I realise that people looking at the Cheap Slap blog are looking for ways to make extra money from home (who isn’t)? Many of you may not have decided whether to go into the wholesale makeup business and are just checking it out, as well as other work from home ideas. Survey sites are some [...]

Okay, realistically when you start to sell wholesale makeup on eBay you are not going to make a fortune. eBay is my least favourite option for starting a cosmetics business and I think it is why most people starting that way give up after not very long. The downsides of selling on eBay are: 1. [...]

You will never make a fortune doing online surveys and there are only a couple of UK survey sites that I would recommend. The best is Pinecone Research, but it is usually difficult to join because they only open the doors to new recruits from time to time when they need a certain demographic to [...]

A wholesale directory is a specialised information resource containing information on suppliers of wholesale products. Usually you are required to become a member before you can access the information online. The cost of membership can vary from a one-off fee, to a monthly or annual recurring subscription payment. Some of these sites claim to have [...]

Here is my (quick and dirty) what/when/where/why review for anyone thinking of sourcing wholesale makeup from Salehoo. What: Salehoo is a popular wholesale directory that claims to give you an advantage over the competition through access to the world’s top suppliers of top name brand products, and smart advice from experienced people. There are thousands [...]

In general, car boot sales (flea markets for our US readers) are usually pile ‘em high, sell ‘em cheap type affairs, so for anyone thinking of selling wholesale makeup at one, I would suggest you offer low to mid range cosmetics products. If possible, I would advise you to go to a few of the [...]