Conducting a Wedding Cake Consultation in 45 Minutes

Conducting a Wedding Cake Consultation in 45 Minutes

By the time a client has agreed to meet for a wedding cake consultation, you can be fairly certain they want to place an order with you. Now, it is time to prepare for the cake consultation which can be done successfully in under 45 minutes if you plan accordingly. Why You Need to Conduct a Wedding Cake Consultation The cake consultation explains to the client exactly what to expect when they order a wedding cake from you. The cake consultation is not the time for them to sit down and look at endless cake pictures. They can look at pictures on their own time. The cake consultation is an interview where you meet with the client to discuss the needs of their event so you can gather enough information to prepare an accurate quote. For the client, this is when they learn about your policies and procedures, contract details. If a client comes in to meet with you, they are ready to hire you. This is a buying signal and they’re almost certainly guaranteed to book with you.   What to Discuss in a 45 Minute Wedding Cake Consultation? When meeting for a cake consultation it’s important you discuss…

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Your Guide to Pricing Cake Pops

Your Guide to Pricing Cake Pops

Cake pops, cake balls, or cake truffles,  are small, bite-sized treats that have made a name for themselves amongst brides, party planners, and guests. They are cute, trendy, colorful, and delicious bite-sized treats. However, despite what the general population might think because of their miniature size, they are not exactly cheap. If you have ever tried to make one of these miniature treats, you know they are time-consuming to create. When it comes to establishing business pricing for cake pops, the same strategies and techniques that you would use to price cakes, cupcakes, and cookies apply–time, materials, supplies, expenses, and labor.   Tips for Pricing Cake Pops Correctly In order to make them a worthwhile product to add to your menu, we have compiled the following tips in order to create your guide to pricing cake pops. List out your supplies. Like all of your other products, you will need to know all of the supplies that go into create an order of cake pops. This includes the cake–and all of the ingredients that go into making the cake, chocolate melts, sprinkles, flavorings, etc. List out remaining materials. This includes display trays, plastic bags, ribbon, packing boxes, cake pop roller,…

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