Best Online Ordering Options for Small Dessert Business

·Nov 20, 2024 05:00 AM

Client has a small home dessert business. She wants to have an option for online ordering. What's the best option? Webflow eccommerce? Or is there another software that might be free that we can either embed or just link to her Webflow site?

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Matt J.
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Sara M. do you know what POS (Point of Sale) system she is using? Those systems usually have an online component is likely your best bet for online ordering. If she doesn't have a POS system, I would recommend something like Square - which again will also have an online component. You'll be hard pressed to find a free option though.
Sara M.
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She doesn't have any sort of POS. Her current website is on wix, and we are moving that over to webflow. She currently does orders manually via email
Matt J.
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okay yeah, Square would be her most cost effective and scalable solution - she can start with a simple card reader for in-person, she can send invoices via email, and she could setup online ordering. Eventually should could buy their full POS system if she has a brick and mortar shop - iPad plus cash register, and she could just plug right into that without having to spin up a whole new product catalog or inventory system. I don't know how dynamic or static bakeries are with their inventories though I would imagine very dynamic though.
Sara M.
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She's planning on using the online ordering only for holiday season, so people can order for their holiday parties and then she can close the ordering at her deadline date to make sure she can handle all the orders.
Matt J.
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the simpler approach would be to just level up her process shes already doing for email and just turn that into a form
Sara M.
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but then they can't pay right away
Matt J.
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I would look into integrating stripe
Matt J.
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otherwise yeah, she would just have to create invoices basically
Matt J.
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it would be similar to white-glove, high-touch purchase order forms
Sara M.
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does integrating stripe mean using webflow ecommerce?
Matt J.
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customer would give all the details, they'd get an email, she sends an invoice, they pay the invoice, the product gets created.
Matt J.
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naw, you can embed stripe buy now buttons or stripe checkout
Matt J.
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biggest issue I see and dont have clarity on is pricing
Sara M.
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cool! but how would that work if the client is selecting things on a regular webflow form?
Sara M.
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right - the stripe integration won't have the correct pricing

Matt J.
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Sara M. do you know what POS (Point of Sale) system she is using? Those systems usually have an online component is likely your best bet for online ordering. If she doesn't have a POS system, I would recommend something like Square - which again will also have an online component. You'll be hard pressed to find a free option though.
Sara M.
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She doesn't have any sort of POS. Her current website is on wix, and we are moving that over to webflow. She currently does orders manually via email
Matt J.
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okay yeah, Square would be her most cost effective and scalable solution - she can start with a simple card reader for in-person, she can send invoices via email, and she could setup online ordering. Eventually should could buy their full POS system if she has a brick and mortar shop - iPad plus cash register, and she could just plug right into that without having to spin up a whole new product catalog or inventory system. I don't know how dynamic or static bakeries are with their inventories though I would imagine very dynamic though.
Sara M.
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She's planning on using the online ordering only for holiday season, so people can order for their holiday parties and then she can close the ordering at her deadline date to make sure she can handle all the orders.
Matt J.
·
the simpler approach would be to just level up her process shes already doing for email and just turn that into a form
Sara M.
·
but then they can't pay right away
Matt J.
·
I would look into integrating stripe
Matt J.
·
otherwise yeah, she would just have to create invoices basically
Matt J.
·
it would be similar to white-glove, high-touch purchase order forms
Sara M.
·
does integrating stripe mean using webflow ecommerce?
Matt J.
·
customer would give all the details, they'd get an email, she sends an invoice, they pay the invoice, the product gets created.
Matt J.
·
naw, you can embed stripe buy now buttons or stripe checkout
Matt J.
·
biggest issue I see and dont have clarity on is pricing
Sara M.
·
cool! but how would that work if the client is selecting things on a regular webflow form?
Sara M.
·
right - the stripe integration won't have the correct pricing