Homemade candles are one of those novelty products that people like to buy for one another as gifts.  You can run a successful home business making and selling jar candles and related gifts if you know how and where to sell your candles.  Here are a few ideas.

1. Sell on eBay.  eBay is a good marketplace for homemade gifts such as scented candles.  The fees can be annoying, but realistically, most eBay sellers have no other overhead.  It’s a great place to explore the possibilities of a small business such as a homemade candle business.
2. Start a website.  Any serious small business has to have a website, but how much selling you do from it is up to you.  If you want, you can set up your website to take orders pretty easily using PayPal’s integrated checkout and shopping cart features.  Again, you’ll have some fees, but then again you’ll be able to reach a much larger market!
3. Rent a booth at a craft sale.  Local craft sales and flea markets are great places to sell things like candles, because generally these are impulse buys anyway, and many people like to ooh and aah over pretty candle arrangements before they buy.  Aromatherapy jar candles especially should draw some interest at these types of places.

Running a small craft business, such as making and selling homemade candles, can be a lot of fun as well as profitable.  Enjoy yourself, but don’t forget to think like a successful small business owner, and do everything you can to maximize your chances for success!

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