creative entrepreneurs.

Transform Your Hobby Into a Thriving Business

The marketing foundation your business has been missing — built for the time you actually have.

No tech degree required. No complicated systems. No hustle-harder advice.

Bread Market Scene

You work hard at every market & festival.
But you're not feeling any momentum.

You show up. You set up. Maybe even try a new table layout this time. You hope the spot is good. Hope the weather holds. Hope this event is busier than last.

But hope is not a strategy for someone who wants their side-hustle to be a life-sustaining business.

The ceiling you've hit with your proft has nothing to do with you or your products — people love what you make.  It's just that nobody has ever handed you the bluprint to build the right foundation and systems to actually grow, until now.

You have an unpredictability problem. And it is entirely fixable.

Do any of these resonate with you?

Your profit fluctuates and feels unpredictable

Online marketing feels overwhelming and draining

You feel scattered and a bit lost when it comes to your business growth

Pottery Hand Carving

It's not your product or talent that's causing this stress and frustration.

 

You have an unpredictability problem that can be fixed with the right foundation and systems.

2 Paths, One Trail.

Where are you right now?

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1

Build Your Foundation

The Pop-Up Biz Blueprint

You have a product people love but the business side — the website, the email list, the systems — are missing or feel overwhelming.

 

This is where the trail starts. 

  • No email list yet

  • No LLC or biz bank account yet

  • No website or automated digital presence

  • Marketing feels chaotic and inconsistent

  • You are not sure what to improve first

If one or more of those bullet points match you. Start the Pop-Up Biz Blueprint NOW.

(Free - 1 simple step every 4 days)

2

You Have The Tech Ready, Now Execute

The Studio

You have the basics in place but staying consistently visible between events feels exhausting. 

This is where you find momentum. 

  • Website and email list exist

  • You know you need to find consistency

  • You run out of things to say or post

  • Online marketing takes the backseat

  • You want an easy-to-follow plan
     

If one or more of those bullet points match you. Try out The Studio TODAY.

($9/month - cancel anytime)

The Pop-Up Biz Blueprint - Free

The technical foundation your creative business has been missing.

A free step-by-step email course that delivers one small actionable step every four days — no overwhelm, no tech degree, no full afternoons required.

GET THE BLUEPRINT

Sign up and your first step arrives within the next 5 minutes.

 

Each one is short, clear, and completable in under 30 minutes.

1

Complete Your Mile Markers

Each email ends with one specific action, sequenced intentionally. Each step builds on the last.

2

Watch it Build​

In just a few weeks, you go from nothing to an official business and marketing system that can function quietly in the background.

3

What You Will Build

WEBSITE AND SEARCHABILITY

CONTACT CAPTURE SYSTEM

EMAIL MARKETING INFRASTUCTURE

MARKETING AUTOMATIONS

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY

FREE- First step arrives in 5 minutes or less!

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If you've ever felt defeated after a slow market day and every week you tell yourself to not give up, it's not you or your products, you're just missing the foundation to help your business exponentially grow. 

The Pop-Up Biz Blueprint helps you build that foundation, in a way that isn't overwhelming. It's build for the small windows of time you actually have.

The Studio - $9/month, cancel anytime

You shouldn't have to feel like a full-time content creator in order to proper market your business.

Every month The Studio delivers a complete rolling 90-day marketing plan — emails, blog content, social media, and tools to help you — approximately 80 percent done and ready to personalize in one focused sitting.

Spend more time doing the things you love, and less time on figuring out what to post.

Rolling 90-Day Content Plan

Always three months ahead.

 

Marketing that builds on itself instead of restarting every week.

Done-For-You Email Campaigns

80 percent complete and ready to personalize.

Your biggest fans hear from you consistently.

Blog Content That Gets You Found

Show up in AI search results with optimized posts that help your business show up and so people can easily find you and buy from you. 

30-Day Social Media System

No more blank screen panic. Your content calendar is already mapped.

Your content is ready to be batch-created in the time you actually have.

$9/MONTH

billed quarterly at $27, no long-term contracts

Lock in your rate — pricing can increase at anytime.

Feeling like your running on the content creation hamster wheel and just want to jump off? 

The Studio gives you a plan for the entire month, saving you A LOT of brain calories trying to think about your content strategy. You'll know what to write for your email marketing, social media, and blog posts that help you get found by AI search results!

Working with Mandie Kramer at Trailforge Marketing has been an absolute game changer for our business. From the very beginning, she took the time to truly understand our brand, our goals, and the experience we wanted to create for our clients.

One of the first major projects she led was a complete refresh of our website, and the transformation was incredible. She elevated the entire look and feel to something much more chic, polished, and aligned with our brand identity. Not only does it look beautiful, but it also functions seamlessly and communicates our services in a much more clear and compelling way.

Mandie also manages our email marketing, and the results have far exceeded our expectations. Our average open rate has increased from around 16% to nearly 78%, which speaks volumes about her ability to craft engaging content, strong subject lines, and meaningful communication that truly resonates with our audience. We’re not just sending emails anymore — we’re building real connections with our clients.

What sets Mandie apart is that she doesn’t just execute — she brings strategy, creativity, and intention to everything she does. She consistently brings fresh ideas to the table, provides clear direction, and helps us think bigger about how we show up in our marketing. It’s clear that she is genuinely invested in the success and growth of our business, and that level of care is rare.

I would highly recommend Mandie Kramer and Trailforge Marketing to any business looking to elevate their brand, strengthen their marketing systems, and build stronger, more meaningful relationships with their customers.

- MI Prime Health, Lake Orion MI

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