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The Soap Coach
Registrace 18. 10. 2019
Award winning UK soap making teacher creating soap makers and successful soap business owners across the UK.
Want to work with me? Here's how. First remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful video tutorials. Plus..
The Soap Suite . My core membership where I help new and struggling soap business owners turn their business into one that generates sales on autopilot.
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-soap-suite
The Mini Soap Suite. A a digital soap making club which will take you from a novice to a confident soap maker at home. Perfect for new and beginner soapers..
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-mini-soap-suite1
The Soap Business Boot Camp. You have nailed the process and want get started? The bootcamp is for you if you want to cut to the chase and just get on with everything.
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/pages/the-soap-business-boot-camp
Join my Free FB community.
groups/soapglorioussoap
Want to work with me? Here's how. First remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful video tutorials. Plus..
The Soap Suite . My core membership where I help new and struggling soap business owners turn their business into one that generates sales on autopilot.
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-soap-suite
The Mini Soap Suite. A a digital soap making club which will take you from a novice to a confident soap maker at home. Perfect for new and beginner soapers..
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-mini-soap-suite1
The Soap Business Boot Camp. You have nailed the process and want get started? The bootcamp is for you if you want to cut to the chase and just get on with everything.
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/pages/the-soap-business-boot-camp
Join my Free FB community.
groups/soapglorioussoap
How to Create A Free QR code in Canva and Ideas on How You Can Use Them in Your Business
What QR codes are used for, how to create your own for free in Canva and some ideas on how to use them in your soap and skincare business to make life easier for both you and your customers.
Remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful videos like this.
Want to know how you can work with me or find out more?
The Soap Suite. My core membership is where I help new and growing soap and skincare business owners turn their business into one that generates sales on autopilot. (also includes lots of information on how to start your email list)
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-soap-suite
The Mini Soap Suite. A digital soap making club that will take you from a novice to a confident soap maker and provide you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make your own soap at home. Perfect for those of you who make for fun at home.
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-mini-soap-suite1
Join my Free FB community.
groups/soapglorioussoap
Check out my blog
thesoapcoach.co.uk/blogs/on-my-soap-box
Remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful videos like this.
Want to know how you can work with me or find out more?
The Soap Suite. My core membership is where I help new and growing soap and skincare business owners turn their business into one that generates sales on autopilot. (also includes lots of information on how to start your email list)
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-soap-suite
The Mini Soap Suite. A digital soap making club that will take you from a novice to a confident soap maker and provide you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make your own soap at home. Perfect for those of you who make for fun at home.
keri-s-school-52e2.thinkific.com/bundles/the-mini-soap-suite1
Join my Free FB community.
groups/soapglorioussoap
Check out my blog
thesoapcoach.co.uk/blogs/on-my-soap-box
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3 Things To Look At If Sales in Your Soap & Skincare Business are Slowing in 2024
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If sales are slow in your soap and skincare business in 2024 you are not alone but there are lots of things you can do to address the situation. With that in mind here are 3 things to look at if your sales are slow or have plateaued. Remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful videos like this. Want to know how you can work with me or find out more? The Soap Suite. My core membership is...
What to think about before starting a soap and skincare business in 2024
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What to think about before starting a soap and skincare business in 2024. I get asked from time time what I would do if I was to start a business again from scratch - the answer would probably change from one year to the next if I am honest as the economy, our shopping habits and challenges all have a big impact but these are my musings for 2024. Remember to subscribe to my channel for more use...
Top Tips for Soap & Skincare Business Owners to Stay Profitable in 2024
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Top Tips for Soap & Skincare Business Owners to Stay Profitable in 2024 I know small business life is tough right now, with ever rising raw material costs, but you can do many things to improve your profit margins. Even if you take just one of these suggestions on board it will help. Remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful videos like this. Want to know how you can work with me or f...
Social Media for Handmade Businesses. My Thoughts + 5 Reasons I Keep it Simple
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Social Media for Handmade Businesses. My Thoughts 5 Reasons I Keep it Simple Being a bit of a rebel I don't like being told what to do and that includes on social media. Whilst I do agree that small businesses need to have a presence on there we are not content creators and it is really important to keep it in perspective. Have a watch and do let me know what you think. Remember to subscribe to...
Why Every Soap & Skincare Business Owner Should Build an Email List
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Why Every Soap & Skincare Business Owner Should Build an Email List I know this is something which lots of you avoid for various reasons, the tech, not knowing what to say, not really knowing what to do with your email list and thinking social media is just as good to connect but watch this and I am pretty sure you will think differently afterwards. Remember to subscribe to my channel for more ...
Why You Need To Start Selling Your Soap And Skincare Products Wholesale Today!
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Why You Need To Start Selling Your Soap And Skincare Products Wholesale Today! Selling Your Soap and Skincare Products through wholesale channels whether that be stockist, private label, white label or other means is something I am a big fan of. In this video I will talk about how and why you can do this. This is the link to the wholesale catalogue template that I refer to if you would prefer a...
5 Things To Include on Your Soap Business Website
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Not sure what to include with your soap business website? And I don't mean the obvious things that you must have such as refund policy, contact details. Here I talk about 5 things that I feel are important and could make all the difference for increasing sales in your soap and skincare products business. Remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful videos like this. Want to know how you ...
5 Questions To Ask Yourself When Growing Your Soap & Skincare Business
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5 questions to ask yourself when growing your soap and skincare business. I know we often get so wrapped up in the daily grind of making products, labelling, social media etc that we don't take a step back and look at the bigger picture so these are my 5 questions that can be a game changer when deciding what needs doing in your business. (My apologies that the sound is not that great in this o...
My 6 Really Useful Takeaways From SBS 2024
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My 6 Really Useful Takeaways From SBS 2024 Got a small business in the UK? This one is for you. Every year Theo Paphitis holds a fantastic business event for winners of his SBS awards ( more about that in the video). I am not a winner but am lucky enough to go with a business friend and have been going for 3 years now - these are my 6 top takeaways from 2024 and I think you will find them reall...
Beginners Guide To Formulating Soap Recipes
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Beginners Guide To Formulating Soap Recipes I get asked a lot about how to create your own soap recipe and the bottom line is it is a huge topic. This video is for beginners and so I am keeping it simple with a formula you can follow initially and talking through the reasons why. Remember to subscribe to my channel for more useful videos like this. Want to know how you can work with me or find ...
Hot vs Cold Process Soap Making Pros and Cons of Both
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Hot vs Cold Process Soap Making Pros and Cons of Both Discover the good , the bad and the ugly (that is stretching it a bit!) between Hot and Cold Process Soap Making in this video! I will talk you through the pros and cons of each method. While many opt for the cold process, I took a different route with hot process soap making for my product business, and I'm now here to share my insights. Le...
The Regulations Around Selling Your Soap, Skincare & Cosmetic Products in the UK in 10 minutes
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The Regulations Around Selling Your Soap, Skincare & Cosmetic Products in the UK in 10 minutes. This is a big topic and I want to give you a quick overview of what is involved so you can decide if it is the right thing for you. In this video I refer to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. You can find that here www.gov.uk/government/publications/cosmetic-products-enforcement-regulations-2013/regulatio...
Sneak Peek of What To Expect Inside The Soap Business Boot Camp
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Sneak Peek of What To Expect Inside The Soap Business Boot Camp
5 Things That I Feel Are Important to Consider When Starting A New Soap & Skin Care Business
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Why Niche Is So Important In Your Soap and Skincare Business?
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Predictions For Small Businesses in 2024 and My Key Takeaways For Soap and Skincare Businesses
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Predictions For Small Businesses in 2024 and My Key Takeaways For Soap and Skincare Businesses
How Much Does It Cost To Set Up A Soap Or Skincare Product Business UK 2023?
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The Dog and I Revamp Diaries Final Episode
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The Dog and I Revamp Diaries Final Episode
5 Tips to Increase Q4 Sales In Your Handmade Soap and Skincare Business
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The Dog and I Revamp Diaries Part 8 How I Design My Shopify Store
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Printing Your Own Labels With Canva and Amazon
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Printing Your Own Labels With Canva and Amazon
How I write my product descriptions with help from Chat GPT and an update The Revamp Diaries Part 7
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How I write my product descriptions with help from Chat GPT and an update The Revamp Diaries Part 7
Grow Your Soap and Skin Care Business with my Soap Sales on Autopilot Strategy inside the Soap Suite
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Grow Your Soap and Skin Care Business with my Soap Sales on Autopilot Strategy inside the Soap Suite
How I Grew My Soap Business Part Time from £0 to nearly £50k PA Alongside A Demanding Day Job.
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How I Grew My Soap Business Part Time from £0 to nearly £50k PA Alongside A Demanding Day Job.
The Dog and I Revamp Diaries Part 6 (Includes How I organise my PIF docs)
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The Dog and I Revamp Diaries Part 6 (Includes How I organise my PIF docs)
How I created my The Dog and I cigar bands in Canva and print using A4 card (Bonus Episode)
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How I created my The Dog and I cigar bands in Canva and print using A4 card (Bonus Episode)
The Dog and I Revamp Diaries Part 5 (Apologies for the sound quality on this one)
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The Dog and I Revamp Diaries Part 5 (Apologies for the sound quality on this one)
Hi,what governing bodies do you had to abide by and register with for selling a cosmetic product
I’m planning to quit my day job to do this. I’m so scared since people will always talk me out of this. 😢 this actually helps to really assure me
My best advice is do not quit your day job until you are established. It takes years not months to earn a good income from it. I was working along side my business and then dropped my hours down when I could draw a reliable income from it but it can be done with a good plan of action and business head on.
This is off topic but does it matter what temperature you soap at for essential oils?
No not really in CP soap you will generally be soaping at below 120f and that won't be a problem. With HP soap I wait for the cooked soap to be below 180f before adding my EOs
Thank you Keri, this was most informative, I now know my niche, I was not sure before, but I am now, this opened my mind to a whole lot more. thank you
Excellent information. Thank you!
I kept waiting for the off putting point she keeps warning me about... I just hear common sense and great advise. I sometimes forget how sensitive people are today, lol. Thanks for this video either way!
You are so welcome
Very informative!
Very useful info, thanks
Niching down too tightly can also kill your business. The BEST option for any new business person is to start with a wider niche (or even 2-3 niches that gel together very nicely) and then slowly hone it down to whatever seems to sell at a rate higher than the rest and generates more interest. My business originally was going to be soap, but then I expanded to 'home and body', added room fragrance, lip and body scrubs, wax melts, and then eventually home decor such as cushions, table runners, bedding - all with my own designs giving my 'brand' a cohesive look (think Cath Kidston and the like). My niche is multiple and wide, but people love matching and complementing things in life, so it'll work better than just selling soap, which is a generally low-profit business for most.
@FeralDucky ahh I think we may have to agree to disagree on this one. In my experience small niches are more successful. I would class all soap and body products as the product however and the niche is then who you make for ie dogs, teens etc or it could be specialising in white/private label as an example. But it isn't black and white for sure and I appreciate your POV. Thank you.
Could you help me add a cuticle oil to the portal. Please? Happy to pay
@tashamakesthat yes happy to help if it is the UK portal. Feel free to book a 30 minute call with me. thesoapcoach.co.uk/products/power-hour-soap-making-coaching-session
We have moved to a UK only portal since making this video and I am not familiar with any changes that may have been made to th EU one.
I don't disagree, but you need to understand your market first; whether it is national, regional or local market. Once you do that, then you can decide upon a niche and/or gimmick if you will, that will make your product stand out. Katie Carson is well known for the 'royal court' and her High Top soaps. You have The Soap Gal who is doing very well in private label manufacturing. And you have Dr Squatch aka Jack Haldrup who suffers from psoriasis and decided that men needed better options, but weren't the kind to shop Farmer's Markets and 'boutique' store. If helped hugely off course, that he had the bucks to hire a marketing firm.
Ahh yes I use Dr Squatch as an example of a great niche frequently. I understand where you are coming from. I like to recommend choosing a niche based on your skills, knowledge and expertise first and then a sales strategy needs to be formulated but the two will often have blurred lines I agree. 👍
I got into soap making because I wanted to make Goat Milk Soap and while I make a really good GMS…so does just about everyone else in 50 radius miles. LOL. You also have to love what you do and love what you make because 1 out of 5 businesses fail within the first year, 90% with the first three (I’m an accountant for a CPA firm). So I don’t make products that I wouldn’t use myself or don’t like…like Bath Bombs, Shampoo/Conditioner Bars, Candles. Every scent is one that I enjoy…except for Lavender; I’m allergic to Lavender, but it’s a scent that sells and it tools me six months to find one that I could tolerate.
That's awesome! I am a big advocate for donating. I started a Free Store almost 9 years ago. One of my projects this year is hygeine kits for our homeless population. That is why I am learning to make soap. One of my volunteers makes soaps and gave me the idea. So we are both going to make smaller bars for their kits. We are a not-for-profit and not a charity so can't claim it on our taxes but that's not a deterrent. There are so many ways to help, I absolutely love this! Wish me luck, my first batch is ready the end of July. I made 3 more batches. It's certainly been a learning experience!
0:48 “£50,000 turnover”? Is that revenue or the profit?
@@rossydvrevenue but just working a couple of days a week along side a demanding day job
Great😊could you do a video on AI I’m not down with the kids yet😅
Any particular aspect of AI? I use it for lots of different things. Inspiration, copywriting, turning these videos into blog posts, competitor analysis etc. Or are you just after some general information?
Thank you , i dont know where to begin and ive been stressed on how to start , i wanted to make shampoo and conditioner but almost gave up 😅
Good Lawd, this presenter is trying out 😮 the negative.
😂Interesting feedback!
Thank u very much 👍
Thank you for taking the time to share this valuable information! It is helpful for staring my soaping journey and website
Thank you for this.
Binge watching your videos all day . Thank you very informative
Thank you. I am glad you are finding them useful 😊
Thank you very informative New subscriber
Thank you very informative.
Thank you so much very informative & new subscriber
Thanks! Can you remove the background on the free version?
I don't think you can unfortunately
Really enjoyed that. Very informative
Thank you- you always give great information and ideas.
You are so welcome!
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Thanks for this post. I also think that socials are a time suck and use them to make "announcements" to my subscribers. Usually consists of what I am doing, new products/restocks on the shelves, etc.
Really helpful, thank you so much!
You are very welcome. I think sometimes it is helpful to be reminded it is ok to not be doing all of the things 👍
Hello, I'm interested in your wholesale information. If I get a suite membership would I be able to skip straight to the information about wholesale? I would love to know the proper steps to selling wholesale. Thanks!
Good morning. Yes you have access to everything straight away. That is part of the core Sales on Autopilot section ( you can find it in the Step 2 section ). Keri
@@thesoapcoach. Thanks so much!
Tremendously helpful, thank you so much 💕
What % of Siberian clay I can use to get that blue pastel shade of Siberian blue clay in my CP soap
It depends on your base recipe. Some are more yellow than others. Clays also vary depending upon supplier. I have not tried that one. I don't think it is something that is available in the UK so you will need a bit of trial and error.
@@thesoapcoach. Thank you so much. I'll take your advice
Your video was the perfect all in one video. Love the helpful tips & tricks you shared!
Thank you so much for this fantastic information! I am watching all your videos and getting so much out of them!!
You are so welcome!
Saludos! Hay manera que el video y la descripción puedan tener traducción al español. Es una excelente oportunidad de conocimiento.
If I master batch lye, how do I add Citric acid & Sugar? Can I mix both in the difference of water and later add to the master batch of lyye? Could you pls advice?
I don't use citric.or sugar but I see no reason why you can't dissolve them in your lye solution when you master batch it. As long as it is all dissolved it should be fine.
@@thesoapcoach. Thank you.
What about adding kaolin clay to anchor fragrance in soap? Have heard a bit about it.
Yes that is a theory and I have tried it and think there may be something in it but I have found the choice of EOs has a bigger impact 🙂.
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I'd love to try hot process with my oat milk, honey and beeswax soap but I know it can be a bit of a monster with CP so I'm worried about trying it with HP. Would you say it's not a good one to attempt? Thank you very much.
I would avoid HP for anything with milk as it will most likely end up scorching. You could freeze the milk to mix your lye and then very carefully cook it but it probably isn't worth the effort if I am honest. 🤔
Kindly assist me with information on the standard formula for instance,I want to make 1kg of caustic soda, how much pko would I add and how much water would I use, how about the other fillers, and their quantity for just 1kg of caustic soda. Your response is urgently needed Thanks
Thank you! Not 50% top note, 30% middle note, 20% base note?
You could get away with that using some top notes such as peppermint but the vast majority especially citrus wouldn't work well.
@@thesoapcoach. thank you! So, 3 equal parts of each.
Hello, I hope you are well. I saw your CZcams channel. Your channel and video content are very good. Also, the thumbnail design is very attractive. But here are some problems: 1. SEO score is very low 2. No title - description - tags are SEO friendly 3. Not sharing on social media platforms and your CZcams channel is a lot of trouble. As a result views, likes and subscribers are not increasing. Benefits of 100% SEO Score: 1/ Views will increase 2/ Likes will increase 3/ Customers will increase 4/ Viewing time will increase 5/ Business will increase 6/ Audience will increase. 7/ Sales will increase. So, if you want your channel to increase subscribers, views, likes and comments with proper video SEO, Google ads and monetization. It will be your right decision. Do you want to increase your SEO score?
Very helpful, thank you x
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I just came across your videos, they are extremely informative. Thank you for taking the time to pass your knowledge on and being so honest in your videos. I really appreciate it, I find it extremely helpful. Thank you
REally interesting, thanks Keri :)
And YES you should totally enter!
Haha I will do 😂 It didn't start well on Sunday though..I remembered to tag Theo and the SBS crew but forgot the SBS hashtag 🫣
Great takeaways! It's been brilliant to relieve the day :)
Do you have a video with what equipment I need?
Hi there Mandy, not a video but I do have a quick to read blog post here 🙂 thesoapcoach.co.uk/blogs/on-my-soap-box/what-equipment-do-i-need-to-start-making-soap
Perfect thank you!