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Imagine this⌠you're about to send a quote to a new customer.
You've done the math.
You know what you should charge. But the second you look at that number, your brain starts to spiral: "What if the...
Most bakers have a spreadsheet.
Very FEW bakers use their spreadsheet.
Thereâs a difference.
Maybe you downloaded it from Etsy. Maybe someone in a Facebook group swore it changed their life. Maybe ...
Iâm gonna say something that will probably make you uncomfortable.
You're not mad at hobby bakers.
You're mad they're winning.
And I get it. I really do.
Youâve done the WORK. Youâve put in the ye...
- I've been seeing it all over my feed lately.
Another bakery closure announcement. Another "closing our doors" post. Another small business owner walking away from something they poured their hear...
If you're reading this, I'm guessing one of a few things just happened.
- You realized you have NO idea why your business isnât making the money you thought it would.
- Youâre tired of trying to figur ...
Thereâs no âNICEâ way to say this, so Iâm just gonna say itâŚ
Most bakers aren't pricing their cakes for profit- and it shows.
You're pricing them to simply survive. To just "make it work." To cover ...
Let me guessâŚ
In the last 6 months, youâve probably said:
- âI need to raise my pricesâŚâ
- âI think Iâm underchargingâŚâ
- âI donât know what I should be chargingâŚâ
So you tweak your prices.
You ra...
Youâre booked out, orders are FLOWING in, your calendar is FULLâŚon the surface, it looks like you have a âsuccessfulâ business.
SO why do you still feel BROKE?
To be blunt, itâs because BUSY doesnât...
âI just feel weird charging that muchâŚâ
âI donât know how to get over feeling guiltyâŚâ
âNo one would EVER pay that much for cakeâŚâ
If youâve ever had ANY of these thoughts when pricing your product...
âPeople just arenât spending money right nowâŚâ
Letâs talk about it. Because I KNOW youâve either said this⌠or heard it from another baker.
- âPeople are cutting back.â
- âOrders feel slower than nor ...
I see this mistake ALL the time with bakery owners who wanna EXPAND because they think by expanding, so will their OPPORTUNITIES to do more.
More customers. More money. More visibility.
But what the...
A smarter Valentineâs Day strategy for bakers who want to sell more without the stress.
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