Making candles can be great fun. Some people choose to take their love of this art and turn their hobby into a candlemaking business, and make money doing what they enjoy spending their time on. There are many areas of the candlemaking business you need to consider before embarking on such an adventure. Knowing how to make quality candles isn't enough. You need to educate yourself on ways to promote your candles, order supplies, offer customer service and determine a price for your candles. ... http://www.squidoo.com/CandleMakingForProfit Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:47:45 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:29:24 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/CandleMakingForProfit Making candles can be great fun. Some people choose to take their love of this art and turn their hobby into a candlemaking business, and make money doing what they enjoy spending their time on. There are many areas of the candlemaking business you need to consider before embarking on such an adventure. Knowing how to make quality candles isn't enough. You need to educate yourself on ways to promote your candles, order supplies, offer customer service and determine a price for your candles. We all know candles are a very popular item so the market for such products is out there. However, that market can't purchase your candles if they don't know about them. You will need to establish a plan, including where you aim to sell your candles, then come up with a handful of ways to turn attention to them. There are many places to sell candles. You can do so from your own home or rent space at craft shows. Often, word of mouth will result in orders. You can also choose to advertise your candlemaking business on the internet. Advertising online can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be. Write about your business on a blog or purchase services from a web hosting company. They often offer excellent tools for setting up a web page and directing traffic to your site. In addition, they provide the shopping cart and even credit card processing for you. Most web hosting companies charge $20 per month which isn't a bad investment. CandleMaking Business Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:29:24 -0600