| Marketing soap was where the whole advertising | | | | some molds as equipment. Then the raw materials |
| business began. It's fairly easy to learn how to make | | | | are easy to obtain and fairly inexpensive. Plus it's |
| soap, but trying to sell it is also fun too. There's | | | | easy to learn to make good soap. For just a few |
| something rewarding about making a product and | | | | hundred dollars you can get set up to make |
| then exchanging your produce for cash. Soap for | | | | thousands of bars of soap per year. So there is little |
| dollars may be a good trade for you. But can you | | | | risk of losing lots of money. Now if you want to |
| actually make a profit selling soap? | | | | make tens of thousands of bars of soap a year, you |
| It is possible to make money selling soap. Actually | | | | will need expensive machinery. But to start you don't |
| several home based soap businesses have grown | | | | need much. |
| quite large in recent years. Search for anything soap | | | | Selling soap on the internet is very competitive, but |
| related on the internet and you'll find that thousands, | | | | selling it locally isn't nearly as hard. You can start |
| maybe millions, of soap makers are out there trying | | | | selling at local art or craft shows or farmers' markets |
| to sell soap. So there must be some money there if | | | | for example. Especially at holiday times, people want |
| you can find a way to tap into it. Then again maybe | | | | to buy soap as gifts. Get in the right places and |
| this is a market that's already too crowded. | | | | shoppers will buy soap. Then you can get follow-up |
| It certainly is difficult to grow any home scale | | | | sales using some little brochures or catalogs and |
| business into a large corporation, but it isn't nearly so | | | | there you go. In just a short time you can build a |
| hard to start a part-time profitable business. All you | | | | customer list and be selling more soap than you really |
| need is a product that customers want and a way to | | | | want to make. |
| reach the customers. Plus your product must be sold | | | | Marketing soap is a great way to start a small |
| at a price that will more than cover the costs to | | | | home-based business if you like to make soap as a |
| make it and market it. That can be done with a small | | | | hobby. Especially selling to a local market is an easy |
| scale soap business at this time. Here's why. | | | | way to start. Once you make local contacts, you can |
| The cost to start a soap business is very low. You | | | | sell from home using simple brochures or a little |
| only need a few pans, spoons, a thermometer and | | | | catalog. |