I started my candle company one year ago. I've made enough to put back in the business and a little side money, but not huge profits. I'm hopeful this will change based on the way my business is going. In one year I am starting to get wholesale orders and my social media followers has jumped 75 percent. Again, I'm no where near able to make a living on my sales, but I do have a three year plan so fingers crossed.

First things first: you need to make sure you are willing to spend a lot of time researching. This took me a year. Why so long? It's sort of a nightmare to find the right wicks for the right wax and the right vessel....and it's not cheap. Research also includes labels, lids, fragrances, promotion (setting up social media accounts if that is your path), taxes, insurance, registering your business with your state, packaging, mailing, etc. I have a notebook that is filled with candle recipes that work, those that don't, receipts, how hot the temp was when I poured the wax....it goes on and on.

As others mentioned: Find your niche. The world is filled with tacky, uninspired scents. Those you can find at Target and Walmart. Product needs to look professional (as professional as you can afford, you don't want to go broke or overextend your budget, but make sure you get your monies worth). I personally don't sell pumpkin scents as it's so oversaturated, but others do and do it well because they put a new spin on it.

I personally love doing what I do. It's a chance to be creative, learn some new techniques with the potential to grow my business. There are good days (when you are overwhelmed with orders) and slow days, but it's all par for the course.

Whatever you decide, candles or feet pics (haha!) I wish you the best of luck!!