Cottage Bakery Coach: Selling Directly From Your Front Porch

Home Bakery Business Coach; How to Increase Sales from Home as a Cottage Baker; Make a Full-Time Income as a Home Baker

What you'll learn

Gain confidence in selling baked goods from home

Components of a successful porch sale day

Set up your porch for a positive first impression

Brainstorm ideas for product offerings and add-ons

Package products to maximize aesthetics and marketing

Create a simple pricing structure

Make payments easy for customers

Plan and schedule porch sale days

Preparation for porch sale

Create a pre-order policy

Learn tips and tricks for success

Access to author's favorite products list

Requirements

There are no specific requirements or prerequisites for this course. However, this information will be most relevant and useful for individuals with established cottage bakery businesses and bakers aspiring to sell their products from home. This course is not a baking tutorial; no recipes are provided. In order to apply the information presented in this course, learners must have a home where it would be feasible to add a product display of some kind to sell their baked goods.

Description

Hello and welcome! If you’ve ever dreamed of selling your homemade baked goods right from your own front porch, you’re in the right place. Picture this: “cookie cooler days” where your porch becomes the hub of irresistible treats, attracting customers like never before. I’ve experienced tremendous success with my self-serve porch sale days (or "cookie cooler days," as I call them) doing just that, and I’m here to help you achieve the same.My name is Kristi Weideman and I own CRAVE Cookie Co., a thriving cottage bakery, in North Texas. Since adding cookie cooler days to my baking schedule, I’ve literally doubled – and sometimes tripled or quadrupled – my daily sales. Forget having to participate in large markets with overwhelming crowds; my front porch has become the hotspot for connecting with customers, and I consistently sell out of my creations.Changing up your business model by introducing a porch sale concept can be overwhelming; the goal of this workshop is to help you think through options and create a plan that best suits your bakery business. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting, join me as we dive into the art of selling baked goods from home. From setting up your porch for maximum appeal to marketing strategies that draw in new customers, I’m here to help you elevate your baking game and turn your porch into a sought-after destination for treats!If adding the porch sales concept to your home baking game sounds intriguing to you, join me for my course "Cottage Bakery Coach: Selling Directly from your Front Porch."

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Welcome and Pep Talk

Lecture 3 How it all Began: A Brief Recap

Section 2: Set-up Recommendations

Lecture 4 Items Needed for your Porch Set-up

Section 3: Scheduling Porch Sale Days

Lecture 5 Scheduling Considerations

Section 4: Product Offerings

Lecture 6 Product Offerings

Section 5: Quantity

Lecture 7 Determining How Much to Bake

Section 6: Packaging

Lecture 8 Packaging

Section 7: Pricing

Lecture 9 Pricing

Section 8: Accepting Payments

Lecture 10 Accepting Payments

Section 9: Pre-Ordering

Lecture 11 Pre-Ordering

Section 10: Advertising

Lecture 12 Advertising

Section 11: First Impressions

Lecture 13 First Impressions

Section 12: Tips and Tricks for Success

Lecture 14 Tips and Tricks for Success

This course is intended for cottage bakery owners and home bakers who want to increase their income by selling products from their home via self-serve porch sale days.