Microbakery
Everything you need to build and run a successful home microbakery business.
A plain-English look at what coverage actually does, when you genuinely need it, and how much it tends to cost.
The nine missteps that slowly sink small baking businesses, and what to do instead.
A plain-English look at income tax, self-employment tax, sales tax, and the records that keep all three from becoming a headache.
A side-by-side look at pricing, card fees, and what each plan actually includes, so you can pick the tool that matches how you sell.
Homegrown serves a broader range of home-based food producers; Homebaked is built specifically around home bakers. Here's how the two actually compare.
Hotplate's no-subscription pricing looks cheaper until you factor in who actually pays its order fee. Here's the real math.
My Custom Bakes leans into deposit schedules and quote approval for custom-cake businesses. Here's how it stacks up against Homebaked.
Squarespace is a general-purpose website builder with store features bolted on; Homebaked is built specifically for home bakers. Here's what that difference costs — and what it gets you.
A practical guide to going from "I bake for friends" to a small home bakery people plan their weekend around.
Setting up a storefront takes about five minutes. Turning it into a business people come back to takes a little more thought, and most of it is simpler than you'd expect.
No followers, no ad budget, no professional camera. Here's how to turn an empty account into a line of people waiting on your next drop.
The permit that lets you legally sell what you bake in your own kitchen, and how to actually get one.
What it actually takes to go from baking at home to standing behind your own stall on a Saturday morning.
Finding your first regulars has less to do with marketing tricks and more to do with being findable, consistent, and easy to order from.
A practical guide to sourcing boxes, bags, and labels that protect your bakes without eating your margins.
A clear policy, written before you need it, turns the most stressful part of selling baked goods into a two-minute conversation.
Sales tax is the part of selling your bakes that scares people most, and it's far more manageable than it looks.
You already know how to bake. Here's how to get the right people lining up for it.
Clear, friendly communication is what turns a one-time order into a regular, and it takes less time than you think.
A step-by-step way to figure out what your bakes are actually worth, so you stop guessing and start making money.
A repeatable way to quote one-off bakes so you stop guessing, stop undercharging, and stop dreading the "how much would that be?" message.
A plain-English walkthrough of the paperwork that turns a kitchen full of orders into an actual business.
Everything you need to turn your home baking into real income, from cottage food laws to loyal customers and everything in between.
A practical guide to turning loaves you already bake into a small, legal, profitable operation.
Social media decides who sees your posts. An email list doesn't, which is why it's the most reliable way to fill a bake day.
Your phone, a window, and a few habits are enough to make your bakes look as good as they taste.
A written plan sounds like paperwork, but it's really just your kitchen's habits put on paper so nothing gets forgotten on a busy order day.
How you hand off the bake matters almost as much as the bake itself. Here's how to choose.
Your margins live and die in the unglamorous math. Here's how to keep track of it without a finance degree.
One model protects your time, the other protects your margins. Here's how to figure out which fits the business you actually want.
The people who already bought from you once are the easiest sales you'll ever make. Here's how to keep them coming back.
An honest look at the numbers behind selling bread and pastry from a home kitchen, and what separates a nice side income from a real one.
Price increases feel scarier than they are. Here's how to time one, communicate it, and keep your regulars coming back.
What actually matters in a selling setup, and why one tool beats the usual pile of five.
If you've been giving away loaves and fielding "you should sell these" comments, here's what it actually takes to run the business side.
The case for turning the thing you already bake every weekend into a small, real business.