Work From Home Promote Your Handmade Soap Business
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Doing free soap making demonstrations is a win-win situation
for the sponsor and the crafter. Many organizations have loyal
members who are looking for new ideas and crafts. This is where
you, as an experienced crafter, step in. You offer to do a free
soap making class for the group and the charity/organizatio
charges a nominal fee for any member wishing to attend the
class. They provide the venue and you provide the expertise.
They get to raise some much-needed funds, and you get a new
customer base with a very loyal following.
Virtually every charity across America is strapped for cash.
They are always looking for new and creative ways to raise
money. Many of their members are affluent and have their own
businesses and volunteer their spare time to their favorite
charity. More and more of these charities are offering classes
taught by their members as a way of raising money. Their
members have plenty of expertise in diverse fields that fellow
members would love to know about. As an experienced soap maker
and crafter you can provide the very thing that they would like
to offer - a class in soap making from an experienced soap
maker.
When doing the class, remember an hour and a half is generally
considered the maximum amount of time to keep a class
interested in a specific subject. If you need to melt your oils
beforehand, do that to save time. Do some background research on
your fats and essential oils so you can integrate this knowledge
into the class. Open the class to questions as you go along to
maintain interest. Be very careful and take full safety
measures with your lye solution. Doing a dry run and having
family members ask you questions should iron out any wrinkles
in your presentation and give you a degree of comfort that will
show in your demeanor.
Make sure you take some of your own products and promotional
material to make available after class. This is where you can
make valuable contacts that make the whole effort worthwhile. A
basic handout at the beginning of class should cover the soap
making process. Your name and website should appear at the
bottom of the flyer. Take a wide variety of soap with you and
offer a special class discount. You could even offer a secret
supplier list for small fee to those who want to start a soap
making hobby of their own. Stress the creative aspects of the
endeavor and you will make soap making friends for life. Also
explain that many different creams, bath salts, and body
butters are offered by soap makers as complimentary items to
their natural soap. And each soap maker has a different
specialty. Especially with all of the exotic fats available
nowadays, you can develop your own niche quite easily.
About The Author: Jeffrey Dorrian is the webmaster at
http://www.thesoapguy.com He has been making handmade soap for
six years. "Handmade soap is a little luxury anyone can afford".
Premium wholesale soap. Old fashioned lye soap at
http://thesoapguy.com
posted by Dennis Cheesman @ 5:23 AM,
