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Oh boy, as a new businesses owner, I've run into a problem that I really should have anticipated..... Supply issues. I ordered more bulk of the wax that I use and am looking for backup waxes and suppliers now. Plenty of jars, plenty of wicks and oils... No wax. 😬😬😬😥😥 I haven't made a sale from my backpack in about a week now. 🎒 Major oof, right in the busy season. How I am working around it in the meantime is working on other products so I can setup some kind of a launch online very soon. I've been hesitant to post a video because I've been really down on myself about it, honestly. 😞 I'll work to post this weekend, anyway. I look forward to seeing anyone who watches and thank you for those of you who will be there when I post and for anyone reading. I'm happy to see your feeling better Erica. ☺️ Oh! RU-vid has a solution for the talking portion, in the options section, the speed of the video can be slowed down or sped up. To fit anyone's needs. ☺️ Thanks again for posting and I really enjoy your videos and you always manage to touch key points. I forget that I'm my own boss sometimes and actually have a say in what goes. OMG! You mentioned me! 😨😅Hi lol! Yes that is exactly how I am growing! I literally started selling with about 20candles. I am now at about 120 jars and scaling to 500-1000 candles on hand at all times. I want to launch online ASAP! It is mostly growing on itself, but I do need to throw a little more in on my end to keep my customers happy, with certain things, such as FO. I've had 9 scents and I want another 12 scents for the holidays and for my company in general. Do not be afraid to start. People will love your candles and I have people coming back because they KNOW the work I put in and how passionate I am about this course in life. You've hit so many key points in your video as usual and I felt the same about when I started, but i still have customers and returning customers, who understand how starting a business is and still want my products even though I have hit snags. Okay. I wrote a book. 📚 Have a great day everyone and see you again soon!
First, thank you, Erica for always being so professional and easy to listen to. Also, when it comes to the market being oversaturated by candlemakers, no it's not. I follow so many candle businesses on Tik Tok and IG and many have closed down since 2020. Don't be afraid. Every consumer wants something different. It's up to you to get their attention. I agree with Erica 100%. Thank you girly!
Hi Erica, I’m in the process of starting a candle business and have watched several of your videos. Just wanted to say, you’re amazing! Thank you for sharing your journey in candle making! Your support and encouragement is inspiring and makes a huge impact to those of us who are just getting started! Thank you!
Even though I am already in business (2 months in) I really appreciate these tips. I watch you everyday and so enjoy your wisdom and enthusiasm. Money is a huge issue for me, but it’s working out.
I am new here this week. I have all of my supplies, have begun creating candles and wax melts to add to an array of items I sell. I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis since I was 30, and I am always looking for a way to support myself. I too have invested, and reinvested. I cannot thank you enough for being so open and transparent, discussing THE most important (as well as most curious) topics. You have reinforced my choices I have already made by watching your videos, as well as taught me SO much already. 5 videos in and I joined your channel. Thanks much, I am grateful for your honesty, dedication, and willingness to share real life information. ALL OF IT. Not just enough, you go above and beyond.
Thank you so much Shannon!! I really appreciate your support (and extra support!) for my channel and wish you nothing but the best with your journey of creating your candle and wax melt business! ☺️
Your videos are always so helpful! I have started planning and testing for my candle business since the beginning of Summer. I just finalized my scents but still testing out the wax and wicks to use. I have my business currently set to open online on 01/09/2023. I have you, Wade and Jeff to thank for all tips, tricks and advise!
Fear and my own insecurities its definitely stopping me from moving forward. When I think im ready, I come up with something else I should do before launching :/ Thanks for all your videos, they definitely help me a lot and I enjoy them a lot. Kuddos to you. Sending much love and light ❤and wishing you much success ❤
Paralysis by analysis. This has stopped me for such a long time and its almost validating to hear it mentioned by someone else who I perceive as successful. These videos are so good...and the detailed links/notes all over the place. Makes my black heart happy.
I really enjoy learning from you and benefiting from your drive, confidence, and energy. I hope that as I grow in the candle industry I can be a resource to you as well. Sincerely ... Joey
It is probably the legal side of things that's stopping me. I have no idea where to start or what I legally need to start a business. I would love for you to make a video about that. Congrats on your new little one!🎉❤
I love your content videos! I appreciate you sharing all the information that you do. I look forward to listening to you every night after work. You get me so excited for my future. You have a beautiful spirit. Again, appreciate you.
Stumbled across your channel today and your videos have been so helpful with coming to realizations about myself, my goals, what's stopping me from pursuing them and the steps I should take to make that a reality. I have become so overwhelmed with decision making and all the options out there that I've just become crippled and unable to move forward. But thanks to you I am able to move forward with a clear goal, less stress and the comfort of knowing that I don't have to do it all at once. I can take my time, make one decision at a time and slowly work towards where I want to be.
Thanks for this video. TBH, I'm done with all the testing, labels,figuring shipping. Just waiting to feel more comfortable to launch. You helped me decide to go for it. ❤
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I am currently in the education phase and have started testing scents. Thinking outside the box is exactly what I’ve been working on in my new business. This has given me more motivation.
Thank you so much for your video's they help so much. Don't know if this will help people but watching this one gave me the idea to make fliers and put them in mail boxes. I get them all the time from other companies.
Thanks for the great video! One of the things I loved when I first was getting all my equipment to begin making and testing candles was ordering from other small business to get inspiration, ideas of what to do, observe how others ship/package/present their products. The issue now is that I just love everyone’s ideas and want to support and I KNOW I’ve gotten enough smal business inspiration through this and should really begin investing the money I use to support these amazing candle business into my own! I’m currently in my scents testing phase to decide which scents to have in my line and although it’s fun, it can get a little tiresome having to wait for them to properly cure and then conduct the actual tests but I know this is the way!
Great video! I am following the motto “ just start.” I have not open an Etsy or websites but having a soft launch and doing small amount of wax melts. I have opened an email address and informing my area to buy and Zelle payment. This is only temporary but it’s to start and not overthink.😊
I LOVE what you have to say! So keep doing what you’re doing. You’re real and honest and HELPING the rest of us, good girl for not listening to the haters. 🤩
Such a great video and on point information! Coming from a person who gets overwhelmed easy with different choices! I am definitely loving your videos! ❤❤
after listening to this ... i'm so motivated to start. i have so much fear in me . i have every thing set but i cant start because i thinking i will fail. i feel so encourage right now, you said it all . thank you so much
Thank you for this wonderful video! It encouraged me! Day by day a little step forward. Also I find it good to make a slow growing process bc when I look at my labels 1 year ago I can see how the design evolved and fits so much more to me and my candels Identity today. No fear of slow progress, it gives us the chance to learn. Greetings from Germany. You are doing such a good job Erica, thank you for sharing and I hope your business thrives!
Hi Erica. Thank you for being real. As a newbie just putting my toes in the water so to speak. I appreciate your honesty. I learned of you from the shared video of you and Wade from Black Tie Barn. Great 2 parter. I have since followed you. Your business insight translates to all handcraft products. Thank you. ❤
Thank you for .being so honest about the struggles and thank you for sharing - I definitely have been at a standstill and feeling stressed at the bottom of this mountain.
Thank you your videos are always helpful and encouraging. I started making candles about 2 years now and for whatever reason it's scary to lunch a website. I feel like I don't want to launch until I'm completely ready with everything but then everyday you learn something new about the business and then you're back to square one. Yes it can be very overwhelming but my New Year's resolution is that I will launch my website 🤞
Thank you, Erica. I started my candle business in early 2022. I find the marketing side really tough. I get a little caught up in comparing to others and I get discouraged. I'm somewhat of an introvert and that can be a hindrance too. It's truly a growing process.
Carry candles with you. Or wax melts, or both. Word of mouth is a very powerful tool. Trust me on this. Talk about it. Talk about it more, then let the products speak for themselves. Customers will return for a quality product at a fair price and even refer you to their family members. Look at online marketing as an extension of the rule. The business begins with you and with your local community. Like planting a seed and nurturing it to grow. You got this.
@@thedoubleboiler6971 Thank you, thank you! I really appreciate this! I was looking at online marketing as the rule and I was doing less talking about my products. I really need to come out of my shell and promote my candles - they're awesome products! God bless you!
@@thedoubleboiler6971 Thank you!!! I never thought about that. Marketing is one the my top 3 reasons. I keep making excuses why not to start my business.
Your videos are always so insightful Erica! I started a long time ago but being overwhelmed with the vessel/fragrance options and being "perfect" is exactly what's stopping me. Thanks for the advice! Definitely gave me some motivation!
Thank you very much for this video, I’m starting to test and develop now and I won’t rush the process as well as hold back from starting, I’ll be up and running in a few months!
After I started my vegan pastry business in Hong Kong about 2 years, I would like to stop and start a candle business. As well as testing candle, I have to test every cake before launch. It is super stressful. (Especially self taught watching books and RU-vid to Learn.) Also cake is hard to transport they are easy to fall apart and melt! And I used 7+ hrs for making a cake because I have to wash tons of utensils also have a big cleaning after it. The product price is only times 3 of the cost. 😂 Because cake can’t sell too expensive not much people will buy it! And the oven and Fridge cost money too. Also vegan cake is very hard to storage up two days because the frosting will cracks like hell. The most important thing is selling food needs license and is super annoying/ pricey. I am done with all this bs. Making candle seems can be avoid all problems above. But I know there’s still a problem when start a candle business, so I watch your videos. Even I am not start yet because I still have tons of baking ingredients haven’t been used. But Your channel helps me a lot when I wanted to start a candle business. Thank you Erica. 🙏🏻☘️ really curious on why people would like to stop. That’s a good topic. 😊
I think people realize that it is not fast money and it is a lot of hard work. It is a profitable business, but maybe not as profitable as others and a lot of people give up. If you are in it for the long run, this can be a very good business to get into.
Really love ur videos, and hope to be as good as u one day !...my first candle i made i was so proud 😊wen it time i could light it my little wick drowned 🙁
Thank you so much for doing this video, you managed to cover everything I have been using as an excuse not get started, even though I have purchased just about everything I need to make lots of candles. Mostly for me it has been the fear of failing and lack of confidence. You advice has helped get motivated 💜
I've been thinking about it, have purchased materials and practised and tested candles for about 6 months, but what's stopping me is hesitation and fear. Fear that I'm not going to do well and that my products are not going to sell or no one will want them. I struggle with marketing and promoting, but there's also so little information about starting your business and the legal stuff in Australia which is where im from. The more videos and tutorials I watch, the more I think international makers have it easier because there's just more information and support. Making the candles is fun and easy. It's the actual business side that scares me because there's just not enough information, and that makes me hesitate and doubt myself. It's been going on for half the year and I just don't know how I can take that first step and start. I've joined so many Facebook groups and did a lot of research, but it just never seems like I'm ready or know exactly what I'm doing 😭
Thank you so much Erica for that Video I really needed to hear that. I've been in the testing mode since 2019. Wanted to launch in 2020 the Covid happened. With everything that was going on with Coco83 wax in 2020 and 2021, i got discouraged and didnt know what to do and i was afraid if i was doing the right thing, the worst I purchased jars and fragrant from different sellers and couldn't decide which Jar or FO to choose. finally 2 months ago i decided to give it a go again, i am re-testing my scents and decided to launch with 4 scents. I am saving now to launch when i am ready. Your video came at the right moment.
I’ve been experiencing block recently. Haven’t made a candle for about 2 weeks. Started in May and made about 80 candles so far. I find this video relatable. It’s helpful. My biggest issue have now been the system of making test candles. I’ve got about 6 scents going. Different wicks, different fragrance oils, different fo amounts. I find I’m just in a haze, don’t know what I’ve made, what has worked what hasn’t, where I should go from here. Because I’m using 464, the curing time is making it difficult to work out one scent at a time which would probably make things easier. If you have any tips I would be one big ear 👂
Very eye opening... I sell on etsy and it goes really well, but having sooooo many scents is overwhelming, caused me so much pressure this Fall 😔 so much stress trying to ship everything out. Having difficulty knowing ideal customers...
The number 1 thing thats holding me back from starting a candle business is the worry of being sued if a candle burns someone's house down. However, I do feel like most candle fires are started because of user negligence. Lets say that happens and you do have an LLC, but they are able to go after your personal assets. The second thing thats holding me back is I can't figure out why someone would want to buy a candle from my business that cost $30 instead of one for $15 some where else. Im ready to order everything for the testing process, but those 2 things are whats holding my back. Im not trying to be negative, Im just being honest.
What’s stopped me is fragrances 🙈 I’ve bought so many now but I dont really ‘love’ any, I’ve mastered the wax and wicks but not a fragrance set I love! I’ve used the most popular suppliers in the U.K. (that I know of) and none blow me away. Maybe I’m too fussy 😂 but I just think to when I smell the scents in large stores with big selections to sniff and I’m comparing to how I feel when I smell those! I feel I can’t sell something I wouldn’t buy myself Xx thanks for the vids
Hey Erica thanks for this video Me for example: i don't have money to strat my candle business, But what i am doing is buying everything i need lil by Lil, anything left a month from my pay checks i invest in supplies. And as far as the fragrances, people don't realize how easy it is..Me, I bought from Aztec Candles and they are good as far as free fragrances. I always buy the fragrance i like, i get for free other different fragrances , and now i have tons of fragrance, if the 1or 2 oz bottles give me enough for 1 or candles , that's fine is 1 or 2 candles in inventory...
I’ve bought some things, but a long ways from starting a business. I don’t have family that can help and I can’t afford to get in debt with the bank right off the bat. I’m hoping that I can find a grant, but most want you to be in business at least six months or more
I feel I would have so many fragrances and no one would want that fragrance. Also the curing time. I would have so many ready-made candles no one would want. Also, the business part keeps me from doing it. I'm sorry about that question I asked you about tapered jars, I now know you can.
Hi Erica, another gr8 video. My question relates to testing. If I was to provide my candles to friends to obtain feedback, what are a couple of questions I should get them to answer to get constructive feedback. Stu from Australia Australia 🇦🇺
Hi Erica, I'm Trace. it love your vibes so much. You are good at what you do. You does a lot of talking but that's just natural when teaching someone. I don't have issues listening to you. I just started making test candles,my supplies came from candle science. I have like 6 pre-orders right now. I tried to stay at a low price for now until I get my brand more established. How will chose the right audience for my candle? I tried figure this out but I'm kinda stuck a little. I was thinking my labeling determine my audience but please give some insight. Thanks a lot.
Thank you for all the info you share with us, and the support for the ones like my self that would like to start in the candle business. You have mentioned about testing candles, wicks, soys, jars, etc. At this point I know have to be an important step into the business. But my question is: Since all of you have tested and recommend the wax type, the FO ratios, the temperatures and all that valued information. Can I bypass the testing part at the biggining? I know you recommend testing for a bunch of important reasons, and ofcourse am planning to do it, but can I relay on all the formulas and experience you and all others candle makers have? Please, I greatly apprecite your pront answer to my question. Sincerely your, Marcos. PD: Pardon my English.
What intimidates me when thinking of creating a candle business is definitely the taxes. I don’t also don’t know if I need an llc or a business license or if those are the same thing also the ein. All that is very confusing
I'm not smelling the scent from my wax. I used the coconut apricot. I used strong scents as testers but not getting the throw I want. I don't know where I'm going wrong it makes me wants to give up.
i enjoyed the video but one of the reasons I havent started was because I felt this was oversaturated selling candles! any other advice for newbies like me?
Hey Erica! I hope you’re doing well!!! I’m wondering if making candles at home affect our pets? I have a cat and the scents are really strong in my apartment when I make candles. I have searched up about it but there’s multiple answers online.
I really want to start my candle business but terrified it won't sell due to poor marketing. I have a RU-vid channel with 9 subscribers, I have a ticktok page with plenty of followers but unsure how I would use it to market my business. My IG page is just for friends and family who I hardly talk too. Should I still bother?
I'm having trouble with whether I need an EIN number or can I just start on shopify and get one after? I hope you can help me with this question. Thank you Erica!
@@nathalydealba you wouldn’t need an EIN as a sole prop unless you had employees (or if you didn’t want to be giving out your SS#). Your tax ID as a sole prop is your social security number. I’m not a CPA though so this is just what I’ve learned from my experience :)
