Starting Your Own Baking Business

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BAKING BY FOOD ABOUTS The Official Newsletter of Food Abouts Network

STARTING YOUR OWN BAKING BUSINESS Baking is one hobby which you can convert into a profession and a source of income. Many world class and well known bakers started by baking for their friends and families but after a while opened up their own baking business. Bakers started selling their wares to the friends and family and through word of mouth, started expanding into a bigger business. If you want to start your own baking business you have a few starting points to choose from. You can set up a physical bake shop, send your products off to be sold in a store, sell online or just sell through word of mouth.

The easiest way to start your own baking business is to create your own website and ask your friends and family to start spreading the word.

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Many bakers start by putting up pictures of their products on sites that have free hosting for photos like Multiply.com, other prefer using blogs like WordPress.com or blogspot.com. Price lists are also uploaded on the selected site and contact details are included. Bakers who have websites have a section for comments, suggestions, recommendations or a guestbook where customers can say their piece about the products they purchased. Since word of mouth is still the best way to sell products, the rants or raves of your customers will make or break your baking business. If you want your own baking business to flourish, be sure to maintain the quality of your products in order to keep customers satisfied.

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Another way to start your own baking business is to have your products displayed and sold at another store. You can also choose to enter food bazaars where you can rent one booth and sell your baked goodies. At the store or at the food bazaars, remember to bring your calling card and your pricelist so customers know where they can reach you for future orders. Food bazaars are really popular during the Christmas season and you can start during this time.

Orders might go through the roof since many people prefer to give food to eat rather than material gifts.

Remember to always have enough of a product available depending on the demand of the customers. You can also provide free samples or taste tests during this time so you can find out what your customers want.

The end goal of all these other small steps to creating your own baking business is to set up a physical bake shop. Having your own store will give you complete freedom to do what you want and will get a steady flow of customers. You will also get regular customers because you are just located in one place. If you want your own baking business to stand out and last, be sure to be creative with your products and give old favorites a twist worth coming back to.