Many soap makers start selling with Markets. Let me be clear, you do not have to. If you choose to then I am here to help.
Have I done this? Yes I have.
How long have I done this for? I have done this for over 5 years selling soaps at Markets. Making my own soaps and selling at markets. I chose this because I wanted to know if they would sell. There is always much speculation online. When you go to a Market and talk with real people, you get real answers. This is what I wanted. I wanted to know if what I was making was sellable and if I was pricing correctly and I wanted to get feedback. I also wanted to grow.
Why did I choose Markets?
I chose markets for the simple reason to do market reasearch at first. It was cheap and easy. All I needed was a table. I just had a big huge learning curve which is why I decided to start writing about this topic. I see so much about this and some of it is great. Some of it is utter rubbish. So hopefully I level the voice of reason, a real person that has real world experience. Feel free to ask questions on my instagram or facebook.
So Markets what can I share? Find a market you like first. Go to the market and see if you like how it is run, this to me is important. Essentially it is about sales, but you have to be comfortable selling there. I have created a few resources for those new to Markets.
I prepared a little checklist to get you going. MARKET SET UP KIT
So use it and modify however you wish, its a freebie and something I wrote because no one helped me and quite frankly I would of liked someone to just give me a list and get me rolling. You get a feel for markets pretty quickly and find what you like and do not like.
Markets in New Zealand are alive and well.
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