So glad to hear you guys struggled in the beginning. It makes me feel like I'm not alone. I have attended some pretty bad craft events as well and I have learned so much. Thanks again
There is a young man where I work. He didn't know that I made soap. He was excited that he renovated his bathroom told me colors. I know you visualize things! As he talking, my brain is visualizing what he is saying. I made him soap. He looked at my boss, and said. "It is exactly what he visualized!" I gave him the soaps as a gift. Everyone was asking if I can make this and that! I'm not a company yet! Lol! They are willing to help with the tech support! I love your channel! Sorry about the massive message!
My first vendor event for macrame, I made $50 and it was a 8 hour long event... My most recent one was a 2 day event at a show that was not my target market AT ALL and I profited close to $300! Going into my biggest event of the year next month and taking in all these tips from you guys! Thank you so much for sharing!
As someone with a brand new soap and body products business I love how you have videos like this one. They help me so much learning how to run my business!
What I most appreciate is your vulnerability to let others know…..You walked a road of doubt for a number of seasons…..realizing You needed to be open to change…..upgrading……but most of all Your HEARTS that believed You had a vision and You were going to push through…..
as someone with a sensitive nose, I appreciate any vendor that puts coffee beans next to their fragrant products. most ppl don't understand how important it is, especially when you are surrounded by fragrances. Love your videos, bless you guys.
I'm hoping to start selling at a local farmer's market next month so I loved seeing all the different displays you showed! The main market here is way too expensive for me... $80 per day. There's a smaller one that's actually closer, which I'm hoping is cheaper lol I will definitely get a waitress apron though!
I appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experiences, I've just started my business in January of this year with my website and social media, and now just starting my journey into events and farmer's markets. I've completed two events and have had sales at both, and I've already learned so much just from those two events, and they were small! I have a big one coming up in a few days and I'm excited to put in use some pointers you shared! Thank you again and I love watching your videos!
Hi Jerika & Kale! Thank you so much for sharing your Farmers Market experience. I just completed my first Farmers Market in Virginia Beach selling my Tidewater Soaps and it was great. It was a Honey Festival and I gave away cute honey bee stickers to the kids. It was fun and it drew people to my table which was difficult because there were so many vendors there. I exceeded my sales goal but I wanted to sell more. I can see how your tips will really help with displaying my soaps in a more attractive way and make them easier to view. You're Awesome!
I have been watching your videos for sometimes now and I never commented. This video about your company's progress through the years is amazing and I want to say THANK YOU for the candid feedback. I make and sell soap to raise funds for a cure for a rare genetic disease. Your videos are always great to watch. This one is no exception. I'm looking forward to seeing what successes lay ahead for Quench Bear.
The joys of evolving. It's taken me 5 years just to get my displays to where they are now and there is always room for improvement. I think in general, if things are feeling stagnant, there is no better time to evaluate the situation and what can stay and what can go. Such a great video too. You both have come a long way and imagine what's waiting around the corner for you. ❤️
I love seeing progress: where we start and where we are now. It definitely can and should take time as we learn more about who we are as a company and exactly what kind of customers we want to attract. Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you so much for this video. I'm at the 3 year mark and am looking for ways to get over the next "hump" in my business. Your advice has helped in many ways.
You inspire!!!! Thank you for taking the time to share your journey ❤️ I have only made one soap and that was almost 2yrs ago hahaha I wish one day to be where you are!! I have to ask, how did you tie your labels into your soaps. I know it's a long process but it's super cute and I have to know!! 🤣 Good luck with all your new adventures!! I just finished your 2023 video before I found this one. Very helpful to see what your goals are!!
I started the Farmer's Market journey this summer and while it's going pretty well, online orders aren't and I've been a little discouraged until I saw this. Thank you for the reminder to be grateful and knowing that things will (and should) evolve and get better :)
I have been watching your videos and other soap making videos for a few years and wanted to start my own business. So I got a soap making kit for this past Christmas and by May I was at a local farmer’s market! I learned so much from your videos ESPECIALLY the videos on vending booths!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Always so excited when you drop another video! I am so grateful for how generous you are with your knowledge and experience. I am setting up my own soap business in the UK, aiming mostly for online sales, but my plan is to use live events to collect email addresses for my email list (my website is still being constructed). I have done one small event so far, a village Platinum Jubilee Fête. I didn't expect to make sales (but still set my whole stall up) instead I gave free soap samples for everyone that signed up. I did well for emails, but what I also discovered that people a) love something free and will stop, who otherwise would have looked the other way and scurried past, and b) once they had given me their email address didn't feel 'beholden' to buy something, so instead I could just chat about my soaps and packaging and really enthuse them about it too. I did sell 15 bars, which surprised me, and I am sure I wouldn't have sold those if people hadn't been stopping to get their free sample. TLDR: free samples are an *amazing* sales tool!
I know you both are going to be Big Names in the industry ,if that is something you both want, BECAUSE,,your mutual respect for each other and your craft is filled with the passion for your work and each other..WIN WIN💕
Incredible. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I’m a newbie and soon starting my journey making soaps. Your tips have given me a lot of insight. Thank you.
I have went through so many stages and you're right. It can be discouraging, but I'm still learning and your videos are so helpful. Thanks so much for all your work in giving other business owners insight.
I am so thankful to you for sharing this information as I'm in that phase where I feel like quitting because of the lack of sales at vendor events. This is an inspiration to keep pushing. I appreciate the idea's for displaying products. Blessings
Thank you for sharing your business journey with us, it's really nice to see you both doing videos again.....I just started my small business October last year, where I make soap and other small handcrafted items. I'm struggling with trying to combine everything I do without making my table look to busy.....so these tips was rather helpful....may God richly bless you guys sending some love from Trinidad.
I am going to be starting my business soon and I have watched your videos now from the beginning. I'm on my 2nd round of watching again. The vendor events and markets have definitely been helpful. Thank you both for sharing your passion and your business with us.
Thank you so much for the tips on this video. I'll start selling at a Farmers Market next month, God willing, and I needed to have an idea and encouragement. God Bless!
Thanks for the video and insight! I am in my first year of a skin and body business and I’ve learned A LOT! Lol, I learned that lesson of really researching craft shows, pop ups and events. It’s so easy to make mistakes because you want your business to get some buzz so you jumping at every opportunity. We have learned the hard way! From shady vendor to indoor/outdoor events and more. I am currently still trying to find my display setup. You are right on levels and white. I started to elevate my soap, oils and more. I definitely get more visits! I recently over the past few months starting changing to white items for displaying. Hoping I like how it looks lol in a upcoming conference event this week. Thanks again Jerika! From RUclips to pateron you are amazing! ❤️
Aw this comment is so so sweet! Yes, the first year is full of adjustments and figuring out what works and what doesn’t. It’s tough, but totally gets easier from there!
Love this reflection video! I’ve gotten the fudge question before. I actually started using soap boxes to help the confusion. “You can smell everything you see, but if you bite, you bought it.”
I keep out tester body cream containers. I use the sticks too and I keep another container for the used sticks. I started that near the beginning and I’ve gotten more than a few sales from people being able to test it out so I keep it still. And learning what works and what doesn’t is a huge part of all of this. My first packaging has made a huge evolution but our name and logo stay the same
I was so excited to watch this video tonight! Great seeing the growth of the company and the progress of interesting styles of presentation of your soap products. Good to see you !!! Greetings from Buffalo NY ❤️
This is such a great video and much appreciated!! It's so easy to get discouraged in a market that shot up during covid/quarantine. FYI I adore your glasses!! Very cute!!
Thank you for your awesome videos! My sons (12&7) just started their own candle and soap company so I am learning as much as possible. When you shrink wrap the soaps can you still smell them? I loved your package and shipping video but wondering how you package them once they are purchased at the vendor shows.
As someone who is just starting out, and just beginning to get some stock in hopes of selling, how long did it take you to finalize a price for your soaps? I see sometimes you have them as $8 and sometimes as $7. Did you sort of gage how the last market went, and then priced from there? Love your videos Jerika, they truly are helpful for us beginners!
Speaking of markets. The market I attend sells your soap. I also sell soap so I haven’t walked up and asked her if she claims to make them or not but I immediately noticed because I have been following you for a while. Wondering if you are allowing her to sell your soap or not
When you started markets with your bath bombs, did you make a lot of them or did you start out with small amounts of bath bombs? We just started going to a market and we only made a few bath bombs in a couple scents because we were afraid they wouldn't sell and we didn't want to have a lot left over. Would you suggest making more?
I don't know if you have talked about this yet but...I have also recently moved and I am learning a new market area and the differences may make good content to discuss. I would be interested in hearing what you think.
lol, my first event, I made $180. Then it crashed to $45. Now I tend to make around $150 a show but it's slowly increasing. Do you still put out testers given the advent of the virus?
I love you guys BUT you keep saying that it is YOUR CHANNEL and it seems like your hubby has been with you from the beginning. If it's a joint effort it should be OUR CHANNEL..JS!
Business aside, what I see is the mutual respect you have for each other. Wishing you all the best!
Aw yeah I’m a lucky lady! 💕
@@JerikaZimmerman you're both lucky
So glad to hear you guys struggled in the beginning. It makes me feel like I'm not alone. I have attended some pretty bad craft events as well and I have learned so much. Thanks again
There is a young man where I work. He didn't know that I made soap. He was excited that he renovated his bathroom told me colors. I know you visualize things! As he talking, my brain is visualizing what he is saying. I made him soap. He looked at my boss, and said. "It is exactly what he visualized!" I gave him the soaps as a gift. Everyone was asking if I can make this and that! I'm not a company yet! Lol! They are willing to help with the tech support! I love your channel! Sorry about the massive message!
My first vendor event for macrame, I made $50 and it was a 8 hour long event... My most recent one was a 2 day event at a show that was not my target market AT ALL and I profited close to $300! Going into my biggest event of the year next month and taking in all these tips from you guys! Thank you so much for sharing!
As someone with a brand new soap and body products business I love how you have videos like this one. They help me so much learning how to run my business!
What I most appreciate is your vulnerability to let others know…..You walked a road of doubt for a number of seasons…..realizing You needed to be open to change…..upgrading……but most of all Your HEARTS that believed You had a vision and You were going to push through…..
Erica you are supper lucky to have kale to help with your adventure
as someone with a sensitive nose, I appreciate any vendor that puts coffee beans next to their fragrant products. most ppl don't understand how important it is, especially when you are surrounded by fragrances. Love your videos, bless you guys.
Thank you for all your videos, yall are so supportive 💗
I'm hoping to start selling at a local farmer's market next month so I loved seeing all the different displays you showed! The main market here is way too expensive for me... $80 per day. There's a smaller one that's actually closer, which I'm hoping is cheaper lol
I will definitely get a waitress apron though!
Thank you guys for all the info you share. I am coming back after a few years out. You have really helped in many ways!
I appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experiences, I've just started my business in January of this year with my website and social media, and now just starting my journey into events and farmer's markets. I've completed two events and have had sales at both, and I've already learned so much just from those two events, and they were small! I have a big one coming up in a few days and I'm excited to put in use some pointers you shared! Thank you again and I love watching your videos!
Thank You for your honesty and taking the time to give tips and advice and encouragement 😀
Hi Jerika & Kale! Thank you so much for sharing your Farmers Market experience. I just completed my first Farmers Market in Virginia Beach selling my Tidewater Soaps and it was great. It was a Honey Festival and I gave away cute honey bee stickers to the kids. It was fun and it drew people to my table which was difficult because there were so many vendors there. I exceeded my sales goal but I wanted to sell more. I can see how your tips will really help with displaying my soaps in a more attractive way and make them easier to view. You're Awesome!
I have been watching your videos for sometimes now and I never commented. This video about your company's progress through the years is amazing and I want to say THANK YOU for the candid feedback. I make and sell soap to raise funds for a cure for a rare genetic disease. Your videos are always great to watch. This one is no exception. I'm looking forward to seeing what successes lay ahead for Quench Bear.
The joys of evolving. It's taken me 5 years just to get my displays to where they are now and there is always room for improvement. I think in general, if things are feeling stagnant, there is no better time to evaluate the situation and what can stay and what can go. Such a great video too. You both have come a long way and imagine what's waiting around the corner for you. ❤️
I love seeing progress: where we start and where we are now. It definitely can and should take time as we learn more about who we are as a company and exactly what kind of customers we want to attract. Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for your time, love and experiences on your journey! 💕
We are just getting started. I have been making candles for a few months and adding in foaming sugar scrubs and I love them both.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm at the 3 year mark and am looking for ways to get over the next "hump" in my business. Your advice has helped in many ways.
You inspire!!!! Thank you for taking the time to share your journey ❤️ I have only made one soap and that was almost 2yrs ago hahaha I wish one day to be where you are!! I have to ask, how did you tie your labels into your soaps. I know it's a long process but it's super cute and I have to know!! 🤣 Good luck with all your new adventures!! I just finished your 2023 video before I found this one. Very helpful to see what your goals are!!
I started the Farmer's Market journey this summer and while it's going pretty well, online orders aren't and I've been a little discouraged until I saw this. Thank you for the reminder to be grateful and knowing that things will (and should) evolve and get better :)
I have been watching your videos and other soap making videos for a few years and wanted to start my own business. So I got a soap making kit for this past Christmas and by May I was at a local farmer’s market! I learned so much from your videos ESPECIALLY the videos on vending booths!!! Thank you so much!!!!
That is awesome!!!! Local farmers markets were our favourite and we miss it so much!
@@JerikaZimmerman they are super fun! I could not have done it with out your videos!! Thank you!!!!!!!
This is very timely for me as i go into my first markets. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thanks for watching!
Always so excited when you drop another video! I am so grateful for how generous you are with your knowledge and experience. I am setting up my own soap business in the UK, aiming mostly for online sales, but my plan is to use live events to collect email addresses for my email list (my website is still being constructed). I have done one small event so far, a village Platinum Jubilee Fête. I didn't expect to make sales (but still set my whole stall up) instead I gave free soap samples for everyone that signed up. I did well for emails, but what I also discovered that people a) love something free and will stop, who otherwise would have looked the other way and scurried past, and b) once they had given me their email address didn't feel 'beholden' to buy something, so instead I could just chat about my soaps and packaging and really enthuse them about it too. I did sell 15 bars, which surprised me, and I am sure I wouldn't have sold those if people hadn't been stopping to get their free sample. TLDR: free samples are an *amazing* sales tool!
I know you both are going to be Big Names in the industry ,if that is something you both want, BECAUSE,,your mutual respect for each other and your craft is filled with the passion for your work and each other..WIN WIN💕
Incredible. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I’m a newbie and soon starting my journey making soaps. Your tips have given me a lot of insight. Thank you.
I had the same thing happen with vending next to mlms. I learned my lesson!
I feel like they have very different customers than the ones that love and appreciate handmade soaps.
I have went through so many stages and you're right. It can be discouraging, but I'm still learning and your videos are so helpful. Thanks so much for all your work in giving other business owners insight.
I am so thankful to you for sharing this information as I'm in that phase where I feel like quitting because of the lack of sales at vendor events. This is an inspiration to keep pushing. I appreciate the idea's for displaying products. Blessings
the coffee beans idea is brilliant!! thanks from Lebanon!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love watching your videos..They help me so much
Thank you for sharing your business journey with us, it's really nice to see you both doing videos again.....I just started my small business October last year, where I make soap and other small handcrafted items. I'm struggling with trying to combine everything I do without making my table look to busy.....so these tips was rather helpful....may God richly bless you guys sending some love from Trinidad.
I am going to be starting my business soon and I have watched your videos now from the beginning. I'm on my 2nd round of watching again. The vendor events and markets have definitely been helpful. Thank you both for sharing your passion and your business with us.
Thank you so much for the tips on this video. I'll start selling at a Farmers Market next month, God willing, and I needed to have an idea and encouragement. God Bless!
Love all of this! I had to stop and now I'm starting over again!
Thanks Jeryka and Kale for a nice and very informative video for newbie’s like me that want to give the next step… you guys are awesome 👏🏽
This was a great food for thought, I'm thinking of doing a small market where I live, so helpful to see what a good direction is
This definitely is an inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing. I totally appreciate it.
Thanks for the video and insight! I am in my first year of a skin and body business and I’ve learned A LOT! Lol, I learned that lesson of really researching craft shows, pop ups and events. It’s so easy to make mistakes because you want your business to get some buzz so you jumping at every opportunity. We have learned the hard way! From shady vendor to indoor/outdoor events and more. I am currently still trying to find my display setup. You are right on levels and white. I started to elevate my soap, oils and more. I definitely get more visits! I recently over the past few months starting changing to white items for displaying. Hoping I like how it looks lol in a upcoming conference event this week. Thanks again Jerika! From RUclips to pateron you are amazing! ❤️
Aw this comment is so so sweet! Yes, the first year is full of adjustments and figuring out what works and what doesn’t. It’s tough, but totally gets easier from there!
Thank you guys for sharing, you have been an inspiration for my own soap journey!
Thanks for sharing your experiences … great vid!
Thank you so much for your insight and enthusiasm
Love this reflection video! I’ve gotten the fudge question before. I actually started using soap boxes to help the confusion. “You can smell everything you see, but if you bite, you bought it.”
😂that needs to be a sign on your table
I keep out tester body cream containers. I use the sticks too and I keep another container for the used sticks. I started that near the beginning and I’ve gotten more than a few sales from people being able to test it out so I keep it still. And learning what works and what doesn’t is a huge part of all of this. My first packaging has made a huge evolution but our name and logo stay the same
Loved this so much! Thank you for sharing!
OHHHHH...looks fun ..I will try it too in Mexico..Thanks Jerika !!
This was really helpful, I’m definitely in the very few sales club
I was so excited to watch this video tonight! Great seeing the growth of the company and the progress of interesting styles of presentation of your soap products. Good to see you !!! Greetings from Buffalo NY ❤️
I love these videos Jerika!
This is such a great video and much appreciated!! It's so easy to get discouraged in a market that shot up during covid/quarantine. FYI I adore your glasses!! Very cute!!
What a great video...Manny Thanks for all the tips👌🌟😁.....I am busy looking for markets around our area.....😁👌
Thank you for your awesome videos! My sons (12&7) just started their own candle and soap company so I am learning as much as possible. When you shrink wrap the soaps can you still smell them? I loved your package and shipping video but wondering how you package them once they are purchased at the vendor shows.
As someone who is just starting out, and just beginning to get some stock in hopes of selling, how long did it take you to finalize a price for your soaps? I see sometimes you have them as $8 and sometimes as $7. Did you sort of gage how the last market went, and then priced from there? Love your videos Jerika, they truly are helpful for us beginners!
LOVED LOVED LOVELY…….walk down memory lane…..
I knew you’d like this one! 💕
love you guys and your products!
I appreciate this very much, thank you so much.
since moving to calgary have you thought about doing markets again? I know farmer market fees in Calgary are fairly expensive
Nice seeing this
this is very inspiring 😊
Speaking of markets. The market I attend sells your soap. I also sell soap so I haven’t walked up and asked her if she claims to make them or not but I immediately noticed because I have been following you for a while. Wondering if you are allowing her to sell your soap or not
What would be a good starter recipe book for Soap making???
Hi Jerika, I’m wondering if you would share which distributor you used for your essential oils when you lived in Canada? Thanks so much!
Thank you for sharing.
You guys make my day 🌸
Aw thank you so much🥰
U guys look so cute and for sure inspire relationship goals
Awwww thank you!
Thanks a lot for sharing this
When you started markets with your bath bombs, did you make a lot of them or did you start out with small amounts of bath bombs? We just started going to a market and we only made a few bath bombs in a couple scents because we were afraid they wouldn't sell and we didn't want to have a lot left over. Would you suggest making more?
Oddly enough, I just had a wholesale customer say he wished he had some coffee to cleanse his pallet between smelling products 😀
I don't know if you have talked about this yet but...I have also recently moved and I am learning a new market area and the differences may make good content to discuss. I would be interested in hearing what you think.
Yes, cale and I are eager to market here! We would definitely document it.
lol, my first event, I made $180. Then it crashed to $45. Now I tend to make around $150 a show but it's slowly increasing. Do you still put out testers given the advent of the virus?
Thank you for sharing!!!!
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Thank you for watching 😊
U guys r awesome thanks so much
How much does it usually cost to set up a spot at these venders??
Was it Creemore?
Everything takes time. Quitting is the biggest failure!
I love you guys BUT you keep saying that it is YOUR CHANNEL and it seems like your hubby has been with you from the beginning. If it's a joint effort it should be OUR CHANNEL..JS!
I would have given up on the first try 🫢 good job!
Thanks Jeryka and Kale for a nice and very informative video for newbie’s like me that want to give the next step… you guys are awesome 👏🏽
Thank you for watching Nancy!