How-tos for selling at the stand, online and everywhere in between.
An owned shop isn't automatically cheaper than a marketplace. Compare what each channel earns after fees, marketing and your time, then test a second sales channel before leaving Etsy.
Read more: When your handmade business needs a shop beyond Etsy
A plain cake and a cream-filled celebration cake can get different answers from your council. Here’s how to check your recipes, kitchen and selling arrangements before taking orders.
Read more: Selling cakes from home: check your recipe before your first order
Start with one box, prove people will pay for it, and limit your launch to what you can reliably fulfil. This guide covers pricing, Australian setup basics and your first 50 subscribers.
Read more: Launch your first subscription box with a price and capacity you can sustain
A fair crochet price covers more than yarn. Work out your sustainable price, allow for fees and GST, then check ready-made pieces, custom orders and bundles before you list them.
Read more: Set crochet prices that pay for your time, not just your yarn
Before opening orders, check that your food, kitchen and selling arrangements are ready. Then put labels, payment terms and collection details into one clear first-order plan.
Read more: Ready to sell homemade food online? Your first-order checklist
WooCommerce offers core local pickup, but scheduling and pre-orders need a closer look at your chosen tools. Compare that setup with Vendl’s pre-order pages, Collections and stock counts.
Read more: Vendl vs WooCommerce: choose a simpler pickup and market-day workflow
Keep Square payments, but choose the shop workflow that suits your selling week. Compare pickup orders, market stock, QR checkout and recurring boxes.
Read more: Vendl vs Square Online: choose a setup for market sales and collection days
Australia’s card-surcharge ban changes what customers pay, not whether you have processing costs. Here’s how to build those costs into clear stall prices and check the result against your orders.
Read more: Reset your market stall prices without a card surcharge
Before buying equipment or taking orders, check whether your Victorian home kitchen suits your proposed menu. Follow these steps from council questions to a simple paid ordering flow.
Read more: Starting a home food business in Victoria: from kitchen checks to your first order
A bigger custom order needs more than a promise in your inbox. Agree the details, take payment to reserve the work, and set clear boundaries for changes and collection.
Read more: Book bigger custom cake orders with clear deposits and pickup plans
If most of your orders end at a market table or local pickup, compare the weekly workflow before choosing your platform. Here’s where Vendl fits, when Shopify makes sense, and how to budget fairly.
Read more: Vendl vs Shopify: choose a shop that fits your bake days and markets
A recurring box needs more than a regular customer list. Plan the contents, charging cycle and pickup routine so each paid order moves straight into production and packing.
Read more: Run a weekly produce or bake box without chasing repeat orders
Making jam, blending spices and reselling sealed packets are different activities under Queensland food rules. Work through your products, premises and sales channels before asking council to confirm your licence requirements.
Read more: Selling food from home in QLD: a product-by-product licence checklist
A manageable Christmas bake starts with a small menu and clear limits. Set up separate collection days, choose payment terms and turn confirmed orders into production and packing lists.
Read more: Organise Christmas bake orders by payment, production and pickup day
State-by-state rules for home food businesses: registration, labelling and where you can sell.
What each state allows home producers to make and sell, and where sales can happen.
