| What I will talk about is where and how to sell | | | | you did making candles. One day I even stood |
| your own Home Made Candles. Quality is | | | | outside my local hospital with a small handful of |
| important as word gets around if you are making | | | | candles with "get well soon" I had painted around |
| inferior candles: | | | | the sides with a encaustic art tool just like a |
| 1. Simple places to start with -- Friends, because | | | | soldering iron with colored wax-easy to do-I sold |
| you have or should have given them gifts of | | | | all 10 for $8 a piece in two hours as was visiting |
| candles and they know how good they are. Word | | | | time, cheaper than flowers! and personal-Always |
| of mouth is always a great seller. | | | | check hospitals will allow this-But you see where I |
| 2. Get a website or blog set up - I love blogs and | | | | mean use your creative side. |
| use WordPress, as simple to put together a site | | | | On to 6. - Sell on eBay-lots of competition here - |
| quickly-post regular good articles on helping people | | | | Try to get a good store set up with great photos |
| with candle making problems-show you care | | | | and if you can incorporate cheap shipping world |
| 3. Business cards - If you do not have a business | | | | wide great-will cut into your profits. Never had |
| name set up yet just put your blog or website | | | | great success selling my oil paintings on there but |
| address in there. To me if you are serious you | | | | they were more expensive than candles. Worth a |
| should register a business name and open a bank | | | | bit of research here. |
| account in that name, as you move forward you | | | | 7. And to me a bottler - Start advertising in your |
| will need the ability for your customers to buy | | | | local paper or on your web/blog that you are |
| with their credit cards. | | | | giving Candle Making Lessons on a weekend for |
| 4. Have a candle selling night at your own home - | | | | what ever $130 for two days how to make |
| invite friends and neighbors Be proud to show | | | | simple candles from home-guaranteed to go |
| them your candles and the fact you are selling | | | | home with a few different styled candles-You |
| them for a future living-People love doers in life, | | | | need a few double boilers and some electric or |
| they will be impressed. | | | | gas burners to melt the wax-You know what I |
| 5. If you are in a local village or small town, join in | | | | did- Told every one to bring some old candles |
| with the local art shows or craft day shows-Sell | | | | that the wick was no good or they were going to |
| your self. Then of course there are Market Fairs | | | | throw out-I melted them took out the old wicks |
| to go to for a small cost for a table to show | | | | and had cheap wax-I was actually getting clients |
| your candle making expertise. I live in Australia | | | | to make their new great candles with their own |
| and every week all around Sydney there are | | | | wax-Neat. Find a local village hall to rent for two |
| markets on-Load up your car or van and go for | | | | days or maybe if you have a big home stage it |
| it-Sometimes a good idea to have your own table | | | | their. As I said work out the cost and promote |
| and a unique way of showing your candle | | | | early to be assured you have clients. Don't forget |
| ware-Like one show I bought some garden wood | | | | some flyers put out locally. Take care and always |
| chips and had it all over the table with some of | | | | tap into your creative side-lots of fun with |
| my rustic candles showing through-Of course I | | | | Candles. |
| had none burning! Use your creative side just as | | | | |