Selling & reselling
Candle & soap making
You make candles or soap and sell them online, at markets, or wholesale to shops. Batch costs are low, and packaging sets you apart.
3.5Last review 5 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$750
50% of reviewers earn about $750
Effective hourly rate
$150.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
1 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
Under $100
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–3 months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$50–150
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
0%
0 of 1 say “yes” or “probably yes”
What people make in a month
Gross earnings reported before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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$100–250
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$500–1,000
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$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
By platform
How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
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ShopifyHow it scores
Happiness7.0 / 10
Would do it again0%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Based on 1 review.
How much time it takes
1
How much I owe in taxes
1
How much I could earn
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How little I could earn
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How difficult it is to get started
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How difficult it is to find customers or clients
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Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.Shopify· 5+ years in · 5 weeks agoMonthly $500–1,000Hours Under 10 hrs hrs/moHourly $150.00
I love being able to make whatever I want and be creative. I will say business has slowed down over the past few years and a lot more small businesses in my genre have opened up online. So there’s a lot more competition and options for people. I wouldn’t recommend starting one now unless you just plan on doing local vendor events. Only thing I would change is not making so much product at a time. Sometimes it just sits on a shelf for months before it’s sold.
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