I’ve been getting orders and when it comes to the pricing, I always get stuck. Everytime I make a cake, I always charge less than what I know the price should have been. Before I sent a price, I watched this video and I feel confident with my pricing😌 it’s even harder making cakes in a small community
I'm currently dealing with this situation that's why I click on this video so fast. Thank you so much for sharing your tips they really really help me.
You're so right! You've offered some great tips! Really and truly, don't undersell yourself. At the end of the day, most people don't understand the sacrifice and time it takes to go into making cakes/desserts, let alone trying to meet a client's expectations and the stress that you carry as a result. I only learned to appreciate the art of cake decorating once I attempted it. Sometimes you gotta just let that customer go cuz IT AIN'T WORTH IT!!!!
I have watched lots of cake business videos so I know this channel is the best. Every video delivered what it implies in the title or the thumbnail. No hidden facts or trade secrets. Shares her knowledge without holding anything
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe I am living in australia, since the Canadian and australian doller value are pretty close your repeated mentioning of the price of the cake really helps. Watching your videos feel like I am enrolled to a caurse. Thanks for all the lessons🙏.
I have experienced that everytime I bargain on prices I always struggle making the cake. I almost always dislike the process and trying to cut cost in areas possible so I have decided to stop. It's so annoying that you would have a customer haggle over $5 or $10.
girllll!!! you are so right! and the ones that bargain usually have the most demands lol. I have actually told a customer I am no longer interested in doing the cake because she was trying to haggle over $5.00
I was dealing with this a lot, to where it left me thinking 🤔 do i still want to do this as a job, or as a small business. I mean i love baking for others it's something i have always wanted to do, but it just makes me feel like i dint want to do it, because whether its family or friends they always want a huge discount and its like really 😣, i just wanted to give up and quit, but then i have been seeing your videos and have really been inspired by your work, and organization and details in work and pricing....thank you for making this video, i clicked on it so fast 💨 and was inspired by what you said....by watching a few of your videos i have decided to keep going because i knew one day i would have someone who is well aware of my pricing and except it, so i have my first party to do in June, and I'am so excited to see how it comes out. She was very understanding with my pricing, and i know now to be firm(nice) and what to say, when others are wanting a discount!!!! Thank you ☺️ so much again for these videos.....I'm subscribed as if now, today and look forward to more videos and will be checking out your old videos as well. Thanx again 🙂
oh I am so thrilled for you. It's amazing how much "business sense" is needed even to run a home baking business! I wish you much success in your future :)
Thankyou so much, your advice is exactly what I needed. I recently started my online baking business and I struggled so much with creating boundaries. I attracted a lot of people who asked for discounts and I ended up being too nice. I felt guilty for my prices and then I had to lower them so more people can order. This was because one woman told me that another bakery sold her cupcakes for so cheap and her kids liked my stuff but it was too expensive. Also Can you please tell me how to be confident in my own work because everytime I get a customized order, I get so nervous as I feel that I cant perfect the cake and then this leads me to lower my prices even further.
You are so welcome! It definitely takes time to build that confidence. You are eventually going to get to a point where you feel you are continually putting out consistent work and then you need to just think about how much time and love you’re really putting in! Once you quote for your cake don’t bring it down; if you feel it isn’t up to par to the price you quoted then put a bit more into it. Good luck with your baking business 🥰💕
I saw this IG post said something along the lines of “ you are not too expensive they just don’t value it.” And it really stuck with me. If she really wanted your better tasking cupcakes she’d pay. I quoted someone for cinnamon rolls with a minimum of 6. She replied she wanted 1 and wanted to pay less then $4. Girl, go to the mall and pay $5 at Cinnabon. Bye. Don’t lower your prices.
@@adrianaflores714 Wow I love that quote. I guess people will do anything to get cheap stuff to the point that they become unable to see things from the sellers perspective.
One of your best videos ever. Straight talk. Charge your worth. I have also learned to turn jobs down once in a while, only take work that teaches you something new or gets you a contact that may get your more contacts.
This is just overall great information for anyone in bespoke / specialty services ,as I am a bespoke wig maker and this just resignated with me on so many levels
Totally! All services should be valued-especially those that don’t have big factories and a ton of employees backing them. Wishing you all the best with your biz 🥰🥰
It happens to all of us in the beginning I think! Your prices can change so rapidly though in the beginning as you learn how to value and manage your time. Good luck with your baking business 💕🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe I'm really running at a loss at the moment because all the money that comes in goes out to buy some ingredients for the order. I really hope this will change as I am learning to price my cakes perfectly
I am currently reviewing my prices and working with someone on it! It can be so easy to think you are charging enough and at the end nothing to show for it.
This is great. You also have to account for the time it takes for your interactions with the client before you even start the cake. Sometimes it takes me an hour or two from the time they first contact me for me to do a quote (especially if you're quoting for more than one option) and them decide on a design and details, etc.
Wow, I went through this entire topic of this video yesterday. I stayed firm with my quote, I gave other options as well. So this video let's me know I handled that situation professionally 😊
Wow thank you! Great advice I’m still learning how to get better at this. I learned that it’s okay to not take some orders if the clients budget didn’t allow it. I used to accommodate to everyone’s budget and that was just not working out. So glad you posted this ❤️❤️❤️
You are so welcome, Jessie! In the beginning I wanted to be the type to be known to be willing to work with any budget-now I have no idea why! Continually sending you all the best with your baking business 💕
Thank you so much for doing this video. I have had the issue of people wanting a discount so often and never know how to be firm about my pricing which is already fair. You have given me confidence to deal with this issue. Huge Thank you !!
I really appreciate the perspective and advice in this video. I'm a new subscriber, and I've been selling homemade cookies on and off for a while. I realized the one thing I kept doing that stopped me from pursuing it faithfully was me not knowing why I was selling the cookies. I love baking and want to share that love, but I want it to be a business, not a charity lol So finding the right blend of confidence and persistence is now my focus. Thanks for the content! 🙂👍
I am up filling a cupcake order, so I was happy to have your upload to listen to while baking! Very good points. I feel I learned a few pointers I need to develop better.
I have gone and explained this to ppl cause they think I charge to much for my pan dulce. I really don’t but some ppl just don’t care that it takes u hours to make something they see a similar product at the store and they say well why don’t u charge like them. I say if u think mine is the same as the store one then you can happily get it at the store. I can’t buy in major Bulk like them I can’t make 100 pieces of bread in 3 hours like them cause I have a home oven not a wall oven. But I do hem and ha sometimes. 😓
Aw yeah it’s definitely tricky when it comes to items like those because they may not necessarily “look elaborate”. However taste is something that’s difficult to replicate too and I would personally pay for that. 🥰💕
Thank you for this video!! I’m getting much better at putting and KEEPING my foot down. I’ve learned that it’s all about confidence. Being confident in yourself as well as your craft, shows them that!you mean business. These were all amazing tips to stay on track! You’re awesome!!😊💕
The prices are the prices, something I have learned is to accept that not everyone will value your work as much as you do and is okay they can go find someone who can work in their price range. Other people just don't understand the pricing, so sometimes you can figure out their budget and show them what they can afford based on what they are willing to pay. Maybe a smaller cake and more simple design could work for the people who still want your cake.
Preface: I've had about 3 glasses of wine at this point. "You can do the conversion yourself." Girl 🤣🤣 That's slightly impossible by memory at this moment, but I'm so with you! 🤣🤣🤣
Lol I'm not a baker at all... I just love your videos. But I am a small greeting card shop owner and we do custom wedding invitations and logos and this was even helpful for us! 😊❤
Thanks for this video...I always watch your cake vids because of your bubbly personality and interesting cake creations...but this vid I can apply to my selling online as well. Uggg it is so aggravating when I pay $100 for an item and have it for $50 bucks and then those people that offer and insist to pay $10...I find it very rude and I get to where I ignore them because I cannot muster up the kind words to sound professional. I try to get stuff cheap too but NOT unreasonably and certainly not on things that are custom...that is what Walmart is for :)
It can be so frustrating how creative and custom work gets treated like this. More and more though I am finding that people are becoming more educated about how much work all of this stuff really takes! Wishing you the best with your biz for sure 💕
Hi, thanks for this video and your great advice. Could you give me some advice on how to handle clients who are consistently changing their mind on the amount of items/treats they want. I find myself giving them 4-5 diff quotes because they’re like “well what about with just 12 of each treat then ok what about 6” 😩. In the end I’m having to break down pricing of each treat and not hearing back after all that work. Another example I had this lady wanting two seperate cakes diff themes but couldn’t pay what I quoted. So then she asked me to make one big cake with both designs. Now, I would normally charge more for what I quoted for the one large cake but felt I had to charge less since I had already given her a price for the two smaller cakes. Please help. 💕
Ugh-I totally relate to that first problem--it is SO common and it can be such a time waster! I’m not actually sure that there is a way to get out of that completely. However, my minimums that I implemented really helped me avoid the smaller increments of numbers-not too much calculation there for me to do. As for the different cake quoting, don’t feel like you have to charge less. We often get stuck in this mindset of “cake sizing”. Cake sizing, at least at my bakery, played a very small role in changing the price. Of course there would be SOME differentiation, but a good example is my half cake tutorial. In that tutorial I made a half cake, but I would charge the same amount as the whole cake because it’s essentially about the actual work being done and less about the small increase or decrease in amount of materials. Hope that helps a bit! 🥰🥰
This is great advice, I totally agree. Confidence is a MUST when dealing with the public. Any waffling, hedging, or sense of insecurity WILL be taken advantage of. My most important rule - Once you make a decision and communicate it, STICK TO YOUR GUNS. (Unless facts change, of course)
Thank you so much for such a great informations . Can i ask where you got that impression matt for your fondant its amazing and i would love to try. I am only baking since the pendamic have so much to learn this definitely helping
You are welcome! Here is the tutorial for that cake and in the description there is a link to where you can find it: th-cam.com/video/UgO-1vlThZM/w-d-xo.html
My biggest problem is that the majority of my customers don’t want to pay much money . I charged €45 for a tall 6 inch which is an absolute steal 👌🏾 but most people will haggle and say they want a small cake . Then when I make a small cake they will complain it’s too small 😅. So it gets really frustrating for me . Also people will send me €200 + cakes and want all the trims and crazy things on the cake and when I say it’ll cost extra they just order the basic drip cake with bueno bars . I find that this is not allowing me to grow and since I’m new I’m constantly changing prices which I know isn’t good but I always feel cheated . I spend 5 hrs plus on most of my cakes I don’t sleep , study rest etc when I do cakes so I really do think I need to charge more but I won’t have a business . Sorry this comment is so long I know you’re busy Ashley but any help would be beneficial. 😍😍😍 your channel has been a real blessing to me
If they complain it’s too small-that’s what they ordered! Lol. Also, sizing actually doesn’t make that much of a difference for me so the difference between an 8 inch and a 6 inch for example wouldn’t be more than $10 which most likely wouldn’t sway people. It is difficult in the beginning to grow your portfolio just from orders alone. People stick to what they see you’ve already done so it’s best to make those over the top cakes on your own time to show potential customers what you can do. Those smaller orders will still make you a good profit, but it all comes down to proper pricing for sure. If you’re spending that long on a simple cake that you charged less for then definitely you either need to charge more or you need to spend less time on it. Good luck! 💕
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thank you so much ,Ashley for your prompt response ❤️❤️❤️. At the moment I’ve made over 20 cakes , 17 of which have been sold and I’ve done glam cakes for families and friends etc . Clients usually pick those cakes but as soon as they hear the price they back off . I feel as though the type of customers I attract are a bit cheap and don’t seem to value my time 😔. But I guess these things come with time ☺️
After I have quoted a price for a cake,the customer sent me a picture of a messy cake and asked me how much I would charge for this cake . I responded ,the same price as any of my cakes !
I recently had to slightly increase my prices because after I calculated everything in detail plus the hours put into my cakes...I wasn't making money. The last cake I made $25...not including the 5 hours of my time. Unfortunately, if I include those hrs in the quote no one will buy my cakes. The last 3 quotes I provided...all 3 said that it was too much. Ex 3 layer 6 inch covered in swiss meringue buttercream with some edible images and fondant work. I quoted $60 and she didn't like the price. On top of that, that cake with the details would have taken me at least 4 hours. That doesn't include the hour I already spent researching some designs for her. I feel defeated and I'm currently re-evaluating if designing custom cakes for people is even worth my time moving forward 🤷♀️
a customer wants a customized cake 3 days before. i told her the price and said it is waaay to pricey🤔 and she wants a Fondant 🙄 well, i told her thats how it is.. she ended getting something from a bakery that has bad reviews 😊
So... bargaining with home bakers is the same all over the world.. not only with us... huh.. 🤣🤣 And.. yes.. thanks for confirming my pricing method... there's a lot of " relatives / parties concern of my well being " saying I'm too harsh with my pricing.. ( Exactly the same thing I say to the customers who says " oh that place has the same cake for a lower price.. )
Oh most definitely! Everyone does it!! So strange. I don’t do it with a contractor who would come and fix my house up which is also “done by quote” so I’m really not sure why this happens 😬. Happy baking my friend 💕🥰
If we can be 100% real I would say... If you can't afford it then don't try to live a high life or stop showing off on social media, just don't have a party or buy a cake from a grocey store if that's what your budget can afford. Save your money for more important things like electricity bills, gas, mortgage / rent, daily food or emergency lol because apparently you don't really have that much extra instead of stressing yourself out and the baker ✌️😅
A customer came in 3 (!!!) times, for a refund on 3 different cakes. She was quite literally having her cakes and eating them. After the 3rd time, I declined to provide her with another (free) cake. Ah, well.... live n learn ❣🤣
Tienes videos muy interesantes, pero lamentablemente no hablo inglés. Tendrías muchas más vistas si tuvieras subtitulo en español. Saludos desde España.
Here is my basic guide on how to price your cakes: th-cam.com/video/XAdFxYKqqS8/w-d-xo.html
When I quote for orders I stay very firm. Not everybody is your customer 💜💜
Totally! Love that thinking of “not everyone is your customer”
I’ve been getting orders and when it comes to the pricing, I always get stuck. Everytime I make a cake, I always charge less than what I know the price should have been. Before I sent a price, I watched this video and I feel confident with my pricing😌 it’s even harder making cakes in a small community
Oh it’s always tricky for sure. Even for me I still struggle from time to time!! 🥰
I'm currently dealing with this situation that's why I click on this video so fast. Thank you so much for sharing your tips they really really help me.
You are so so welcome!
You're so right! You've offered some great tips! Really and truly, don't undersell yourself. At the end of the day, most people don't understand the sacrifice and time it takes to go into making cakes/desserts, let alone trying to meet a client's expectations and the stress that you carry as a result. I only learned to appreciate the art of cake decorating once I attempted it. Sometimes you gotta just let that customer go cuz IT AIN'T WORTH IT!!!!
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I have watched lots of cake business videos so I know this channel is the best. Every video delivered what it implies in the title or the thumbnail. No hidden facts or trade secrets. Shares her knowledge without holding anything
I love this! Thank you. I do aim for transparency 🥰💕
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I am living in australia, since the Canadian and australian doller value are pretty close your repeated mentioning of the price of the cake really helps. Watching your videos feel like I am enrolled to a caurse. Thanks for all the lessons🙏.
I have experienced that everytime I bargain on prices I always struggle making the cake. I almost always dislike the process and trying to cut cost in areas possible so I have decided to stop. It's so annoying that you would have a customer haggle over $5 or $10.
Oh yes. I think a lot of people don’t understand that they will get a much better product if they’re just a bit more free with things!
girllll!!! you are so right! and the ones that bargain usually have the most demands lol. I have actually told a customer I am no longer interested in doing the cake because she was trying to haggle over $5.00
I was dealing with this a lot, to where it left me thinking 🤔 do i still want to do this as a job, or as a small business. I mean i love baking for others it's something i have always wanted to do, but it just makes me feel like i dint want to do it, because whether its family or friends they always want a huge discount and its like really 😣, i just wanted to give up and quit, but then i have been seeing your videos and have really been inspired by your work, and organization and details in work and pricing....thank you for making this video, i clicked on it so fast 💨 and was inspired by what you said....by watching a few of your videos i have decided to keep going because i knew one day i would have someone who is well aware of my pricing and except it, so i have my first party to do in June, and I'am so excited to see how it comes out. She was very understanding with my pricing, and i know now to be firm(nice) and what to say, when others are wanting a discount!!!! Thank you ☺️ so much again for these videos.....I'm subscribed as if now, today and look forward to more videos and will be checking out your old videos as well. Thanx again 🙂
oh I am so thrilled for you. It's amazing how much "business sense" is needed even to run a home baking business! I wish you much success in your future :)
Thankyou so much, your advice is exactly what I needed. I recently started my online baking business and I struggled so much with creating boundaries. I attracted a lot of people who asked for discounts and I ended up being too nice. I felt guilty for my prices and then I had to lower them so more people can order. This was because one woman told me that another bakery sold her cupcakes for so cheap and her kids liked my stuff but it was too expensive. Also Can you please tell me how to be confident in my own work because everytime I get a customized order, I get so nervous as I feel that I cant perfect the cake and then this leads me to lower my prices even further.
You are so welcome! It definitely takes time to build that confidence. You are eventually going to get to a point where you feel you are continually putting out consistent work and then you need to just think about how much time and love you’re really putting in! Once you quote for your cake don’t bring it down; if you feel it isn’t up to par to the price you quoted then put a bit more into it. Good luck with your baking business 🥰💕
I saw this IG post said something along the lines of “ you are not too expensive they just don’t value it.” And it really stuck with me. If she really wanted your better tasking cupcakes she’d pay. I quoted someone for cinnamon rolls with a minimum of 6. She replied she wanted 1 and wanted to pay less then $4. Girl, go to the mall and pay $5 at Cinnabon. Bye. Don’t lower your prices.
@@adrianaflores714 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe Thankyou so much for your reply, please make more videos like this❤️
@@adrianaflores714 Wow I love that quote. I guess people will do anything to get cheap stuff to the point that they become unable to see things from the sellers perspective.
One of your best videos ever. Straight talk. Charge your worth. I have also learned to turn jobs down once in a while, only take work that teaches you something new or gets you a contact that may get your more contacts.
Thank you so much! Fabulous advice to really take on orders that further your business in whatever way you see fit! 💕
This is just overall great information for anyone in bespoke / specialty services ,as I am a bespoke wig maker and this just resignated with me on so many levels
Totally! All services should be valued-especially those that don’t have big factories and a ton of employees backing them. Wishing you all the best with your biz 🥰🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thank you ! 😊
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe and much success in your business ventures as well 🥰
I'm a beginner and I really have a hard time with pricing. I undercharge because I'm just happy to get an order
It happens to all of us in the beginning I think! Your prices can change so rapidly though in the beginning as you learn how to value and manage your time. Good luck with your baking business 💕🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe I'm really running at a loss at the moment because all the money that comes in goes out to buy some ingredients for the order. I really hope this will change as I am learning to price my cakes perfectly
I am currently reviewing my prices and working with someone on it! It can be so easy to think you are charging enough and at the end nothing to show for it.
This is great. You also have to account for the time it takes for your interactions with the client before you even start the cake. Sometimes it takes me an hour or two from the time they first contact me for me to do a quote (especially if you're quoting for more than one option) and them decide on a design and details, etc.
Oh totally! I’ve had some orders take days to actually nail down!
I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOUR TH-cam AUDIENCE IS GROWING ASHLEY... love your vids soooooooooo much
Thanks, Kevin! I was just thinking about how I hadn’t seen you around in a while. Hope you are doing well!!! 🥰💕
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe I wasn't around because I had school and work. But now i am free. I can watch your vids again
Wow, I went through this entire topic of this video yesterday. I stayed firm with my quote, I gave other options as well. So this video let's me know I handled that situation professionally 😊
Yay!! Yes and your business will be respected for it! 💕🍰🥰
Thank you so much for being real ! I've been watching you for about 3 years and absolutely love your videos!
Thank you so much for your support!!
Wow thank you! Great advice
I’m still learning how to get better at this. I learned that it’s okay to not take some orders if the clients budget didn’t allow it. I used to accommodate to everyone’s budget and that was just not working out. So glad you posted this ❤️❤️❤️
You are so welcome, Jessie! In the beginning I wanted to be the type to be known to be willing to work with any budget-now I have no idea why! Continually sending you all the best with your baking business 💕
facts and I have learnt that if you are not turning away some customers, then you are not charging enough.
Thank you so much for doing this video. I have had the issue of people wanting a discount so often and never know how to be firm about my pricing which is already fair. You have given me confidence to deal with this issue. Huge Thank you !!
I'm so glad! This is such a common issue for artists. :)
I really appreciate the perspective and advice in this video. I'm a new subscriber, and I've been selling homemade cookies on and off for a while. I realized the one thing I kept doing that stopped me from pursuing it faithfully was me not knowing why I was selling the cookies. I love baking and want to share that love, but I want it to be a business, not a charity lol So finding the right blend of confidence and persistence is now my focus. Thanks for the content! 🙂👍
Excellent video with lots of great points. And I KNEW you had a teaching background - me too! I could just tell! ✨
Hehe yeah! Being a music teacher is like constantly entertaining so it really helps with TH-cam!!
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe music teacher here, too! 🎶
@@davidmyers-wakeman5515 yes I remember you saying that!! When I sang embarrassingly 😂
Awwww your words touched my heart felt so many things you're such an amazing teacher...bless you. Nobody would have said it better than you
You are so sweet for saying so!! Thank you 🥰
You are amazing! Thank you so much! I love your delivery 🥰
I am up filling a cupcake order, so I was happy to have your upload to listen to while baking! Very good points. I feel I learned a few pointers I need to develop better.
I love watching TH-cam when I bake too! Thanks for joining me, Marie! 💕
I have gone and explained this to ppl cause they think I charge to much for my pan dulce. I really don’t but some ppl just don’t care that it takes u hours to make something they see a similar product at the store and they say well why don’t u charge like them. I say if u think mine is the same as the store one then you can happily get it at the store. I can’t buy in major Bulk like them I can’t make 100 pieces of bread in 3 hours like them cause I have a home oven not a wall oven. But I do hem and ha sometimes. 😓
Aw yeah it’s definitely tricky when it comes to items like those because they may not necessarily “look elaborate”. However taste is something that’s difficult to replicate too and I would personally pay for that. 🥰💕
Thank you for this video!! I’m getting much better at putting and KEEPING my foot down. I’ve learned that it’s all about confidence. Being confident in yourself as well as your craft, shows them that!you mean business. These were all amazing tips to stay on track! You’re awesome!!😊💕
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 you are so welcome!
I love the word your talents will speak by itself I cried 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😭
They will!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻💕💕
Ashley, thank you so much for this!! thank you thank you!
You are so welcome!! 💕
The prices are the prices, something I have learned is to accept that not everyone will value your work as much as you do and is okay they can go find someone who can work in their price range. Other people just don't understand the pricing, so sometimes you can figure out their budget and show them what they can afford based on what they are willing to pay. Maybe a smaller cake and more simple design could work for the people who still want your cake.
Agreed!
As a Canadian, I really love that all this pricing is in Canadian currency, thank you!
Yes! It was always so hard for me to find this type of info in Canadian dollars when I first started :)
Preface: I've had about 3 glasses of wine at this point.
"You can do the conversion yourself." Girl 🤣🤣 That's slightly impossible by memory at this moment, but I'm so with you! 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂 Google is my best friend for this!! TGIF! 💕
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe you are more right than anything else at this moment! 🤣 Always good to talk with you, sweet girl!
You are preaching today girl! Love you!
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Lol I'm not a baker at all... I just love your videos. But I am a small greeting card shop owner and we do custom wedding invitations and logos and this was even helpful for us! 😊❤
So glad you were able to find this useful!!
You are awesome! Love this! So very true!!
Thanks so much, Andrea 🥰
Thanks for this video...I always watch your cake vids because of your bubbly personality and interesting cake creations...but this vid I can apply to my selling online as well. Uggg it is so aggravating when I pay $100 for an item and have it for $50 bucks and then those people that offer and insist to pay $10...I find it very rude and I get to where I ignore them because I cannot muster up the kind words to sound professional. I try to get stuff cheap too but NOT unreasonably and certainly not on things that are custom...that is what Walmart is for :)
It can be so frustrating how creative and custom work gets treated like this. More and more though I am finding that people are becoming more educated about how much work all of this stuff really takes! Wishing you the best with your biz for sure 💕
Thank you so much this video help so much I’m just starting to sale my cupcakes and I think this video is going to help me a lot
I’m so happy to hear that. Good luck with your cupcake business 💕
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge on pricing.🌿🌹🌿🤗
You are so welcome!! 💕🍰
Hi, thanks for this video and your great advice. Could you give me some advice on how to handle clients who are consistently changing their mind on the amount of items/treats they want. I find myself giving them 4-5 diff quotes because they’re like “well what about with just 12 of each treat then ok what about 6” 😩. In the end I’m having to break down pricing of each treat and not hearing back after all that work.
Another example I had this lady wanting two seperate cakes diff themes but couldn’t pay what I quoted. So then she asked me to make one big cake with both designs. Now, I would normally charge more for what I quoted for the one large cake but felt I had to charge less since I had already given her a price for the two smaller cakes. Please help. 💕
Ugh-I totally relate to that first problem--it is SO common and it can be such a time waster! I’m not actually sure that there is a way to get out of that completely. However, my minimums that I implemented really helped me avoid the smaller increments of numbers-not too much calculation there for me to do.
As for the different cake quoting, don’t feel like you have to charge less. We often get stuck in this mindset of “cake sizing”. Cake sizing, at least at my bakery, played a very small role in changing the price. Of course there would be SOME differentiation, but a good example is my half cake tutorial. In that tutorial I made a half cake, but I would charge the same amount as the whole cake because it’s essentially about the actual work being done and less about the small increase or decrease in amount of materials. Hope that helps a bit! 🥰🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe Thankyou so much for such a speedy reply. I will deff take your tips and try to incorporate them during my next inquiry. ☺️
Lay it out there girl! Great video! Straight forward, straight up truth! Thank you 😉
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Thank you so much for your knowledge.
You are welcome, Wanda!!
What if I already have many many tool and pans? Do you still add those in?
I definitely take that into account because there's always going to be wear and tear on your equipment that will need to be replaced eventually. :)
This is great advice, I totally agree. Confidence is a MUST when dealing with the public. Any waffling, hedging, or sense of insecurity WILL be taken advantage of. My most important rule - Once you make a decision and communicate it, STICK TO YOUR GUNS. (Unless facts change, of course)
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Thank you so much for all your advice.. love it
You are so welcome 💕
God I wish customers understood everything you just explained !! Lol some customers are amazing and then others not so much
Thank you so much for such a great informations . Can i ask where you got that impression matt for your fondant its amazing and i would love to try. I am only baking since the pendamic have so much to learn this definitely helping
You are welcome! Here is the tutorial for that cake and in the description there is a link to where you can find it: th-cam.com/video/UgO-1vlThZM/w-d-xo.html
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thank you so much I ordered all 🙂
Great video!
Thanks so much, Tess! 🥰💕
My biggest problem is that the majority of my customers don’t want to pay much money . I charged €45 for a tall 6 inch which is an absolute steal 👌🏾 but most people will haggle and say they want a small cake . Then when I make a small cake they will complain it’s too small 😅. So it gets really frustrating for me . Also people will send me €200 + cakes and want all the trims and crazy things on the cake and when I say it’ll cost extra they just order the basic drip cake with bueno bars . I find that this is not allowing me to grow and since I’m new I’m constantly changing prices which I know isn’t good but I always feel cheated . I spend 5 hrs plus on most of my cakes I don’t sleep , study rest etc when I do cakes so I really do think I need to charge more but I won’t have a business . Sorry this comment is so long I know you’re busy Ashley but any help would be beneficial. 😍😍😍 your channel has been a real blessing to me
If they complain it’s too small-that’s what they ordered! Lol. Also, sizing actually doesn’t make that much of a difference for me so the difference between an 8 inch and a 6 inch for example wouldn’t be more than $10 which most likely wouldn’t sway people. It is difficult in the beginning to grow your portfolio just from orders alone. People stick to what they see you’ve already done so it’s best to make those over the top cakes on your own time to show potential customers what you can do. Those smaller orders will still make you a good profit, but it all comes down to proper pricing for sure. If you’re spending that long on a simple cake that you charged less for then definitely you either need to charge more or you need to spend less time on it. Good luck! 💕
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thank you so much ,Ashley for your prompt response ❤️❤️❤️. At the moment I’ve made over 20 cakes , 17 of which have been sold and I’ve done glam cakes for families and friends etc . Clients usually pick those cakes but as soon as they hear the price they back off . I feel as though the type of customers I attract are a bit cheap and don’t seem to value my time 😔. But I guess these things come with time ☺️
Yes that happen to me too they want the smallest cake I have and when I give them it they watching it like this for that money 😒
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe what are the best ways you would advice to build a cake portfolio without spending a fortune and giving out so many free cakes
Good info. Thanks 😙
You are so welcome, Deedee! :)
After I have quoted a price for a cake,the customer sent me a picture of a messy cake and asked me how much I would charge for this cake . I responded ,the same price as any of my cakes !
Yes--because inevitably I'm sure you'd make it neater!! :)
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your videos are very helpful! thank you much🥰
You are so welcome!! 🥰💕
I recently had to slightly increase my prices because after I calculated everything in detail plus the hours put into my cakes...I wasn't making money. The last cake I made $25...not including the 5 hours of my time. Unfortunately, if I include those hrs in the quote no one will buy my cakes.
The last 3 quotes I provided...all 3 said that it was too much. Ex 3 layer 6 inch covered in swiss meringue buttercream with some edible images and fondant work. I quoted $60 and she didn't like the price. On top of that, that cake with the details would have taken me at least 4 hours. That doesn't include the hour I already spent researching some designs for her. I feel defeated and I'm currently re-evaluating if designing custom cakes for people is even worth my time moving forward 🤷♀️
I love this, I love you. Thank you🥺❤❤
You are so welcome!! 🥰
Awesome video thank you so much for this! I want to know why anyone would even thumbs down this video!!
You are so welcome, Tiffany!💕💕
Thanku very very much Ashley....I love u r confidence..... From India
So wonderful of you to say!
Omg loved your video, thank you sooo much🙏🏻🙏🏻
You are welcome! 🥰
a customer wants a customized cake 3 days before. i told her the price and said it is waaay to pricey🤔 and she wants a Fondant 🙄 well, i told her thats how it is.. she ended getting something from a bakery that has bad reviews 😊
Aw yeah someone on here commented something I really liked-not everyone is your customer nor do you necessarily want them to be 😉
Wow! THANK YOU!
You are welcome!!
Tough cookie! I love it.
hehe thank you!
This is so Informative ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!!
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe aww Thankyouu for replying ❤️ love from india❤️
Boom, baby!
Not everyone IS your customer!
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Love this😊💯
Thanks, Keisha! 🥰
So... bargaining with home bakers is the same all over the world.. not only with us... huh.. 🤣🤣
And.. yes.. thanks for confirming my pricing method... there's a lot of " relatives / parties concern of my well being " saying I'm too harsh with my pricing.. ( Exactly the same thing I say to the customers who says " oh that place has the same cake for a lower price.. )
Oh most definitely! Everyone does it!! So strange. I don’t do it with a contractor who would come and fix my house up which is also “done by quote” so I’m really not sure why this happens 😬. Happy baking my friend 💕🥰
If we can be 100% real I would say... If you can't afford it then don't try to live a high life or stop showing off on social media, just don't have a party or buy a cake from a grocey store if that's what your budget can afford. Save your money for more important things like electricity bills, gas, mortgage / rent, daily food or emergency lol because apparently you don't really have that much extra instead of stressing yourself out and the baker ✌️😅
Awwwww Excellent 👍🏽 thank you dear
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They do that with my custom swimwear...they want everything for $30 !!!!
Ooo do you make custom swimwear?? What’s your Insta handle for it?
A customer came in 3 (!!!) times, for a refund on 3 different cakes. She was quite literally having her cakes and eating them. After the 3rd time, I declined to provide her with another (free) cake. Ah, well.... live n learn ❣🤣
😩😩😩 glad you finally said no! Wow!
If someone wants a low priced cake, they can go to the grocery store.
Agreed!
Awesome information... #truth
Thank you, Lisa!
i wish i had guts to charge 😭
You can do it!
Tienes videos muy interesantes, pero lamentablemente no hablo inglés. Tendrías muchas más vistas si tuvieras subtitulo en español. Saludos desde España.
If I could find someone to do them..I’m not sure how that works actually! I’ll look into it 💕🥰
Si estás en una computadora, debe haber una opción para automáticamente traducir los subtítulos a cualquier idioma. Esta opción no existe en móvil
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People want things for free. Entitlement
Yes it can be frustrating for small business owners-I especially find this rampant in creative fields!