CANDLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Candle Directory for Those Wishing to Purchase Candles and Sell Candles
How WAHMs Can Market Their Handmade Candles over the Internet
So you’ve just quit your full-time job and decided to work from home? Looking
for options to work from home, while having enough time to spend with your
family?
If this sounds like you, why not read on to discover how you can stay at home
and yet earn money while creatively satisfying yourself! Fortunately for WAHMs
or work at home moms, there are plenty of varied business options available now,
depending on skill set, experience, and need. One of the best choices is Candle
Making. Why?
Candles are an exciting way to convert a fun and creative craft into a
profitable business!
Don’t believe us? Gather this…
According to the National Candle Association:
1. In America, the candle retail industry is worth around $2.3 billion annually
and this doesn’t include candle accessories sales.
2. 7 out of every 10 households in the US use Candles on a daily basis.
3. 96% of all candles sold are bought by women only! Also, women like candles
much more than men and therefore, use them more frequently.
4. A candle can be sold for as cheap as 50¢ (votive candles) to as high as $75 -
$200 for specialty candles.
5. 76% of all Americans would prefer to gift a candle as a holiday gift, while
74% prefer to give it as house warming gifts, 66% want to give it as dinner
party gifts, while 61% want to say thank you with it and 58% want to give
candles to adults on their birthdays!
6. The most frequent buys are Tea lights, followed by different container
candles and votives.
Now that you know the ‘bare’ candle facts, WAHMs, if you find the idea
interesting, I am going to give you some tips on how to start your own Candle
business.
The most brilliant advantage of being in the candle business is the relatively
low investment required to set up the business. However, making a candle
requires time as well as space and because of the risks involved, you need to
choose a safe place to create your masterpieces.
There are many ways to create candles, one if by creating candles using the raw
materials and one is to buy readymade candles and use your creativity to
beautify them further so they are visually more appealing. Start by researching
on the kind of candles you want to make and then work to create your own
individual candle line.
Once you are ready with your candles, it’s time to sell them. There are many
ways to sell your candles and some of these are: mail order, online ecommerce
website, through newspaper classified, online classified sites etc.
Online classified sites is one of the most effective ways to not just sell your
candles but also meet other candle manufacturers, sellers, and candle
distributors. In particular, as a WAHM, you have the option of advertising your
candle line on online classified sites especially created for WAHMs to market
their businesses. So make use of this opportunity and step up to turn your new
found interest into a lucrative business with minimal effort and maximum
benefits!
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