I have ADD and I’m also a retired science teacher, always taking on projects. I finally took the first step to start an organization to educate, recycle cooking oil, and help women make cleaning products. I plan to launch on my 47th birthday. I’m looking for people who want to help others and share their knowledge. Thank you so much for sharing!
I went back and to my “ work from home” model because the rent and utilities of my building were killing any profit. But yes, busting at the seams in a home is a real thing. The amenity space in my apartment has been fantastic. I’ve been 100% debt free and only buy as I can afford it. That being said, I’m in year 5 and this year I’ll finally be paying myself on a regular. It’s also hard for soap makers because we need it made weeks ahead before we can sell it. ( majority of the time)
So true about putting yourself out there! I sell soap, one lady walked by my table and yelled “Not what I’m looking for!” 😂 I work in healthcare so I guess I’m used to rudeness
Ok WOW. I also have adhd and struggle with the “sticking to things” and i want to try everything. It’s my husband’s biggest peeve about me. I had NO IDEA it was because I’m bored after I’ve mastered it. It’s so true though 😮 thanks for that little bit of enlightenment 😳
I am 67 years old and I have picked up making soap again where I left off in 2017. I love making them but I am not very good at marketing or selling them. You have just given me the motivation to start again and I thank you for that.
I started with candles but had a hard time keeping up the demand due to not having enough funds for product and i dont want to get loans and i still have a fulltime job. I think starting soaps would be a great restart to building my business back up.
The worst month ever… got some small income from my regulars. Hope it would get better this month. Since i went all in with “valentines theme” soaps and candles. Mostly soap. Wish me luck!🍀
Very helpful, thank you! You and I have a lot in common - I rented a space fairly early on due to home restraints, as I have two small children, a husband, and a myriad of animals at home. I also have started struggling with making the same recipe over and over to restock the items in my store, and have thought about hiring an employee to make those soaps so I can keep experimenting with new designs and ingredients. Thank you for this video! :)
So many of my peers are able to work from their spare room and I'm jealous! Having rent costs does make it so much harder to make a profit and also having that initial commitment in signing a rental lease is scary!
This is so true with people not respectful towards what we do. I have a lady who came up to my table at a pop-up shop and used her finger to feel inside of all my different scent candles, not reliazing what she was doing. Her fingernails Doug into my candles. It was so disheartening to know that people are so rude with the audacity to do this.
Have the customer pay for everything that she damaged. I feel that one incident can be called a mistake But she dug her fingernails into multiple candles so that’s no longer a mistake that’s intentional damage. She can’t say it was an accident because she could see and feel what she was doing But she did it anyway intentionally And she should pay for the damage she caused. People can’t just call what they did an accident They should pay for it All establishments have people buy stuff that they damage Don’t let people get away with damaging the products you work so hard on.
I just started my 3rd year. My sales this year are much better than they have been in the past and I am loving more & more. I too have added more products and am up to about 36 different scents of soap. But it is hard work. I did jump right in with both feet and get a retail space and after 1 year closed it down. It was too much too soon. I am much happier now with popups.
The information you shared here is what I need to help me decide where I want to take my business in 2024 and beyond. I had figured out the volume so now I can work on a production schedule and strategy. Thank you. 🙏🏽
Thank you for this, definitely got me thinking more. Trying to start a small soap business. Sometimes it’s so discouraging to start with the other billion sellers in the same sea!
It’s in the middle of the year and just ran into this video. Thank you for your thoughts. Truly helpful and inspiring. I have just started my journey with a fragrance store online. Still with a full time job, hope one day I can venture on my own.
Good morning, I really enjoyed your video and I'm also in the Milwaukee, WI area as well and I'm struggling with my website right now, but I know I will get in all together soon but it's good to know that you are in the same area as I'm and that I can relate to what you are talking about. I started my candle journey in 2020 to have something to do during covid my journey started in my kitchen, and I moved into my shop space in 2022 in Oak Creek WI, where I will be only online and looking forward to the time I can launch on Faire and add wholesales account as well. Thank you so much for allowing us to follow your journey as well.
Do you make soap also. I live in the Milwaukee are and just started to think of soap making but seems so daunting. If I do jump in it be as a hobby but I be interested in buying some soap.
Very relevant. I've been thinking of making a soap business for a while now and most of the aspects you mentioned ( space , time, costs ,volumes) speak to me. When calculating costs I feel its not profitable .
Great video. I don't know why people go out of their way to go to a craft fair and bash the goods for sale. I don't go to a car race and yell, "This is stupid."
@@hellobushylI agree! Great job just being you and authentic for people watching and wanting to learn. I’m just starting a creative decor business and also have ADHD. I can hyperfocus and be really creative when I’m alone and creating products but struggle when I have to go outside my comfort zone and push the business forward with others. Thanks again!
I’m really going back and forth as to whether I want to do this strictly for enjoyment or as a business. I DO need money, don’t get me wrong, but I just know if I want to taint something that I find enjoyable and relaxing by making it a job….
Hit the like button! This was a good video for me to watch. I have been looking seriously into wholesale. I figure I will do what I am good at and somebody else can do the other part. I have been selling natural pet products for the last few years and am ready to scale up.
Wow the part about the unkind things people say about your products really resonated with me. It's so true and confusing. Do people just say whatever comes into their brain at any given moment?
Hi there! New subscriber here and this is my first video I’ve watched on your channel. I’ve been scouting around and I see that you have both a very nice website as well as you seem to be very active doing in person markets. Can I ask, which do you think is more profitable? I’m just starting out and can’t do both right now so I’m trying to determine which to focus my efforts on in the beginning. I’m leaning in person just because the idea of selling a product someone can touch and smell makes more sense. I’m leaning heavily on my branding and getting my product into local boutiques, I live in a very small town. What are your thoughts? Any you can share are greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Hi! Thanks so much for subscribing! This is a great question and for me I would definitely say in-person markets. I live in a bigger city but if you’re willing to travel a little bit, it’s just so much easier to have a bunch of people in front of you product at an event than to try and build some sort of following that it brings enough traffic to your website to build that way. Hope this helps and good luck!
Thank you for this content. One question... If you didn't have the expense of renting a seperate space and everything that is associated with it (internet, Electric, water etc....) would you now be profitable?
Hi. I’m sooooo new to all of this. Mainly just getting more info. Has the squeeze wax for wax warmers trend already passed? Or fizzled out before it was ever a trend? My adhd brain is horrible about forgetting to blow out candles. But am not finding the strong scents in wax melts. So I was looking at the squeezee idea. What are your thoughts?
Perfuming requires a special license to sell and purchase the components needed for Perfuming. I'm sure it varies state by state as well. I did some research and decided it was too heavily regulated due to the ingredients required to make a good quality perfume. Goodluck!
I have ADD and I’m also a retired science teacher, always taking on projects. I finally took the first step to start an organization to educate, recycle cooking oil, and help women make cleaning products. I plan to launch on my 47th birthday. I’m looking for people who want to help others and share their knowledge. Thank you so much for sharing!
You got a future customer here.🎉
I went back and to my “ work from home” model because the rent and utilities of my building were killing any profit. But yes, busting at the seams in a home is a real thing. The amenity space in my apartment has been fantastic.
I’ve been 100% debt free and only buy as I can afford it. That being said, I’m in year 5 and this year I’ll finally be paying myself on a regular.
It’s also hard for soap makers because we need it made weeks ahead before we can sell it. ( majority of the time)
So true about putting yourself out there! I sell soap, one lady walked by my table and yelled “Not what I’m looking for!” 😂 I work in healthcare so I guess I’m used to rudeness
Oh my gosh haha people are so BOLD
Yup VERY RUDE in hospital 😅😅😅😅
What? What an idiot
I would have said, "I hope you find it!" Lol
@NoelleFerne what?
Ok WOW. I also have adhd and struggle with the “sticking to things” and i want to try everything. It’s my husband’s biggest peeve about me. I had NO IDEA it was because I’m bored after I’ve mastered it. It’s so true though 😮 thanks for that little bit of enlightenment 😳
I do the same! One min I’m going to sell soap, then it’s shampoo; then both; etc. nice to know I’m not alone!
Can we start a support group?
Hi, my names Meg and I have a problem with starting 2637482 things and or wanting to! Lol
I could have written that comment @kennieloo6357 😂😂😂
I feel you! I’m the same and have a million hobbies and too much money poured into all the supplies 😅
@@rubyjlove I feel less awful knowing there are others like me.
I am 67 years old and I have picked up making soap again where I left off in 2017. I love making them but I am not very good at marketing or selling them. You have just given me the motivation to start again and I thank you for that.
I started with candles but had a hard time keeping up the demand due to not having enough funds for product and i dont want to get loans and i still have a fulltime job. I think starting soaps would be a great restart to building my business back up.
The worst month ever… got some small income from my regulars. Hope it would get better this month. Since i went all in with “valentines theme” soaps and candles. Mostly soap. Wish me luck!🍀
Very helpful, thank you! You and I have a lot in common - I rented a space fairly early on due to home restraints, as I have two small children, a husband, and a myriad of animals at home. I also have started struggling with making the same recipe over and over to restock the items in my store, and have thought about hiring an employee to make those soaps so I can keep experimenting with new designs and ingredients. Thank you for this video! :)
Glad it was helpful!
So many of my peers are able to work from their spare room and I'm jealous! Having rent costs does make it so much harder to make a profit and also having that initial commitment in signing a rental lease is scary!
This is so true with people not respectful towards what we do. I have a lady who came up to my table at a pop-up shop and used her finger to feel inside of all my different scent candles, not reliazing what she was doing. Her fingernails Doug into my candles. It was so disheartening to know that people are so rude with the audacity to do this.
Have the customer pay for everything that she damaged.
I feel that one incident can be called a mistake
But she dug her fingernails into multiple
candles so that’s no longer a mistake that’s intentional damage.
She can’t say it was an accident because she could see and feel what she was doing
But she did it anyway intentionally
And she should pay for the damage she caused.
People can’t just call what they did an accident
They should pay for it
All establishments have people buy stuff that they damage
Don’t let people get away with damaging the products you work so hard on.
Wow, that is so rude!
Wow! Let’s just say I would been banned for life at the event😂.Just rude as heck
I just started my 3rd year. My sales this year are much better than they have been in the past and I am loving more & more. I too have added more products and am up to about 36 different scents of soap. But it is hard work. I did jump right in with both feet and get a retail space and after 1 year closed it down. It was too much too soon. I am much happier now with popups.
The information you shared here is what I need to help me decide where I want to take my business in 2024 and beyond. I had figured out the volume so now I can work on a production schedule and strategy. Thank you. 🙏🏽
Thank you for this, definitely got me thinking more. Trying to start a small soap business. Sometimes it’s so discouraging to start with the other billion sellers in the same sea!
Its true that the competiyion is high but I also think that there is room for innovation and creativity as all ideas have not yet been exhausted
this is so helpful! thank you, thank you so much! I'm just starting my little candle business.
Thanks for being honest. Needed to remind myself that this is a long term goal and there will be ups and downs.
It’s in the middle of the year and just ran into this video. Thank you for your thoughts. Truly helpful and inspiring.
I have just started my journey with a fragrance store online.
Still with a full time job, hope one day I can venture on my own.
currently watching all these candle business videos and thinking on launching my own.
That’s awesome! You should!
Good morning, I really enjoyed your video and I'm also in the Milwaukee, WI area as well and I'm struggling with my website right now, but I know I will get in all together soon but it's good to know that you are in the same area as I'm and that I can relate to what you are talking about. I started my candle journey in 2020 to have something to do during covid my journey started in my kitchen, and I moved into my shop space in 2022 in Oak Creek WI, where I will be only online and looking forward to the time I can launch on Faire and add wholesales account as well. Thank you so much for allowing us to follow your journey as well.
Do you make soap also. I live in the Milwaukee are and just started to think of soap making but seems so daunting. If I do jump in it be as a hobby but I be interested in buying some soap.
Very relevant. I've been thinking of making a soap business for a while now and most of the aspects you mentioned ( space , time, costs ,volumes) speak to me. When calculating costs I feel its not profitable .
Great video. I don't know why people go out of their way to go to a craft fair and bash the goods for sale. I don't go to a car race and yell, "This is stupid."
I like that you didn't regurgitate what every other candel making video says. Its new and infornative video.
Thank you! That means a lot! I try to offer new perspectives or insights when I can :)
@@hellobushylI agree! Great job just being you and authentic for people watching and wanting to learn. I’m just starting a creative decor business and also have ADHD. I can hyperfocus and be really creative when I’m alone and creating products but struggle when I have to go outside my comfort zone and push the business forward with others. Thanks again!
I’m really going back and forth as to whether I want to do this strictly for enjoyment or as a business. I DO need money, don’t get me wrong, but I just know if I want to taint something that I find enjoyable and relaxing by making it a job….
I think about this a lot too - we’re in a time where hobbies always have to be monetized and it can take a lot of the joy out of it!
Oh wow! I am also from Wisconsin. It's my first time watching your video and I am about to start a soapmaking business 😊
Super helpful! And a lot of things to consider.
Hit the like button! This was a good video for me to watch. I have been looking seriously into wholesale. I figure I will do what I am good at and somebody else can do the other part. I have been selling natural pet products for the last few years and am ready to scale up.
Aww thank you so much! I’m so glad you liked it! Good luck with scaling - sounds like a great business!!
I LOVE your practicality. Period. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much!
What's a good amount of scents to start with?
I’m going to make a video on this - great question!
Wow the part about the unkind things people say about your products really resonated with me. It's so true and confusing. Do people just say whatever comes into their brain at any given moment?
This is great perspective. Thank you for sharing.
Great video. Left me thinking a lot. Struggling with insurance now. Do you recommend having one and which one?
Hi there! New subscriber here and this is my first video I’ve watched on your channel. I’ve been scouting around and I see that you have both a very nice website as well as you seem to be very active doing in person markets. Can I ask, which do you think is more profitable? I’m just starting out and can’t do both right now so I’m trying to determine which to focus my efforts on in the beginning. I’m leaning in person just because the idea of selling a product someone can touch and smell makes more sense. I’m leaning heavily on my branding and getting my product into local boutiques, I live in a very small town. What are your thoughts? Any you can share are greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Hi! Thanks so much for subscribing! This is a great question and for me I would definitely say in-person markets. I live in a bigger city but if you’re willing to travel a little bit, it’s just so much easier to have a bunch of people in front of you product at an event than to try and build some sort of following that it brings enough traffic to your website to build that way. Hope this helps and good luck!
Thank you for this content. One question... If you didn't have the expense of renting a seperate space and everything that is associated with it (internet, Electric, water etc....) would you now be profitable?
I would love to know the answer to that question also. In other words, is it possible to be profitable before 3 to 5 years if we do it from home?
Hi. I’m sooooo new to all of this. Mainly just getting more info. Has the squeeze wax for wax warmers trend already passed? Or fizzled out before it was ever a trend? My adhd brain is horrible about forgetting to blow out candles. But am not finding the strong scents in wax melts. So I was looking at the squeezee idea. What are your thoughts?
I hope it does not take 5 years to make profit. I am 61 and making melts,cause I cannot work anymore
Thank you, very practical advice
I want to start a perfume line what specifics for paperwork did you need to do? I guess all the legal stuff to get started?
Perfuming requires a special license to sell and purchase the components needed for Perfuming. I'm sure it varies state by state as well. I did some research and decided it was too heavily regulated due to the ingredients required to make a good quality perfume. Goodluck!
I do not want it to be 68 b4 I make profit,lol.
I thought about adding print on demand too.
Hi. Also. How much do you make with your things? Ty!
Very helpful!
Hi. Where in Wisconsin? I’m here too! Ty
I just want to make extra money over time not really seeing it as the income thats gonna get me out the work force or rich!
@@tessa2671 Believe me I know the game I'm not a youngster. I'm just checking out stuff I know when something won't work! Thanks for your input!
Hello. I need help to make candles too please
Great stuff, I am listening and I see, ty
thankyou for sharing!!
Great video dear..
Thank you!!!
My adhd brought me here lol
lol same!
My word for 2020 was 'HOME' never doing that again!!
So you have employees??
I have one part-time assistant who works about 5 hours a week on average :)
talkin too much. no point
New Sub! on track to launch in March!!
Woohoo! Good luck!