most recent 30 from http://www.whenbusiness.com 2010-07-30T17:38:15Z http://www.whenbusiness.com/feeds/question/80 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://www.whenbusiness.com/questions/80/quick-business-start-up Julie 2009-10-27T17:13:51Z 2009-10-27T18:34:53Z

<p>I am planning to begin making candles from my home. What is the best way to start marketing this home based business that will bring in a small amount of business that I will be able to keep up with the demenad?</p>

http://www.whenbusiness.com/questions/80/quick-business-start-up/81#81 Jen 2009-10-27T18:34:53Z 2009-10-27T18:34:53Z

<p>I would do two things. This business screams of being on <a href="http://etsy.com" rel="nofollow">Etsy.com</a>, and I would also create a shop at <a href="http://shopify.com" rel="nofollow">shopify.com</a>, which is probably the easiest way to get going on your own nice store front for not a lot of money. If you can't afford or do not want to pay monthly right now, then at the very least set up an Etsy and/or Ebay account and start selling them there. There are enough eyeballs already on those sites that you don't have to do a whole lot of marketing, but obviously, that comes at a price, where you pay for listings.</p> <p>If you do want to reach out and begin marketing yourself, I would definitely look for influential mommy bloggers, just a google search should turn out a bunch. You can either send them a sample of your candle or just introduce yourself and see and see how you might be able to get them to write a review for your candles and storefronts.</p> <p>Lastly, I would look to see who else is in this space that is already doing well and maybe form a partnership. Some ideas are people selling fancy soaps, crafts or floral arrangements. If you can be a cohesive part of what they're doing, then you're already half way there.</p>