How to grow your payments app with home bakers and cake makers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Home bakers and cake makers often take orders through Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp. A big celebration cake can take hours and cost a lot in ingredients, so a customer who cancels or never pays really hurts. A payment link for a deposit when the order is placed can protect the baker and make ordering easy.
Talk to a few bakers
Ask home bakers and cake makers:
- How do customers order and pay today?
- Do you take a deposit before you start baking?
- How often does someone cancel or not pay?
- How do customers pay when they collect?
Take a deposit with every order
A payment link sent in the same chat as the order confirms it and covers the ingredients. The baker only starts once the deposit is in.
Make collection quick
A QR code or a link for the balance means customers pay when they collect, with no waiting for change.
Grow through local groups
Home bakers often know each other through local Facebook groups, markets and craft fairs. One baker who likes your app can introduce you to many more.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
Is there a free invoice tool?
Yes, the free invoice generator makes a simple invoice in the browser.
Invoice generator →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.