Business names mean so much to the sucess of the business. A short, catchy name that also tells you what they sell is the best combinations. So when Jamie of Battys Bath contacted me, it was time to start doing interviews. Where she came up with the name was a must as a first question.

Going on Jamie’s Etsy store, I saw that it was only 6 months old, yet she has had a lot of sales for such a short period.  Read her answers to these questions below.

If you are a buyer, a site that is sucessful and has good reviews is a site you can trust and feel safe to buy from.

1. Where did you come up with the name “Battysbath”? 

1. The solid perfume is a good idea. Are you using essential oils or cosmetic grade fragrance oils?

2. For the first several solid perfumes I’ve released they have been made with cosmetic grade fragrance oil. Fragrance oils used in my products are made out of synthetic aroma chemicals that have been tested for safety, carcinogenicity, allergens and skin irritancy by the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials. I’ve been dabbling with the idea of releasing a few solid perfumes made with essential oils as well. 

1. You have not been on Etsy very long, so what do you credit your many sales to?

3. I credit my sales to a lot of hard work! To elaborate, I knew what to work on and how because of all the experience I got building up my first etsy shop, shesbattydesigns.etsy.com – I was able to gage better what may work and what may not. That gave me a lot of experience with the etsy community, online marketing, networking, time management, and advertising. When I started Batty’s Bath I put together a complete business plan, and a marketing/advertising plan before I officially started selling in mid Feb. This helped give me focus and direction.

Her real name is Jamie, but if you want to call her Batty, I bet she will not mind!  Visit Jamie’s other store where she sells beautiful paper crafts http://www.shesbattydesigns.com  and her natural soap storewww.BattysBath.com

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

Just opened in January of this year a new Etsy Shop – SpookyGrrrl Bath and Body Shop. Who says that Spiders, Bats, Skeletons, and Black Cats are only seen at Halloween? SpookyGrrrl has them year round.

Chocolate Almond Batty -     

                                                                                                       Drakkar Noir

A very pretty soap – Tea Tree and Lavender Embossed Oatmeal Soap With Ground Lavender Buds

Visit SpookyGrrrl.etsy.com and her other  Shop -NemesisProductions.etsy.com. She has some unique and different photos to add to your home decor.

Happy Soap making,

Barb

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These adorable soaps should get even the most reluctant child to take a bath.  Dawn has some wonderful soaps for all, on her Haileys DragonFly Garden site. It is nice to feature soaps for children with all natural ingredients.

Kids love the smell of dirt. Why else would they get so dirty? The Dirty Duck smells like dirt, but has the goodness of Shea Butter for their skin.

Your Dragons can be scented whatever flavor your kids like. Cotton Candy, Sugar Plum Fairy, baby Powder, Dirt.

Jasmine Dream is a favorite scent of mine. And this bar of soap has a beautiful, exotic design.

Everyone! Today is Dawn’s birthday. Happy Birthday, hope it is a good one.

I have copied this with hope that all of you will donate to this worthy endeavor that Haileys Dragonfly Garden has undertaken.

Giving Back

Thanks to everyone’s support and belief in our products, we feel we are now in a position to help others more.

We have decided to help out the soldiers overseas, as many do not get care packages or mail. 

We are now involved with two different programs and we are asking for your help too.

Any Soldier and Soldiers Angels.

Our goal is to be able to send out two care packages a month but we can not do this without your help. A card will be included with everyone’s name on it who contributed that week. (If you only want your first name on card, please write me a note in the comments section)

Please, add a donation to your order.Every dollar counts.

Or you can just Donate on our Soldier page without making an order.

Thank you for your generosity and support.

Happy Soaping

Barb

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Wink Soap offers a must soap for hunters, and fishermen who need to mask the human scent. A scent of fresh turned dirt and cedarwood  A nice large bar is a necessary item for the tackle box.

When scrolling through Wink Soaps website, be sure to read her writings on “What’s so Great About Handmade Soap?” And for lots of great information on essential oils, shea butter, and helpful hints.

This pretty soap smells as good as it looks. Lavender and Lilac

Happy Soaping!

Barb

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Christy of KBShimmer says she loves color. It really shows in her KBShimmer.etsy.com store. Her email to me shouts the excitement and enthusiasm she has in making soaps.

Loaded with Olive Oil, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, “Rock Star” is a winner. What did I just tell you about color? It really shows in this bar!

I need to feel Spring after such a spell of cold weather here in Texas. This soap, “Tropical Fruit Slices Shea and Cocoa Butter Cold Process Soap”, gives me a wonderful feeling of spring.

Visit Christy at her Etsy Store. You will enjoy all her colorful soaps.

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If we’re to improve as soap makers, each of us needs to catch a glimpse of our art at its best.

Look through what you created in 2009 and pick out the best one. If you have an Etsy store you have the ability to see how many views each of your soaps received. Views do not mean sales. If your views did not, then what was wrong? Check your picture. Was it out of focus, background distracting, color bad, etc.

What about your description copy? Try to look at it in the third person. Would you buy that soap? Name. Is it catchy or ordinary? Saying “Shea Butter and Rose” is the description and should not be the name. If you are not good at picking out catchy names, ask a friend who is or research other soap makers. Do not copy, but look for inspiration to create your own.

Something else I have noticed. Read other peoples “about me” page. So many are exactly the same. The curious want to know where you live, are you married, children? Then they NEED you to sell them on what your soaps will do for them. They really do not care that you started making soaps for yourself and family and then turned it into a business!

January is the time for planning for the year. If you made your plans last January then your valentine soaps will be featured on your site now.

I noticed many are having end of year sales. Be different have a January sale. Make it worth while to the shopper. The big stores have made it impossible to just give 10% or even 20% off. Even if your sales are below your cost, you will be getting old inventory out, gaining new customers, and keeping the old.

My first few months with Soap n Stuff Daily has been great. I thank all of you for making it a success. Readership is growing each day and I certainly hope it is helping you to promote your site. After all that is the objective of Soap n Stuff Daily.

May this year be great for you.

Barb

This business name is intriguing. Lost River Rags got the name from the little town of Lost River, W. Va. where the business was born.  This Etsy business began in Dec 07.  

 Rice Flower and Shea Soap is enriched with Shea Butter and Dead Sea Clays. Poured in a “cupcake” style mold, it is an easy to hold and use bar.

 Lilac Hummingbird Goats Milk Soap is as pretty as its name. Its scent is that of freshly bloomed lilacs.

You can’t beat a good sale and Lost River Rags is having an end of the year SALE until Sun. Jan 3. Everything has been reduced! 

http://lostriverrags.etsy.com

Christmas is almost upon us. Just a few more hours. Be sure to take a deep breath and enjoy your day.  If you are having sad, painful, or hard times. Use up some of your good, fond memories and try to ignore the bad.

Here are pictures of the wonderful soaps you have made. I hope your sales were good and you have a sense of accomplishment as this holiday winds down.

Do not want to make this to long. So will spotlight more tomorrow.  

Barb

Lacy corset- fragrance inspired by Pink Sugar (Aquolina)  Base notes of candy floss, caramel, toffee, and vanilla mingle with middle notes of fig, strawberry jam and violet musk. The fragrance is rounded off with top notes of lemon drops and sweet brown sugar. Gift boxed with a handmade tag and ribbons, ready to give.

SoapyChica is in England. Visit this site and view the style differences. Beautiful, unique and so deliciously different. Or visit her Etsy site.

This one is called “Candy Pink Heart” and is Made with Shea Butter, Avocado Butter, and Morrocan Rhassoul clay.

I use the most enticing fragrance for this bar, a warm spicy Oriental scent with lemon and tangerine, leading to a spiced heart of clove, cinnamon, ripe plum and tuberose resting on a base of rich incense, patchouli, soft moss, amber, caramelised sugar and vanilla. This is a wonderfully heady fragrance perfect for Summer.

Using one of the best butters available, Jessica has a quality product in her “Rose Shea Soap”. Made with organic rose hip and lots of shea butter, this soap has the best of quality ingredients.

Scented with Rose Geranium Essential Oil, you have the scent of rose without it being strong.   Dried wild rose petals complete this beautiful soap. Jessica said her soaps are all wrapped in 100% recycled paper.

diPalermo Body soaps are being featured at several shows and shops in California. Check on her website to find  one near you. 

A Holiday Favorite “Cinnamon Spice”