I Wish I Knew This Before Starting My Small Business in 2023 | Investing, Testing Phase +more

[@viewsofayona]

What are some things you did not prepare for when starting your small business?

[@susanczajka6327]

You are so smart!! Please keep posting!!!!!

[@viewsofayona]

Thank you! I hope to get back to posting candle content within the near future.

[@FionaAberTaruona]

I really enjoyed this. I can relate to the pricing part so much, there's always a nervousness around pricing, though my product is different to yours, I struggled to price it at what I thought it was worth. Thank you for sharing!

[@viewsofayona]

Thank you, glad it was helpful and thank you for sharing!!

[@MissKsr1]

Love your videos,keep up the great work! 😊 They are informative. If you don’t mind sharing, do you still have a 9-5 or were you able to live off of your candle business alone?

[@viewsofayona]

I work a 9 to 5 bc I choose to but if I was consistent I could've 100% lived off my candle business but that's not my calling to, at least not right now.

[@XceshnLLC]

Hey girl congratulations on all your success. Quick question… if I have a 6oz candle jar and fill it with 5oz of wax, do I sell as a 6oz candle or 5oz candle ?

[@viewsofayona]

Hey! 5oz, always do the net weight of any product.

[@XceshnLLC]

Thank you so much!

[@angel_arabella]

Definitely enjoyed! The part I struggled with is testing and finding. I actually started on 2021, then took a break mid/late 2022. Between the hundreds of FOs I purchased and wicks, I overwhelmed myself. Hoping to get back into testing in the next few months. Took this time to come up with a better plan.

[@viewsofayona]

So glad it was helpful. I think the FOs overwhelmed me the most in the beginning too. I wanted to sell every single scent lol. Take your time, you got this!

[@charlenerenee6258]

The testing phase for me has been so discouraging but I’m back at it. Do you think it’s important to only test in the vessels that you want for your line?

[@viewsofayona]

It's a lot!! & yes, if you test vessels you don't intend to use that's wasted money. Also every vessel is different so to make sure your candle application works you should be testing in the jar you plan to sell/give.

[@reginawallace2687]

You are 💯 right and very beautiful ❤. I just bought vessels and fragrance plus wicks like $3000 to get ready for fall and testing fragrance and new jars. Don’t forget about website and all that but God always comes through to reward your efforts ❤

[@viewsofayona]

Thanks for sharing!! You are so right! Much success on your journey

[@reginawallace2687]

@@viewsofayona Amen and thank you 🙏

[@juanitawilliams2134]

Your very Beautiful ❤️

[@viewsofayona]

You're too kind, thank you so much!