Hello,
I got the shirts printed up at a local biz near me, but there tons on the internet. I will need "give away" stuff soon, so I want to build a relationship with the local biz. You are doing exactly what I started doing. Check your local area for events and ask if you can bring hoops and do it for free if they can't pay. It is the BEST advertisement you can get. Word of mouth spreads like fire. It's amazing. When I hoop at local gyms (which are also corporate and won't change their schedule to include hoops for a number of reasons) I ALWAYS carry cards. Many of my clients come from that. I hoop in many areas that are open to people, and i get a new gig almost EVERY time I do. I go to very populated areas and I bring an extra hoop and give them a tease... just teach them how to waist hoop and I usually get them into class or book a party, or at the very least sell a hoop. I got invited to a local festival that way and I told them I would provide a one hour free hooping session during the festival. I bring the hoops and do a light teaching.... a teaser course... and they gave me a free booth to sell hoops, merch and educate the public about what I offer. I also get to introduce my parties to the kids who hoop. I tell the parents what I do and usually get a good return. It is amazing how quickly I get calls and how often. I would say that I'm getting about 5 requests a week. I'm booking up for the summer and some how won an award by a local magazine and just had a photo shoot. I don't even know how it happened, but the moms voted for me and I won. Word of mouth is amazing! Just be seen and people will come to you. I don't know how much time you have to devote to it, but hooping meet ups are wonderful too. Allow people to come for free and hoop and they will come back. Once they realize they can do it and how much fun it is... my classes are full of laughing and talking.... they come back and ask me to come to parties. Just try to be seen anyway you can.