Packing Orders | 3.5 Years of Running a Candle Business: The Truth Nobody Talks About | Podcast #8

Hi everyone, and welcome back💜 In today’s video, I’m packing customer orders and chatting about some of the things I’ve learned after 3.5 years of running my candle business. I’ll be sharing a few lessons, mistakes, and realities that nobody really talks about when you first start a business. I hope you enjoy spending some time with me today. 00:00-00:05 - Intro 00:05-01:20 - Today’s topics 01:20-05:17 - How to price candles 05:17-08:48 - Understanding cost of goods 08:48-18:58 - My 3.5 years in business 18:58-19:56 - Biggest pro and con of small business 19:56-21:20 - Thank you so much Let’s stay connected! https://linktr.ee/Beditioncandleco My pinterest- https://pin.it/50fRLp83Z 20% discount for my digital products on Etsy shop- https://beditioncandleco.etsy.com?cou... Links for supplies that I use⚡️ 3x3x3 white gift box- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0734QQ98N?... 4x4x4 white gift box- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LBKW4H9?... 4x4x6 Brown Gift Box - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... Custom packing tape- https://www.stickermule.com/ Amber jars- https://shorturl.at/lnrE3 Gold lids for amber- https://shorturl.at/iAOUY White tins- https://shorturl.at/ioxP7 Gold Candle Tins - https://www.suppliesforcandles.co.uk/... Stoneware cups- https://www.costanova.com/en/loja/cof... Dust covers- https://a.co/d/2GBeOWv Cdn wicks- https://shorturl.at/gCNVX (Etsy) Aztec fragrance oils- https://www.candlemaking.com/candlema... Hiveandhoneycandle fragrance oils- https://hiveandhoneycandleco.com/ Parasoy wax- https://shorturl.at/lCOP8 My wax EcoCoco Container - https://www.ecosoya.com/products/ecoc... Customized wick holder&setting tool- https://nordencandlesupply.com/ Metal wick holders- https://a.co/d/1S5kywn Wick trimmers- https://shorturl.at/hHLS3 Wax melts clamshells- https://hiveandhoneycandleco.com/prod... Clamshells with craft box- https://shorturl.at/ckBQ0 Mini glassine wax paper bags- https://shorturl.at/euvBE Muslin bags- https://shorturl.at/kpsB8 Post cards- https://shorturl.at/ekIZ3 Big pouring pitcher- https://shorturl.at/pH189 Small pouring pitcher similar to mine- https://a.co/d/hcyKTSS Funnel dispenser- https://shorturl.at/gpuJ1 Big piston funnel- https://a.co/d/8VkuTcL 16 oz bottles for fragrances- https://shorturl.at/ns569 Recommended infrared laser thermometer- https://shorturl.at/gjNQ2 Wax melter “soylite”- it’s currently out of stock on Amazon,but you can buy exactly the same from etsy- https://shorturl.at/lpMQ3 Small silicon cups- https://a.co/d/cku7Ers Big silicon cups similar to mine- https://shorturl.at/aeEJX Digital gram scale- https://shorturl.at/wESZ8 Heat gun- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... Avery Printable Shipping Labels 5.5" x 8.5"- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... Labels for amber jar- https://www.onlinelabels.com/products... Labels for tins- https://www.onlinelabels.com/products... Labels for warning- https://www.onlinelabels.com/products... Labels for samples- https://www.onlinelabels.com/products... #candlemaker #packingorders #smallbusiness #behindthescenes #entrepreneurlife #smallbusiness