Things You'll Need:
- good product
- company packaging
- website
- credit card processing software
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Step 1
Make a great pie. There are so many other options for getting a pie---including making one at home or going around the corner to a local bakery or store---and you'll be competing with them all.
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Step 2
Reach out to your existing clients as your initial online client base. An online pie business would be most successful if there was an existing brick-and-mortar extension with established clients. Offering online ordering as a service to your existing customers is a good first step.
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Step 3
Design and create an ecommerce website that includes plenty of photos of your product and storefront. Your ecommerce site should also accept major credit cards, and you'll need a merchant services account like LinkPoint or PayPal to process those transactions.
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Step 4
Offer local customers direct home delivery. As your reputation grows, you will need to offer long-distance customers next-day delivery. Pies are fragile, so you'd have to develop packaging that will protect the pie during shipping.
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Step 5
Create a signature packaging design to stand as your promotion with every pie you deliver. You should include a business card with your online and storefront addresses, as well as a colorful brochure full of images of all your delicious pies.
