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Guides for home bakers
Plain-English walkthroughs of SweetMargins — so you spend less time on admin and more time baking.
Guides
How to set boundaries with customers (without the awkward conversation)
Last-minute orders, haggling, no-shows and refund arguments: the six rules every home bakery needs, how to say no kindly, and how to put them where customers see them.
· 6 min read
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Getting paid your way: set up payments, take deposits and track what's owed
Show customers how to pay you (bank transfer, mobile money, a payment link or cash), take deposits, and track every payment, including instalments and mixed methods. And why we don't lock you into one payment company.
· 6 min read
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Never run short: how the Shopping List tells you what to buy next
The Shopping List adds up what your upcoming orders need, subtracts what's in your pantry, and shows exactly what to buy — before you run out.
· 5 min read
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Snap a receipt, stay ahead: how Smart ingredient import runs your pantry
One photo of your shopping receipt keeps your stock levels, ingredient prices and shopping list up to date — so you never run out the night before an order.
· 6 min read
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How WhatsApp ordering works, from a customer's message to a confirmed order
Your customers message you on WhatsApp, SweetMargins gathers the details and writes up the order, and you confirm with one tap. Here's the whole journey, step by step.
· 5 min read