Hi everyone!
I just moved cities after getting married and even though I was a working professional before, I decided I did not want to go back to the corporate environment. I’ve loved food and baking and cooking since a while and went on to maintaining my blog.
After getting a lot of positive feedback about my baked goods, I’ve decided to start my own little business. I intend to make everything at home, with a 1 day advance notice, and let people pick up from my home. I’ve already begun setting up a virtual shop on www.imly.in and hope that is enough.
A few questions I have are:
- What is the best way to promote a home business other than Word-Of-Mouth marketing?
- Is it better to have customized boxes or go with standardized boxes at the start?
- Since a lot of friends and family have already tried my goodies, should I still organize a promotional event?
- Any other home bakers can give me some advice from their experience?
I now live in Vadodara and while they have the usual Baristas and Cafe Coffee days, there are very few stand alone coffee shops. For this reason, I’ve decided to test the waters with as little investment as possible.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!
Cheers,
Sonali