u/TheTurnTablesHave-

Share your food pics of whatever you baked today (or recently)

Those of you selling at markets, what does your day look like?

My dream is to get to a point where I can quit my job and focus on my own bakery, but while going over menu prices today I started to get into my head about how possible that is.

Those of you who have gotten to that point, or at least a point where you're making consistent revenue, what does that look like for you?

What does a day in your life look like? How many orders are you getting per month? How busy are you? Do you need help to keep up with orders?

How did you get yourself out there?

What do you think is making you successful?

Thanks in advance for anything you have to say on the matter.

I personally use cellophane bags and a heat sealer for most of my goodies. I also print my labels at home using a regular printer and sheets of sticker paper.

Right now, I pack it all in brown take-out container with the foldable top. It was the best thing I could find at restaurant depot. I stick a label on top and call it good.

I'd like to, at some point, change to something cuter. Maybe a purple box or purple paper bag.

What about you guys? How are you packing your goodies?

Here is a home for you to post about any websites, apps, tools, etc you may want to try and advertise.

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Hello all,

Thank you so much for joining r/cottagebakery

As a relatively new subreddit, I'm still trying to figure out what's best to help our community grow and become a safe place for cottage bakers to post and scroll.

Right now, I'm noticing a lot of people wanting to advertise websites they've made for cottage bakeries (such as platforms to sell on, tools for calculating product costs, etc.)

I know it's hard for home bakers to find good resources, and I also know it can be off-putting for a sub to be filled with people promoting their websites (whether good or bad).

So, my question for you all is, how do you feel about these posts? What would you prefer happen?

I can restrict self-promo to a certain day of the week.

I could not allow self-promotion at all.

I could also create a megethread for self-promotion and only allow it in there.

What are your thoughts?

Thank you in advance for your feedback. It not only helps shape the community but also helps me grow and learn as a new reddit mod.

Feel free to also comment about anything else you'd like to see for this sub.

Share what got you started on your journey to sweet entrepreneurship.

Is it something simple that satisfies your sweet tooth? Something that brings back memories? Or something complex that fills you with pride every time you bake it.

Do you bake it often? Do you share with others or make it as just a special treat for yourself?

What stage of your home bakery are you currently working on?

Are you putting together any new recipes?

Is there anything you're struggling with and need advice on?

Please let us know!

Hey everyone! I'm u/TheTurnTablesHave-, a founding moderator of r/cottagebakery.

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