I sold my first candles yesterday! I organized a Mother’s Day craft stand at work and sold out FAST. I can’t thank you enough for your help. Happy Birthday Wade!!
Happy birthday young punk! To answer your question, I struggle with the business side of candles. Thank you for very informative information! I appreciate you!
what a coincidence. i'll be turning 37 too this coming may 23, 2021 and i am planning so start a homemade and handmade small candle business here in my hometown. i've been watching your tutorial videos for ideas. thanks for that.
Thank you for the content literally have spent dozens upon dozens of hours or hours in research through multiple forms of mediums through reading (physical books, pdfs, online blogs...) experimenting with mixing physically and mentally constructing and of course youtube. its is kind of maddening and yet freeing that limiting factor in my niche (nature-based living and spiritual paths). I'm so adamant100% American made and produce beeswax candles and pure unadulterated essential oils. it is for those who yearn for mountains, lakes, ocean, and desert and attunement with the elements. your videos even though incorporate alternative materials, they are very easy to mentally digest. ty.
Thanks Jason. Yes, I try to cover (and be open to) all sorts of materials as it's meant to be helpful, educational, and sometimes entertaining to all sorts of makers using different materials. :) thanks for being here!
R.A.T.S I agree 101% percent. I watch soooooo many videos and read so much* Along with asking questions.. And I always learn something new. Its super duper importanttt to do you own testing and research for reaalll...
Happy Birthday Wade! You wince at being 37 LOL. I'm close to 67! Enjoy being young! Anyway, I struggle more with running a business (not that I have the making candles thing down pat).
Happy Birthday!!! Thank you so much for the information you provide. I am Green as Green gets. I am waiting for my first supplies to arrive, and I am looking forward to making my first candle and for this candle making journey.
Thank you once again for great content for us newbies. I'm in the research/absorb stage. And while I don't have an exact business plan, I do have a to-do list for the first year that I am whittling down: gathering tools and ingredients to start making. I am excited for the future and that I have a plan for after I retire to keep me busy and focused. Thank you Wade for being you and real and willing to help all small maker businesses. ❤
What do I struggle with more? Definitely the business part of it. Making the candles is fun and relaxing for me, but I struggle with the business end of it all.
You are awesome thank you so much! Being that I am very new at this and I do want to make a business of selling my candles this video was like 100 for me! I'm learning a lot from just watching your videos so thank you very much!
Wade another spectacular video! As for your question, I struggle bigtime with the business side of my candle business. I work full time outside my home. Making candles is so relaxing to me it never feels like work but the business side I struggle! I have briefly tried Craftybase and felt it was very overwhelming so quit sadly. I am thinking I need to give it another shot and watch your videos on it. Fingers crossed! 😊
Hello there, I wanted to give you some feedback for the videos you've made and how it compares/stands out from the rest of the chandlers on youtube channels. I very much appreciate the down-to-earth styles that everybody has, and it really reveals the personal side of candle making or candle businesses which is great. Standley from Standley Handcrafted has a lot of branching out using unique waxes and vessels to create his candles. It's fun to see what new thing he's working on as he posts his videos and his observations during the process. Kevin from Armatage Candle Company is big on the science and technicalities of candle making. I feel like I'm actually taking a class on candle making when I watch his videos. Erica from Memory Box Candle Co. has videos that are pretty relatable and address a lot of familiar questions people might have during their candle making journey. Your videos, I've found, have the most structure out of any of the candle making videos I've seen which is fantastic. Whatever topic you cover you are able to describe in a lot of detail, it leaves room for viewers to think about and investigate for themselves. It's a well balanced combination of informative and personalized content that is relevant to your target audience. I have no problems rewatching your videos multiple times. I have never made candles in my life until early this year, and I plan to turn it into a business before the end of the year. I'm quite determined and best of all, enjoying pretty much every step of the way. I don't think I would've gotten this far without watching these candle making videos on youtube, so again I appreciate all of the content you post. Hope my feedback helps! Cheers
Audrey, thanks so much for your feedback. I really appreciate it. And yes... all channels approach content s bit differently. I do my best to deliver content in the way that I like to learn myself. And I like to mix it up sometimes too. So thank you very much again. And I'm glad you have found them helpful! :)
I really appreciate your content and the effort in the detail, keep helping us candle makers save time and money, I’ll be sending something I believe you will enjoy doing a review on😁 stay blessed brother✌️
🥳 Happy Birthday, Wade! 🥳 So generous of you to give us the gift of this video for your birthday!! I would love to see more content on the business side of things. Enjoy your day! 🎉🍾
I have been making candles for about 12 years. I can definitely say without a doubt or hesitation that the business side of candle making is the hardest for me. When I go to craft shows people oooh and aaah over my candles. Those who buy from me on a regular basis tell me all the time they love my candles. But I am bad at being consistent at finding ways to sell my candles and also the record keeping…(I am really excited to try out Craftybase) I LOVE making candles. It is very therapeutic for me. I am sooooo happy that I have found your RU-vid channel. It has been sooo helpful already and I’ve only watched a few of your videos since I found your channel a week ago. I am really trying to learn how to have a successful business and I appreciate so much all the info you are sharing and I truly feel I am going to learn so much.
Business struggling want to start but don’t have many products to sell yet. And trying to save up for the legal side of things I want to start right LLC, insurance etc. while I’m also seems like wasting money on different waxes and wicks that don’t work oils are expensive!! Learning a lot from you tho! Thanks for another great video sensie Happy bday!!!.!.!!.!.!!.!..!
I love your videos! They are very helpful. There are a lot of people who make these candle videos but I trust you most, you are real, you are a stand up guy, you are not trying to get over on anyone and so I trust you and that means a lot to a person like myself.
Thank you for sharing. I’ve been in business for 14 months and this is a very good refresher, because most of the tips makes sense no matter if you’re a beginner or established or in between. Thanks again. HAPPY BIRTHDAY and be safe.
Happy Birthday!!!! You look great for 37! I’m so thankful for your channel. I’m in the process of starting a candle company and you have been so helpful inspirational.
Thanks Wade for another awesome video. You've been so hopefully and insightful to us new candle makers. I always enjoy your viedos and guidance. Thanks and have a happy birthday🎂🎂🎁🎈🎉🕯. I just turned 37 back in January.
Good Points!!! Love this advice. The acronym S.M.A.R.T is a great way to stay realistic! The pandemic has slooowed my suppliers, and I kinda came to a halt. Great advice!
Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎁🎊 Great tips thanks. The answer would be, we are just in the beginning so we are in the testing part. My son and I seem to have making down, well working on amount of FO we do not seem to get a strong HT our CT is great
Hands down the biz aspect is more of a challenge. Even when I’ve had failures in chandlery I’ve been able to assess, re-evaluate and recover. But the biz struggle is real!!! I’m currently in the process of writing a business plan about the candle industry. What I’ve been able to pull for free online is antiquated data (common industry associations). Working the data and attempting to make projections has been my biggest challenge as a new small business owner. I’m too invested at this point to give up but 🤯. Data regarding the uptick in consumption resulting from the pandemic is sparse and man, that would be helpful. Whew...venting 😂. Short answer: Business start up, I didn’t even get to running it yet! 😂
Happy Birthday Wade! To answer your question, I love making candles and don't run into many problems other than having limited work space...I do however struggle with the business aspect...having a FT job and then getting overwhelmed with not knowing how to prioritize things such as labeling, listing, promoting. I'm terrible at writing descriptions and taking quality pics of my product. Initially I would just make products that I liked, and assumed others would like, and then list them. I then decided it might be better to have a way to allow the customer a way to tell ME what they like by creating a "Made to Order" listing where they can choose a vessel and a fragrance with drop menus....so far seems no one is into that kinda option.
Hey Steve. Thanks for the feedback. I find some struggles with the same things you do. I do not like the marketing aspects much either. I like making and I like business. But prioritization is VERY HARD. I've always been good at that, but I've had so much going on over the past 6 months that it's getting very difficult for me to keep up. So that has also been my struggle lately.
Happy birthday Wade 💐. And thank you for thinking of us on your birthday. Also I struggle more with the candle making. I make so many different things that I struggle with the streamlining of the process. I liked seeing the flow of your workshop and look forward to seeing your new set up. I'm trying to take from your videos to implement into my own process.
Maybe Im doing some things backwards but Im working on the business aspect of things a little ahead of my actual candle making. I want to know who Im going to make them for and what my goals are before making a ton of candles. I have made some candles but there were from a kit bought from amazon, so I have no idea what the wax or wicks were, so spending a lot of time learning and listening to others. I have ideas and have created my biz name, logo and label format. Im excited to see where this all takes me and continue learning. Your videos have been instrumental in my journey, Thank You!
Dear Wade, Happy Birthday! Thank you for making this video. As of the moment, I have been struggling in my candle making journey. I'm only a student here in the Philippines that wants to earn extra cash by making scented candles. I've been making a 50-50 parasoy candles with 9% Fragrance Oil. I follow the manufacturers melting temp- temp to add the fragrance oil- pouring tenperature. After curing for 14 days, my candle has good cold throw but it has a weak heat throw. My candle has a good melt pool. I test the heat throw by leaving the candle in a safe place burning in my room,leave it and then go back after 30 minutes and I can say that it has a weak throw , I can smell almost nothing out of the candle. I tried to give samples to other people and they agree that it has weak hot throw. I feel like im running out of money in my experimenting stage. Saving money as a student in this time of pandemic is a challenge. After watching this video and your other videos, it gives me hope to keep on trying, to change recipes and ofcourse hope for the best results to happen. Thank you Wade! May you inspire more candle makers out there. Looking forward to watch more of your interesting videos! 😁
Happy birthday! I turned 38 in April :-) What I struggle the most is the marketing side. I'm having trouble finding/reaching new customers (I don't want to blast my budget on paid advertising). So even though I have a handful happy and returning, it's hard for me to get new ones... So definitely more videos on the business side of things, pleeeease! Greetings from Belgium!
Happy Birthday!! Thirty seven can be great! So can fifty seven, it depends on your outlook. I am working on making a great candle using recycled bottles and used candle vessels. It's tough because each vessel is different. It's tough but I love cutting the bottles and enjoy the process One of the most helpful thing for me to hear right now is specific goals such as I want 8 candle options tested and ready by a certain date. Thanks for the great information
I start off with candlemaking. The business aspect is still a slow process for me. I do have a goal to have my PR items completed by the fall of this year so I'm once again pleased that I came across this video so that I can get on top of it. I have bits and pieces but it's time to finally put the puzzle together.
Happy Birthday!! I’m struggling with the business side. Having said that, I’m REALLY new to candle making. (Really just made about thirty because that’s how many yogurt jars I have.😄). But, I have started listening to you and am interested. Going to start at the local farmers market and see how that goes. I have trouble with pricing. I know how much money was put into each candle, I just don’t know how much is reasonable to charge.
Hey Jean! Thanks for the feedback. I have a video that was posted not too long ago on this channel about pricing strategies. Hope that will help get you started. :)
Running the business side is my answer to your question. Making candles after a couple years now isn't hard. Testing is cool... but taxes... sales taxes... budgets... ugh!
Happy Birthday!! Best wishes and many more :). To answer your question, I have more trouble candle making. I have a business degree so I'm good with the business aspect. I love Joy wax. I use 8oz and 16oz mason jars. I find that HTP 73 and HTP 83 both work pretty well. I get great cold throw, but have trouble getting a good hot throw.
Belated birthday wishes from 🇨🇦 Wade! I have such admiration for your insight, craft and tutorials on here; they’re invaluable for candle enthusiasts and crafters. I’d like your feedback on choosing a wooden wick for a candle business in terms of the legal requirements. I was initially hooked on the look and sound of the wicks; however, on further research I came across some strict labeling requirements (patent related) and also agreeing to conditions where one’s business can be audited? There’s a lot I still don’t get in terms of candle jargons. What are some things to keep in mind to secure one’s self and business if we go the route of wooden wicks?
