PAgirl89 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Do you have a scent page on your website? A list of all the fragrances you carry whether they be for candles or B&B or wickless products.Would it be easier for customers if I separate these scents into categories or at least into sections of candle scents and B&B scents? What have you found that works the best?TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I used to but took it down. I now have a product page with pictures and descriptions for each candle. I know I personally hate those drop down menus when choosing a candle. I want to see the product and not a generic pic for all the scents. I know not all websites have that option but mine does so I use it. Each product had its own dedicated page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysWondering Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I carry an average of 300 scents (make tarts). I have an alphabetical list and also by category. I work very hard on my scent descriptions since the customer can't actually sniff. I try to use common terms that most non-chandlers understand, relating to every day life or scents or memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyTru Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) I have a picture and a description of each scent on my scent page. The picture is not of a candle; but a picture of whatever the scent is. Wildberry Parfait...I have a photo of berries and whipped cream in a parfait glass. I think it helps them get the idea of what the smell will be.My candle page, I have a picture of the candle and then a drop down menu to select the scent.I have found people like having all the scents in one spot. I do not separate into types because some types can go in different categories and people have different opinions on what goes in each type.btw...I only have 30+ scents. Edited August 14, 2011 by NaturallyTru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAgirl89 Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) I probably have close to 100 scents with candle & B&B scents combined. Right now I have them all listed on a page with a picture and a short description of the scent. I don't really want to list all 70 scents for the candles/tarts in a drop down menu so I was curious as to what others may do. I like having a scent page with a picture and description, it gives the customer a little more info about a scent and some of them I use aren't descriptive in their name, so a short description helps.I wish the technology would allow a sniff screen, it would make things a whole lot easier! Edited August 14, 2011 by PAgirl89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyTru Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I wish the technology would allow a sniff screen, it would make things a whole lot easier! Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I used to but took it down. I now have a product page with pictures and descriptions for each candle. I know I personally hate those drop down menus when choosing a candle. I want to see the product and not a generic pic for all the scents. I know not all websites have that option but mine does so I use it. Each product had its own dedicated page.Pretty much the same here. Gotta figure you want to keep the person on your site for a better chance of buying. If they have to hunt and go back and forth through things, usually they tend to go elsewhere. On our pages we have a brief description of the scents to go with the item, whatever it may be ... unless it's obvious what the scent is from the name, but I think even then I put something there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryfh Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I have scent descriptions for each scent along with the other parts of each product description. For items like wedding/party favors, though I have each scent organized into color categories so the customer could see what scent would smell appropriate with the color of wax they were wanting. If they see a scent name that looks interesting to them, they can click on the scent and a small pop-up window gives them a description of the scent. This way they could easily sit on the same page while browsing each scent if they wanted. you can check it out here www.westroadcandles.com/7.html as I know my description here wasn't so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number2of7 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I've actually pondered your same question -- we carry over 100 fragrances, but not all of them are in candle/tarts AND b&b products. Our products have a pop-up scent window so they don't have to bounce back and forth looking at descriptions....BUT....the problem comes in when they see a scent they like but it isn't in the product they're wanting. I do make a statement at the top of the scent list that not all fragrances come in all products, etc.....but we all know that people don't read! I've considered having on my sidebar: Candle Fragrances, Tart Fragrances, Body Butter Fragrances, Soap Fragrances, etc. -- by doing that, my pop-up scent description windows would then be exclusive to just those scents in that product. No more confusion as to why a scent is listed that isn't in a particular product.Now that I've typed this into words, I may just go do it....so thanks for the nudge! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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