Latest / The Bread Winner Podcast / 30. Is it time to raise your prices in your sourdough microbakery? Here's exactly what you need to know.
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- 0:00And
- 0:00I
- 0:00paid
- 0:00a
- 0:01lot
- 0:01more
- 0:01money
- 0:01for
- 0:01this
- 0:01mug
- 0:02than
- 0:02I
- 0:02would
- 0:02pay.
- 0:02For
- 0:02a
- 0:03mug
- 0:03at
- 0:03Target.
- 0:04That
- 0:04makes
- 0:04me
- 0:04cherish
- 0:05this
- 0:05mug.
- 0:05That
- 0:05makes
- 0:06me
- 0:06understand
- 0:06the
- 0:07value
- 0:07of.
- 0:07It
- 0:08and
- 0:08respect
- 0:09and
- 0:10be
- 0:11grateful
- 0:11for
- 0:11the
- 0:12skill
- 0:12and
- 0:13the
- 0:13learning
- 0:14that
- 0:14the.
- 0:14Potter
- 0:15had
- 0:15to
- 0:15use
- 0:16to
- 0:16craft
- 0:17this
- 0:17product.
- 0:18Your
- 0:19bread
- 0:19is
- 0:19no
- 0:19different.
- 0:20It
- 0:20might
- 0:20be
- 0:20a
- 0:21perishable
- 0:21product,
- 0:22but
- 0:22the
- 0:22people
- 0:23who
- 0:23value
- 0:23it
- 0:23will
- 0:24still.
- 0:24Pay
- 0:24a
- 0:24premium
- 0:25for
- 0:25a
- 0:26handcrafted
- 0:26artisan.
- 0:27Product
- 0:27made
- 0:28with
- 0:28high
- 0:28quality
- 0:29ingredients,
- 0:30carefully
- 0:30selected.
- 0:31And
- 0:32for
- 0:32that
- 0:32art
- 0:32that
- 0:33took
- 0:33you
- 0:33so
- 0:33long
- 0:34to
- 0:34hone
- 0:36welcome
- 0:36to
- 0:36the
- 0:37Breadwinner
- 0:37podcast.
- 0:38This
- 0:38is
- 0:38the
- 0:39show
- 0:39for
- 0:39Sourdough
- 0:40micro
- 0:40bakery
- 0:41owners
- 0:41who
- 0:42are
- 0:42building
- 0:42a
- 0:43sustainable,
- 0:44successful,
- 0:45profitable
- 0:46business
- 0:46from
- 0:46their
- 0:46home.
- 0:47If
- 0:48you
- 0:48are
- 0:48already
- 0:49in
- 0:49business,
- 0:49or
- 0:49if
- 0:50you're
- 0:50dreaming
- 0:50of
- 0:51starting
- 0:51one,
- 0:51this
- 0:52is
- 0:52the
- 0:52place
- 0:52for
- 0:52you.
- 0:53I'm
- 0:53your
- 0:53host,
- 0:54Caroline
- 0:54Bauer.
- 0:55I
- 0:55own
- 0:55a
- 0:55successful
- 0:56in
- 0:56home
- 0:56sourdough
- 0:57Bakery
- 0:58and
- 0:58I
- 0:58am
- 0:59here
- 0:59to
- 0:59share
- 0:59everything
- 0:59I've
- 1:00learned
- 1:00that
- 1:00works
- 1:00and
- 1:01that
- 1:01doesn't.
- 1:01Plus
- 1:01everything
- 1:02that
- 1:02I'm
- 1:02researching
- 1:03along
- 1:03the.
- 1:03Way
- 1:04so
- 1:04we
- 1:04can
- 1:04build
- 1:04thriving
- 1:05businesses
- 1:05together.
- 1:07Today,
- 1:07we're
- 1:07kicking
- 1:08off
- 1:08our
- 1:08inaugural
- 1:09episode.
- 1:10By
- 1:10building
- 1:11a
- 1:11really
- 1:11hello
- 1:11and
- 1:12welcome
- 1:12back
- 1:12to
- 1:12another
- 1:13episode
- 1:13of
- 1:13the
- 1:13Breadwinner
- 1:14podcast.
- 1:15It's
- 1:15Caroline
- 1:16here,
- 1:16and
- 1:16we
- 1:17are
- 1:17going.
- 1:17To
- 1:17talk
- 1:17about
- 1:18another
- 1:18juicy
- 1:19topic
- 1:20that.
- 1:20Will
- 1:20help
- 1:20you
- 1:21grow
- 1:21your
- 1:21thriving
- 1:22sourdough
- 1:22micro
- 1:23bakery.
- 1:23Today's
- 1:24topic
- 1:25has
- 1:25been
- 1:25on
- 1:25my
- 1:25list.
- 1:26For
- 1:26a
- 1:26while,
- 1:27but
- 1:27I
- 1:27bumped
- 1:28it.
- 1:28Up
- 1:28after
- 1:28a
- 1:29conversation
- 1:30in
- 1:30our
- 1:30weekly
- 1:31group
- 1:31call
- 1:31with
- 1:31one
- 1:31of
- 1:32my
- 1:32breadwinner
- 1:32inner
- 1:33circle
- 1:33members.
- 1:34We
- 1:34are
- 1:34going
- 1:34to
- 1:34be
- 1:34talking
- 1:35about
- 1:35raising
- 1:36your
- 1:36prices.
- 1:37Specifically,
- 1:38we're
- 1:39going
- 1:39to
- 1:39be
- 1:39talking
- 1:39about
- 1:40the
- 1:40mindset
- 1:41shift
- 1:42that
- 1:42will
- 1:42empower
- 1:43you
- 1:43to
- 1:43confidently
- 1:44raise
- 1:45your
- 1:45prices
- 1:46or
- 1:46set
- 1:47your
- 1:47prices
- 1:47where
- 1:47they
- 1:47need
- 1:48to
- 1:48be.
- 1:48So
- 1:49when
- 1:49I
- 1:49was
- 1:49first
- 1:49starting
- 1:49my
- 1:50micro
- 1:50bakery
- 1:50a
- 1:50little
- 1:51over
- 1:51a
- 1:51year
- 1:51ago,
- 1:52I
- 1:52was
- 1:52in
- 1:52the
- 1:52same
- 1:53place
- 1:53as
- 1:54so
- 1:54many
- 1:54of
- 1:54you,
- 1:54pouring
- 1:55my
- 1:55heart
- 1:55and
- 1:55soul
- 1:56into
- 1:56this
- 1:56brand
- 1:56new
- 1:57business,
- 1:58putting
- 1:58in
- 1:58the
- 1:58long
- 1:59hours,
- 1:59working
- 2:00so
- 2:00hard,
- 2:01but
- 2:01also
- 2:02feeling
- 2:03like
- 2:04maybe
- 2:04the
- 2:04amount
- 2:04of
- 2:05work
- 2:05that
- 2:05I
- 2:05was
- 2:05putting
- 2:05in
- 2:06did
- 2:06not
- 2:06equal
- 2:07the
- 2:07amount.
- 2:08Of
- 2:08income
- 2:09that
- 2:09was
- 2:09coming
- 2:09in.
- 2:10So
- 2:10I
- 2:10knew
- 2:10that
- 2:10I
- 2:11had
- 2:11to.
- 2:11Adjust
- 2:12my
- 2:12prices
- 2:13in
- 2:13order
- 2:13to
- 2:13make
- 2:14the
- 2:14business
- 2:14sustainable.
- 2:15Otherwise,
- 2:15I
- 2:15couldn't
- 2:16keep
- 2:16on
- 2:16doing
- 2:16it.
- 2:17I
- 2:18was
- 2:18a
- 2:18little
- 2:18nervous,
- 2:19I'll
- 2:19be
- 2:19honest.
- 2:20But
- 2:20I
- 2:20definitely
- 2:21discovered
- 2:22once
- 2:22I
- 2:22did
- 2:22make
- 2:22the
- 2:23decision
- 2:23to
- 2:23raise
- 2:24certain
- 2:24prices,
- 2:25that
- 2:26it
- 2:26was
- 2:26the
- 2:27absolute
- 2:27right
- 2:27decision,
- 2:28not
- 2:29just
- 2:29for
- 2:29my
- 2:29income,
- 2:29but
- 2:30also
- 2:30for
- 2:30my
- 2:30confidence
- 2:31and
- 2:32for
- 2:32the
- 2:32way
- 2:33that
- 2:33my
- 2:33customers
- 2:34saw
- 2:34the
- 2:34value
- 2:34that
- 2:34I
- 2:34offered.
- 2:35So
- 2:35today
- 2:36I
- 2:36want
- 2:36to
- 2:36talk
- 2:36to
- 2:36you
- 2:37about
- 2:37how
- 2:37you
- 2:37can
- 2:37make
- 2:37the
- 2:38same
- 2:38shift
- 2:38in
- 2:38your
- 2:38business
- 2:39if
- 2:39you're
- 2:39at
- 2:39a
- 2:39place
- 2:40where
- 2:40you
- 2:40might
- 2:40need.
- 2:41To
- 2:41raise
- 2:41your
- 2:41prices.
- 2:42Are
- 2:43you
- 2:43ready?
- 2:44All
- 2:44right,
- 2:44let's
- 2:44get
- 2:44started.
- 2:45The
- 2:45very
- 2:46first
- 2:46thing
- 2:46to
- 2:46address
- 2:47here.
- 2:48Is
- 2:48the
- 2:49fears
- 2:49that
- 2:49come
- 2:50up
- 2:50around
- 2:50raising
- 2:51our
- 2:51prices.
- 2:52So
- 2:52you
- 2:52might
- 2:52be
- 2:52thinking,
- 2:53if
- 2:54I
- 2:54raise
- 2:54my
- 2:54prices,
- 2:55I
- 2:55will
- 2:55lose
- 2:55some
- 2:56customers.
- 2:57Or
- 2:57you
- 2:57might
- 2:57be
- 2:58worried
- 2:58that
- 2:58people
- 2:58will
- 2:58think
- 2:59that
- 2:59you're
- 2:59being
- 3:00greedy
- 3:00or
- 3:00charging
- 3:01too
- 3:01much
- 3:01for
- 3:01your
- 3:01bread.
- 3:02And
- 3:03sometimes
- 3:03the
- 3:03biggest
- 3:04hurdle
- 3:04of
- 3:04all
- 3:05might
- 3:05be
- 3:05the
- 3:05one
- 3:05that
- 3:06you
- 3:06are
- 3:06imposing
- 3:07and
- 3:08feeling
- 3:08like
- 3:08you
- 3:09don't
- 3:09have
- 3:09the
- 3:09confidence
- 3:10to
- 3:10ask
- 3:10for
- 3:10more.
- 3:11These
- 3:11fears
- 3:12are
- 3:12very
- 3:12real,
- 3:12and
- 3:13you.
- 3:13Are
- 3:13not
- 3:13the
- 3:13only
- 3:14one
- 3:14who's
- 3:14experiencing
- 3:15them.
- 3:15But
- 3:16there
- 3:16is
- 3:16the
- 3:17truth.
- 3:17The
- 3:17flip
- 3:18side
- 3:18of
- 3:18this.
- 3:19The
- 3:19flip
- 3:19side
- 3:19is
- 3:20that
- 3:20underpricing
- 3:21is.
- 3:21Probably
- 3:22costing
- 3:22you
- 3:23more
- 3:23than
- 3:23you
- 3:23think.
- 3:24So
- 3:24when
- 3:25your
- 3:25prices
- 3:25are
- 3:25too
- 3:26low.
- 3:26A
- 3:26few
- 3:26things
- 3:27happen.
- 3:27Number
- 3:28one,
- 3:29you're
- 3:29paying
- 3:29the
- 3:29difference
- 3:30in
- 3:30your
- 3:30burnout,
- 3:31in
- 3:31your
- 3:31stress,
- 3:32in
- 3:32the
- 3:33time
- 3:33that
- 3:33you
- 3:33can't
- 3:33get
- 3:34back.
- 3:34If
- 3:35you
- 3:35are
- 3:35not
- 3:35charging
- 3:36enough
- 3:37to
- 3:38compensate
- 3:39you
- 3:39for
- 3:39the
- 3:39amount
- 3:40of
- 3:40work.
- 3:40That
- 3:40you're
- 3:41putting
- 3:41in
- 3:41and
- 3:41the
- 3:41amount.
- 3:42Of
- 3:42money
- 3:42that
- 3:42you're
- 3:42investing
- 3:43into
- 3:43your
- 3:43ingredients
- 3:44and
- 3:44your
- 3:44equipment,
- 3:46you
- 3:46start
- 3:46to
- 3:47feel
- 3:47uncomfortable,
- 3:47undervalued.
- 3:48And
- 3:48that
- 3:48affects
- 3:49how
- 3:49you
- 3:49show
- 3:49up
- 3:49in
- 3:49your
- 3:50business.
- 3:50You
- 3:50won't
- 3:51be
- 3:51showing
- 3:51up
- 3:51with
- 3:51the
- 3:51same
- 3:52excited
- 3:52energy.
- 3:53You'll
- 3:53be
- 3:53showing
- 3:54up
- 3:54feeling
- 3:54a
- 3:54little.
- 3:55Begrudging,
- 3:55a
- 3:55little
- 3:56bit,
- 3:56like
- 3:57you
- 3:57are
- 3:57not
- 3:58getting
- 3:59the
- 3:59return
- 3:59that
- 3:59you
- 3:59need
- 4:00to
- 4:00out
- 4:00of
- 4:00the
- 4:00work
- 4:00that
- 4:00you're
- 4:01putting
- 4:01in.
- 4:01So
- 4:02you
- 4:02absolutely
- 4:03deserve
- 4:03to
- 4:03be
- 4:03compensated
- 4:05fairly
- 4:05for
- 4:06your
- 4:06time,
- 4:06your
- 4:07energy,
- 4:07and
- 4:07your
- 4:08skill.
- 4:08So
- 4:09let's
- 4:09go
- 4:09ahead
- 4:09and
- 4:09tackle
- 4:10these.
- 4:10Fears
- 4:10head
- 4:11on
- 4:11and
- 4:12start
- 4:12shifting
- 4:12how
- 4:12you're
- 4:13thinking
- 4:13about
- 4:13your
- 4:13pricing.
- 4:14So
- 4:14before
- 4:15we
- 4:15talk
- 4:15about
- 4:15the
- 4:15tactical
- 4:16tactics,
- 4:16because,
- 4:17you
- 4:17know,
- 4:17I'm
- 4:17always
- 4:17coming
- 4:18in
- 4:18with
- 4:18something
- 4:18practical
- 4:19that
- 4:19you
- 4:19can.
- 4:19Apply
- 4:20to
- 4:20your
- 4:20business
- 4:20right
- 4:20away.
- 4:21But
- 4:22before
- 4:22we
- 4:22get
- 4:22there,
- 4:22we
- 4:23need.
- 4:23To
- 4:23address
- 4:24the
- 4:24subconscious,
- 4:25the
- 4:25mindset
- 4:26piece,
- 4:27because
- 4:27really,
- 4:27that's
- 4:28where
- 4:28the
- 4:28transformation
- 4:29happens,
- 4:29and
- 4:29that's
- 4:30where
- 4:30the
- 4:30biggest
- 4:31struggle
- 4:31lies.
- 4:32That's
- 4:32the
- 4:33part
- 4:33that's
- 4:33not
- 4:33tangible,
- 4:34but.
- 4:35It
- 4:35is
- 4:35absolutely
- 4:36crucial
- 4:37to
- 4:38spend
- 4:38some
- 4:38time
- 4:39there
- 4:39if
- 4:39we
- 4:39want
- 4:39to
- 4:40actually
- 4:40make
- 4:40progress.
- 4:41The
- 4:42very
- 4:42first
- 4:42thing
- 4:43is
- 4:43for
- 4:43you
- 4:43to
- 4:43recognize
- 4:44your
- 4:44value.
- 4:45So
- 4:45you
- 4:46are
- 4:46not
- 4:46just
- 4:46selling
- 4:47bread.
- 4:47You
- 4:48are
- 4:48offering
- 4:48something
- 4:49handcrafted,
- 4:50made
- 4:50with
- 4:50intention,
- 4:51with
- 4:51love,
- 4:52with
- 4:52skill.
- 4:53The
- 4:53time
- 4:53that
- 4:54you
- 4:54have
- 4:54spent
- 4:54perfecting
- 4:55your
- 4:55sourdough,
- 4:56the
- 4:57quality
- 4:57of
- 4:57the
- 4:58ingredients.
- 4:58That
- 4:58you
- 4:58choose,
- 4:59the
- 4:59care
- 4:59that
- 5:00you
- 5:00put
- 5:00into
- 5:00each
- 5:00loaf.
- 5:01That
- 5:02all
- 5:02has
- 5:02so
- 5:03much
- 5:03value.
- 5:04That
- 5:04is
- 5:04something
- 5:04that
- 5:05a
- 5:05grocery
- 5:05store
- 5:06cannot
- 5:06replicate.
- 5:08No
- 5:08matter
- 5:08how
- 5:08bougie
- 5:09the
- 5:09store,
- 5:10they.
- 5:10Cannot
- 5:11provide
- 5:11the
- 5:12same
- 5:13level
- 5:13of
- 5:13intentionality.
- 5:14And
- 5:14care
- 5:15and
- 5:15handcraftedness
- 5:16that
- 5:17you
- 5:17can.
- 5:17When
- 5:17you
- 5:17are
- 5:18creating
- 5:18your
- 5:18products.
- 5:19So
- 5:20when
- 5:20you
- 5:20start
- 5:20to
- 5:21see
- 5:21what.
- 5:21You
- 5:22offer
- 5:22as
- 5:23something
- 5:23truly
- 5:24special,
- 5:24it.
- 5:24Becomes
- 5:25a
- 5:25lot
- 5:25easier
- 5:26to
- 5:26charge
- 5:27accordingly.
- 5:28Here's
- 5:28an
- 5:29example.
- 5:29Sitting
- 5:30right
- 5:30in
- 5:30front
- 5:30of
- 5:30me,
- 5:30I
- 5:31am
- 5:31drinking
- 5:31a
- 5:31cup
- 5:32of
- 5:32tea.
- 5:32If
- 5:32you're
- 5:32watching
- 5:33on
- 5:33YouTube,
- 5:33you
- 5:33can.
- 5:33See
- 5:34my
- 5:34beautiful
- 5:34stoneware
- 5:35mug
- 5:36is
- 5:36made
- 5:36by
- 5:37hand
- 5:38and
- 5:38it
- 5:38is
- 5:39a
- 5:39true
- 5:39experience.
- 5:40Every
- 5:40time
- 5:40I
- 5:40drink
- 5:41my
- 5:41tea
- 5:41or.
- 5:41Coffee
- 5:42from
- 5:42a
- 5:42handcrafted
- 5:43stoneware
- 5:43mug.
- 5:44I
- 5:44know
- 5:45that
- 5:45this
- 5:45was
- 5:45created
- 5:46by
- 5:46a
- 5:47skilled
- 5:47worker
- 5:49and
- 5:49I
- 5:49paid
- 5:49a.
- 5:50Lot
- 5:50more
- 5:50money
- 5:50for
- 5:50this
- 5:51mug
- 5:51than
- 5:51I
- 5:51would
- 5:51pay
- 5:51for
- 5:52a
- 5:52mug
- 5:52at
- 5:52Target.
- 5:53That
- 5:53makes
- 5:53me
- 5:53cherish
- 5:54this
- 5:54mug.
- 5:54That
- 5:54makes
- 5:55me
- 5:55understand
- 5:55the
- 5:56value
- 5:56of.
- 5:56It
- 5:57and
- 5:57respect
- 5:58and
- 5:59be
- 6:00grateful
- 6:00for
- 6:00the
- 6:01skill
- 6:01and
- 6:02the
- 6:02learning
- 6:03that
- 6:03the.
- 6:04Potter
- 6:04had
- 6:04to
- 6:04use
- 6:05to
- 6:05craft
- 6:06this
- 6:06product.
- 6:07Your
- 6:08bread
- 6:08is
- 6:08no
- 6:08different.
- 6:09It
- 6:09might
- 6:09be
- 6:10a
- 6:10perishable
- 6:10product,
- 6:11but
- 6:11the
- 6:11people
- 6:12who
- 6:12value
- 6:12it
- 6:13will
- 6:13still.
- 6:13Pay
- 6:13a
- 6:13premium
- 6:14for
- 6:15a
- 6:15handcrafted
- 6:16artisan.
- 6:16Product
- 6:16made
- 6:17with
- 6:17high
- 6:17quality
- 6:18ingredients,
- 6:19carefully
- 6:19selected.
- 6:21And
- 6:21for
- 6:21that
- 6:21art
- 6:21that
- 6:22took
- 6:22you
- 6:22so
- 6:22long
- 6:23to
- 6:23hone
- 6:24to
- 6:24be
- 6:24able
- 6:24to
- 6:24create
- 6:25that
- 6:25consistent,
- 6:26delicious,
- 6:26nourishing
- 6:27product.
- 7:44The
- 7:45next
- 7:45part
- 7:45of
- 7:45the
- 7:46mindset
- 7:46to.
- 7:46Address
- 7:47is,
- 7:48and
- 7:48it
- 7:48may
- 7:48be
- 7:48a
- 7:49buzzword,
- 7:49but
- 7:49it's
- 7:49an
- 7:50abundance
- 7:50mindset.
- 7:51This
- 7:52is
- 7:52addressing
- 7:52the
- 7:52fear
- 7:53that
- 7:53there.
- 7:53Is
- 7:53not
- 7:53enough
- 7:54to
- 7:54go
- 7:54around
- 7:55or.
- 7:55That
- 7:55there
- 7:55are
- 7:56not
- 7:56enough
- 7:56customers
- 7:57willing
- 7:57to
- 7:57pay
- 7:58what
- 7:58you're
- 7:58charging.
- 7:59And
- 7:59that
- 7:59is
- 8:00absolutely
- 8:00not
- 8:00true.
- 8:01Even
- 8:02in
- 8:02the
- 8:02smallest
- 8:02of
- 8:03communities,
- 8:03there
- 8:04are
- 8:04going
- 8:04to
- 8:04be
- 8:04customers
- 8:05who
- 8:06will.
- 8:06Value
- 8:07what
- 8:07you're
- 8:07offering.
- 8:08Now,
- 8:08on
- 8:09the
- 8:09flip
- 8:09side,
- 8:09there
- 8:09certainly
- 8:10are
- 8:10the
- 8:10customers
- 8:11who
- 8:11do
- 8:11not
- 8:11value.
- 8:12What
- 8:12you're
- 8:12offering
- 8:13and
- 8:13they
- 8:13want
- 8:13to
- 8:13buy
- 8:13their
- 8:13bread
- 8:14from
- 8:14the
- 8:14grocery
- 8:14store.
- 8:15Those
- 8:15are
- 8:15not
- 8:16your
- 8:16customers.
- 8:17Those
- 8:17are
- 8:17not
- 8:17the
- 8:18people
- 8:18you're
- 8:18speaking
- 8:18to.
- 8:19And
- 8:19you
- 8:19can
- 8:20just
- 8:20completely,
- 8:21you
- 8:22do
- 8:22not
- 8:22need
- 8:22to
- 8:22worry
- 8:23about
- 8:23them
- 8:23at
- 8:23all.
- 8:23Do
- 8:24not
- 8:24waste
- 8:24any
- 8:24energy
- 8:25or
- 8:25effort
- 8:26trying
- 8:26to
- 8:27teach
- 8:27them
- 8:27why
- 8:27your
- 8:27product.
- 8:28Matters,
- 8:28but
- 8:29instead
- 8:29use
- 8:30language
- 8:30and
- 8:31educate
- 8:32and
- 8:32address
- 8:33the
- 8:33people
- 8:33who
- 8:34value
- 8:34your
- 8:35artisan
- 8:36handcrafted
- 8:36product.
- 8:37And
- 8:37there
- 8:38are
- 8:38plenty
- 8:38of
- 8:38those
- 8:39people
- 8:39out
- 8:39there
- 8:39and
- 8:39they
- 8:40are
- 8:40willing
- 8:40to.
- 8:40Pay
- 8:40for
- 8:41what
- 8:41you're
- 8:41offering.
- 8:42Part
- 8:42of
- 8:42this
- 8:43comes
- 8:43into
- 8:43just
- 8:44the
- 8:44belief
- 8:45that
- 8:45those
- 8:45people
- 8:46are
- 8:46out
- 8:47there
- 8:47and
- 8:47that
- 8:47they
- 8:48will
- 8:48appreciate
- 8:48what
- 8:49you.
- 8:49Bring
- 8:49to
- 8:49the
- 8:49table.
- 8:50Part
- 8:50of
- 8:50your
- 8:51mindset
- 8:51shift
- 8:52here
- 8:52also
- 8:53requires
- 8:54thinking
- 8:54long
- 8:54term.
- 8:55So
- 8:55right
- 8:56now,
- 8:56your
- 8:56pricing
- 8:56may
- 8:56be.
- 8:57Getting
- 8:57you
- 8:58buy,
- 8:58but
- 8:59is
- 8:59it
- 8:59sustainable?
- 9:00Is
- 9:00it
- 9:00going
- 9:00to
- 9:00allow
- 9:01you
- 9:01to
- 9:01grow?
- 9:02Can
- 9:02you
- 9:02pay
- 9:03yourself?
- 9:03Will
- 9:04it
- 9:04give
- 9:04you
- 9:04the
- 9:04space
- 9:05to.
- 9:05Take
- 9:05a
- 9:05day
- 9:05off
- 9:06to
- 9:06invest
- 9:07in.
- 9:07Better,
- 9:07bigger
- 9:08equipment
- 9:08so
- 9:09you
- 9:09can
- 9:09scale.
- 9:09Your
- 9:09production
- 9:10or
- 9:11maybe
- 9:11even
- 9:11hire
- 9:12help
- 9:13if
- 9:13your
- 9:13current
- 9:14pricing
- 9:14keeps
- 9:14you
- 9:15stuck
- 9:15in
- 9:16survival
- 9:16mode,
- 9:17it
- 9:17is
- 9:17time
- 9:17to
- 9:17think
- 9:17bigger.
- 9:18If
- 9:19all
- 9:19you
- 9:19can
- 9:19do
- 9:20is
- 9:20buy
- 9:20the
- 9:21ingredients
- 9:21for
- 9:21the
- 9:21next
- 9:22week
- 9:22and.
- 9:22Maybe
- 9:22set
- 9:22aside
- 9:23a
- 9:23little
- 9:23bit
- 9:23into.
- 9:23Savings,
- 9:24then
- 9:25it's
- 9:25time
- 9:25to
- 9:25shift
- 9:26your
- 9:26prices.
- 9:26Maybe
- 9:27add
- 9:27some
- 9:28higher
- 9:28price
- 9:28point
- 9:28items
- 9:29to
- 9:29your
- 9:29menu.
- 9:30But
- 9:30you
- 9:30need
- 9:30to
- 9:31make
- 9:31some
- 9:31changes.
- 9:32So
- 9:32that
- 9:32this
- 9:32work
- 9:33will
- 9:33be
- 9:33sustainable.
- 9:34So
- 9:35many
- 9:35bakers.
- 9:36This
- 9:36is
- 9:36a
- 9:36little
- 9:36tangent,
- 9:37but
- 9:37so.
- 9:37Many
- 9:38bakers
- 9:39get
- 9:39started.
- 9:39They
- 9:40get
- 9:40so
- 9:40excited
- 9:41about
- 9:41the
- 9:41idea
- 9:42of
- 9:42selling
- 9:42their
- 9:42sourdough
- 9:43and
- 9:43they
- 9:44sell.
- 9:44For
- 9:44a
- 9:44month
- 9:44or
- 9:45they
- 9:45sell
- 9:45for
- 9:45two
- 9:45months
- 9:46and
- 9:46they
- 9:47fizzle
- 9:47out
- 9:47because.
- 9:48They
- 9:48are
- 9:48not
- 9:49charging
- 9:50enough
- 9:50to
- 9:50make
- 9:50it
- 9:51worth
- 9:51it.
- 9:51Their
- 9:52systems
- 9:52are
- 9:52inefficient,
- 9:53maybe
- 9:53they
- 9:54haven't.
- 9:54Invested
- 9:54in
- 9:54the
- 9:55right
- 9:55equipment.
- 9:56And
- 9:56so
- 9:56that
- 9:56is
- 9:57what
- 9:57this
- 9:57podcast
- 9:58is.
- 9:58Hopefully
- 9:58the
- 9:59antidote
- 9:59for
- 10:00that.
- 10:00You
- 10:01are
- 10:01equipped
- 10:02to
- 10:02build
- 10:02a
- 10:02business
- 10:03that's
- 10:03built
- 10:03to
- 10:03last
- 10:04and
- 10:05it's
- 10:05burnout
- 10:05proof
- 10:06so
- 10:06that
- 10:06you
- 10:07can
- 10:07say
- 10:08for
- 10:08the
- 10:08long
- 10:08haul
- 10:09and
- 10:09be
- 10:09the
- 10:09baker
- 10:10in
- 10:10your
- 10:10community
- 10:10that
- 10:10people
- 10:11think
- 10:11of
- 10:11when
- 10:11they
- 10:11think
- 10:12sourdough.
- 10:12All
- 10:13right,
- 10:13the
- 10:13final
- 10:14and
- 10:14very
- 10:14important.
- 10:15Step
- 10:15in
- 10:16shifting
- 10:16your
- 10:16mindset
- 10:17is
- 10:17detaching
- 10:19your
- 10:19emotion
- 10:19from
- 10:20your
- 10:20pricing.
- 10:21This
- 10:21is
- 10:21so
- 10:22crucial.
- 10:23This
- 10:23can
- 10:23be
- 10:23hard,
- 10:24especially
- 10:25for
- 10:25women.
- 10:26We
- 10:26tend
- 10:26to
- 10:26see
- 10:26pricing
- 10:27as
- 10:28a.
- 10:28Reflection
- 10:28of
- 10:28our
- 10:28worth
- 10:29and
- 10:29when
- 10:29we
- 10:29do
- 10:30that
- 10:30it
- 10:30becomes
- 10:30personal.
- 10:31But
- 10:32pricing
- 10:32is
- 10:32not
- 10:33personal,
- 10:34it
- 10:34is.
- 10:34A
- 10:35business
- 10:35decision
- 10:36and
- 10:36it
- 10:36is
- 10:36a
- 10:36very
- 10:37important
- 10:37one.
- 10:38So
- 10:38if
- 10:38you
- 10:38can
- 10:38separate
- 10:39the
- 10:39two.
- 10:40You'Ll
- 10:40feel
- 10:40a
- 10:41lot
- 10:41more
- 10:41confident
- 10:42about
- 10:42making
- 10:43adjustments
- 10:44that
- 10:44reflect
- 10:45the
- 10:45true
- 10:45value
- 10:45of
- 10:45your
- 10:46product.
- 10:46Some
- 10:47people
- 10:47get
- 10:48nervous
- 10:48about
- 10:48charging
- 10:49a
- 10:49certain
- 10:49amount,
- 10:50especially
- 10:50if
- 10:51your
- 10:51primary
- 10:51customers.
- 10:53Are
- 10:53your
- 10:53close
- 10:54sphere
- 10:54of
- 10:55friends
- 10:55and
- 10:55family.
- 10:56Now
- 10:56again,
- 10:57another
- 10:57little
- 10:57tangent.
- 10:58It
- 10:58is
- 10:58important
- 10:58to
- 10:59break
- 10:59out
- 10:59of.
- 10:59That
- 11:00friends
- 11:00and
- 11:00family
- 11:01sphere
- 11:01if
- 11:02you
- 11:02want
- 11:02to
- 11:02grow
- 11:02your
- 11:02business.
- 11:03But
- 11:04if
- 11:04those
- 11:05are
- 11:05your
- 11:05primary
- 11:05customers
- 11:06right
- 11:06now,
- 11:07it
- 11:07is
- 11:07easy
- 11:08to
- 11:08see.
- 11:08How
- 11:08you
- 11:08can
- 11:08feel
- 11:09nervous
- 11:09or
- 11:09charging.
- 11:10More
- 11:10raising
- 11:10your
- 11:10prices.
- 11:11So
- 11:12you
- 11:12need
- 11:12to
- 11:12just
- 11:12disconnect
- 11:13the
- 11:13emotion.
- 11:13Just
- 11:14be
- 11:14straightforward,
- 11:15black
- 11:15and
- 11:16white.
- 11:16If
- 11:16you
- 11:16want
- 11:17to
- 11:17continue
- 11:17growing
- 11:17this.
- 11:18Business,
- 11:18then
- 11:19you
- 11:19are
- 11:19going
- 11:19to
- 11:19need
- 11:20to
- 11:20price
- 11:20accordingly.
- 11:22With
- 11:22all
- 11:22of
- 11:22that
- 11:22said,
- 11:23and
- 11:23you
- 11:23may
- 11:23need
- 11:24to
- 11:24revisit
- 11:24those
- 11:25steps.
- 11:25Maybe
- 11:25even
- 11:26break
- 11:26out
- 11:26your
- 11:26journal
- 11:27and
- 11:27ask
- 11:27yourself
- 11:28some
- 11:28questions
- 11:29about
- 11:30what
- 11:30is
- 11:30holding
- 11:30you
- 11:30back.
- 11:31Where
- 11:31are
- 11:31your
- 11:32fears?
- 11:32What
- 11:33mindset
- 11:34shifts
- 11:34need
- 11:35to
- 11:35happen?
- 11:36What
- 11:36blocks
- 11:37are
- 11:37holding
- 11:37you
- 11:38back
- 11:38from
- 11:39being
- 11:39able
- 11:39to
- 11:39raise
- 11:39your
- 11:40prices?
- 11:41What
- 11:41does
- 11:41it
- 11:41feel
- 11:41like
- 11:42when
- 11:42you.
- 11:42Think
- 11:42about
- 11:42raising
- 11:43your
- 11:43prices?
- 11:43Does
- 11:43it
- 11:44feel
- 11:44really
- 11:44scary?
- 11:45Do
- 11:45you
- 11:45feel
- 11:45a
- 11:45lot
- 11:45of
- 11:45resistance?
- 11:47What
- 11:47is
- 11:47the
- 11:47worst
- 11:48thing
- 11:48that
- 11:48will.
- 11:48Happen
- 11:49if
- 11:49you
- 11:49raise
- 11:49your
- 11:50prices?
- 11:51Will
- 11:51you
- 11:51lose
- 11:51a
- 11:51customer
- 11:52here
- 11:52or
- 11:52there?
- 11:53Maybe.
- 11:54Maybe
- 11:54you'll
- 11:55lose
- 11:55the
- 11:55customers
- 11:56who
- 11:56are.
- 11:56Not
- 11:56your
- 11:57ideal
- 11:57customers.
- 11:58Maybe
- 11:59someone
- 11:59resists
- 12:00a
- 12:00little
- 12:00bit
- 12:00and
- 12:01grunt
- 12:01and
- 12:02groan.
- 12:03Maybe
- 12:03you'll
- 12:03get
- 12:04a
- 12:04random
- 12:04hater
- 12:05on
- 12:05Facebook.
- 12:06And
- 12:06those
- 12:07are
- 12:07not
- 12:07your
- 12:07people.
- 12:08You
- 12:08can
- 12:08let
- 12:09them
- 12:09roll
- 12:09off
- 12:09your.
- 12:09Back,
- 12:10but
- 12:10the
- 12:11worst
- 12:11that
- 12:11can
- 12:11happen
- 12:12is
- 12:12that
- 12:12you
- 12:13lose
- 12:13a
- 12:13few
- 12:13people.
- 12:14Who
- 12:14were
- 12:14not
- 12:14your
- 12:14ideal
- 12:15customer
- 12:15anyway,
- 12:16and
- 12:16you
- 12:16begin
- 12:17to
- 12:17attract
- 12:17the
- 12:18people.
- 12:18Who
- 12:18truly
- 12:19value
- 12:20the
- 12:20handcrafted,
- 12:21intentional
- 12:22nature
- 12:22of
- 12:23the
- 12:23product
- 12:23that
- 12:23you're
- 12:23offering.
- 12:24All
- 12:24right,
- 12:25let's
- 12:25get
- 12:25practical.
- 12:26This
- 12:27is
- 12:27my
- 12:27favorite
- 12:27part,
- 12:27of
- 12:28course.
- 12:28Because
- 12:28this
- 12:29is
- 12:29where
- 12:29I
- 12:29want
- 12:29you
- 12:29to
- 12:30be
- 12:30able
- 12:30to
- 12:30apply
- 12:31some
- 12:31takeaways.
- 12:32Directly
- 12:32to
- 12:32your
- 12:32business
- 12:33to
- 12:33see
- 12:33immediate
- 12:34change.
- 12:35If
- 12:35you
- 12:35are
- 12:35ready
- 12:36to
- 12:36test
- 12:36the.
- 12:36Waters
- 12:37with
- 12:37raising
- 12:38your
- 12:38prices,
- 12:38here
- 12:38are
- 12:39a
- 12:39few
- 12:39strategies
- 12:39to
- 12:40try
- 12:40so
- 12:41to
- 12:41back
- 12:41up
- 12:41just
- 12:41a
- 12:41little
- 12:42bit.
- 12:42We've
- 12:43talked
- 12:43about
- 12:43the
- 12:43mindset,
- 12:44but
- 12:44one
- 12:44important
- 12:45question
- 12:45to
- 12:45address
- 12:46is
- 12:46how
- 12:46do
- 12:47I
- 12:47know
- 12:47if
- 12:47I
- 12:47actually
- 12:48need
- 12:48to
- 12:48raise
- 12:48my
- 12:48prices?
- 12:49The
- 12:50key
- 12:50indicator
- 12:50here
- 12:51is
- 12:51if
- 12:51you.
- 12:52Are
- 12:52just
- 12:52in
- 12:52survival
- 12:53mode.
- 12:53If
- 12:54your
- 12:54bank
- 12:54account
- 12:55is
- 12:55nearly
- 12:56drained
- 12:56every
- 12:57week
- 12:57before
- 12:58your
- 12:58orders
- 12:58come
- 12:59in
- 12:59and
- 12:59all
- 13:00you
- 13:00can
- 13:00do
- 13:00is
- 13:00buy
- 13:01the
- 13:01next
- 13:01week's
- 13:01inventory,
- 13:03that
- 13:03means
- 13:03you
- 13:03need
- 13:04to
- 13:04raise
- 13:04your
- 13:04prices.
- 13:05If
- 13:05you're
- 13:05finding
- 13:06that
- 13:06people
- 13:07are
- 13:07pushing
- 13:08back
- 13:08on
- 13:08your
- 13:08pricing
- 13:09already,
- 13:10but
- 13:10you're
- 13:10still
- 13:11selling
- 13:11out,
- 13:12you
- 13:12might
- 13:12need
- 13:12to
- 13:12raise
- 13:13your
- 13:13prices
- 13:14so
- 13:14that
- 13:14the
- 13:14right
- 13:15people
- 13:15who
- 13:15value
- 13:15your
- 13:16product
- 13:16will
- 13:17be
- 13:17are
- 13:18the
- 13:18ones
- 13:18that
- 13:18you're
- 13:18speaking
- 13:19to.
- 13:19You
- 13:19don't
- 13:20want
- 13:20the
- 13:20people
- 13:20looking
- 13:21for.
- 13:21Grocery
- 13:21store
- 13:21price
- 13:22spread.
- 13:22If
- 13:23you
- 13:23price
- 13:23yourself
- 13:24out
- 13:24of
- 13:24that.
- 13:24Market,
- 13:25they
- 13:25won't
- 13:25even
- 13:25look
- 13:25at
- 13:26you
- 13:26and
- 13:26you
- 13:26don't
- 13:27even
- 13:27need
- 13:27to
- 13:27worry
- 13:27about
- 13:28them.
- 13:28Another
- 13:29indicator
- 13:29that
- 13:29you
- 13:30might
- 13:30need
- 13:30to
- 13:30raise
- 13:30your
- 13:30prices
- 13:31is
- 13:31if
- 13:31you
- 13:31are.
- 13:32The
- 13:32lowest
- 13:32priced
- 13:33baker
- 13:34in
- 13:34your
- 13:34community.
- 13:35If
- 13:36you
- 13:36check
- 13:37out
- 13:37the
- 13:37menu
- 13:37of
- 13:37bakers
- 13:38in
- 13:38your
- 13:38area
- 13:39and
- 13:39their
- 13:40prices.
- 13:40Are
- 13:40higher
- 13:41than
- 13:41yours,
- 13:41and
- 13:41you
- 13:42are
- 13:42the
- 13:42lowest
- 13:42baker
- 13:43around
- 13:43that
- 13:43you
- 13:43can.
- 13:43See,
- 13:44that's
- 13:45a
- 13:45pretty
- 13:45good
- 13:45indicator
- 13:45that
- 13:46you
- 13:46need
- 13:46to
- 13:47raise
- 13:47your
- 13:47prices.
- 13:48People
- 13:49perceive
- 13:49value
- 13:50in
- 13:50connection
- 13:51with
- 13:51prices.
- 13:52Think
- 13:53about
- 13:53Walmart
- 13:53versus
- 13:54target.
- 13:54Target
- 13:55is
- 13:55generally
- 13:55priced
- 13:56higher
- 13:56and
- 13:56most.
- 13:57People
- 13:57perceive
- 13:57target
- 13:58as
- 13:59a
- 13:59little
- 13:59bit
- 14:00higher
- 14:00quality.
- 14:01Whether
- 14:01or
- 14:01not
- 14:01that's
- 14:02true
- 14:02does
- 14:03not
- 14:03matter,
- 14:03but
- 14:04the
- 14:04fact
- 14:04is
- 14:05they
- 14:06convey
- 14:06a
- 14:06little
- 14:07bit
- 14:07more
- 14:07of
- 14:07an
- 14:07elevated
- 14:08experience
- 14:08and
- 14:09people
- 14:09are
- 14:09willing
- 14:09to
- 14:09pay
- 14:10for
- 14:10it.
- 14:10Consider
- 14:11other
- 14:11retailers
- 14:11in
- 14:12your
- 14:12area,
- 14:12consider.
- 14:13The
- 14:13luxury
- 14:13version
- 14:14and
- 14:14consider
- 14:14the
- 14:15mainstream
- 14:15version
- 14:16and
- 14:16understand
- 14:17they
- 14:17may
- 14:17be
- 14:17offering.
- 14:18A
- 14:18very
- 14:18similar
- 14:19product.
- 14:19But
- 14:20if
- 14:20you
- 14:20want
- 14:20a
- 14:21luxury
- 14:21experience,
- 14:21you're
- 14:22going
- 14:22to
- 14:22that
- 14:23to
- 14:23shop
- 14:24there.
- 14:24If
- 14:24you
- 14:25want
- 14:25the
- 14:25cheaper
- 14:25mainstream
- 14:26experience,
- 14:26you're
- 14:27going
- 14:27to
- 14:27shop
- 14:27there
- 14:27and
- 14:28people.
- 14:28Can
- 14:28make
- 14:28their
- 14:29own
- 14:29decision.
- 14:29It's
- 14:30not
- 14:30up
- 14:30to
- 14:30you
- 14:30to
- 14:30make.
- 14:30Their
- 14:31decision,
- 14:31but
- 14:32you
- 14:32want
- 14:32to
- 14:32speak.
- 14:32The
- 14:32language
- 14:33that
- 14:33the
- 14:33luxury
- 14:34customer
- 14:34is.
- 14:35Going
- 14:35to
- 14:35resonate
- 14:36with
- 14:36versus
- 14:37the
- 14:37mainstream
- 14:37customer.
- 14:38You're
- 14:38not
- 14:39trying
- 14:39to
- 14:39be
- 14:39affordable
- 14:40necessarily.
- 14:41Unless
- 14:41if
- 14:41that
- 14:42is
- 14:42in
- 14:43the
- 14:43heart
- 14:43of
- 14:43your
- 14:43business
- 14:44mission.
- 14:44And
- 14:44in
- 14:45that
- 14:45case,
- 14:45you
- 14:45need
- 14:45to.
- 14:46Make
- 14:46decisions
- 14:46that
- 14:46help
- 14:47you
- 14:47provide
- 14:47an.
- 14:47Affordable
- 14:48product,
- 14:49such
- 14:49as
- 14:50maybe
- 14:50cutting
- 14:51back
- 14:51on
- 14:51your
- 14:51inclusion
- 14:51flavors
- 14:52or
- 14:53sourcing
- 14:54your
- 14:54flour
- 14:54somewhere
- 14:55that
- 14:55allows
- 14:55you
- 14:55to
- 14:56offer
- 14:56a
- 14:56more
- 14:57affordable
- 14:57product.
- 14:58If
- 14:59you
- 14:59resonate
- 14:59with
- 14:59any
- 14:59of
- 15:00that.
- 15:00If
- 15:00you're
- 15:01the
- 15:01lowest
- 15:01price
- 15:01in
- 15:01your.
- 15:02Market,
- 15:02if
- 15:03you
- 15:04are
- 15:04not
- 15:04making
- 15:04any
- 15:05money,
- 15:06if
- 15:06you're
- 15:06not
- 15:06able
- 15:06to
- 15:07set.
- 15:07Aside
- 15:07money
- 15:07to
- 15:07savings
- 15:08or
- 15:08to
- 15:08pay.
- 15:08Yourself,
- 15:09then
- 15:09you
- 15:10need
- 15:10to
- 15:10start
- 15:10to
- 15:10raise
- 15:11your
- 15:11prices.
- 15:11So
- 15:12here
- 15:12are
- 15:12some
- 15:12ways
- 15:13that
- 15:13you
- 15:13can
- 15:13do
- 15:13that.
- 15:14Number
- 15:14one,
- 15:15start
- 15:15small
- 15:16so
- 15:16you
- 15:16don't
- 15:17have
- 15:17to
- 15:17overhaul
- 15:18your
- 15:18entire
- 15:19pricing
- 15:19structure
- 15:19overnight.
- 15:20Try
- 15:21increasing
- 15:21your
- 15:21prices,
- 15:22or
- 15:23even
- 15:23the
- 15:23price
- 15:23on
- 15:23just
- 15:24one
- 15:24product
- 15:25by
- 15:25a.
- 15:25Dollar
- 15:26or
- 15:26$0.50
- 15:27or
- 15:2710%
- 15:28and
- 15:29see
- 15:29how
- 15:29it
- 15:29feels.
- 15:30Often
- 15:30you'll
- 15:30find
- 15:30that
- 15:31your
- 15:31customers
- 15:31don't
- 15:31even
- 15:32flinch.
- 15:32Prices
- 15:33are
- 15:33going
- 15:33up
- 15:34everywhere.
- 15:35It
- 15:35is
- 15:35just
- 15:36a
- 15:36part
- 15:36of
- 15:36the.
- 15:36World
- 15:37that
- 15:37we're
- 15:37living
- 15:37in
- 15:37right
- 15:37now.
- 15:38People
- 15:39understand
- 15:39that
- 15:40the
- 15:40cost
- 15:41of
- 15:41doing
- 15:41business
- 15:42has
- 15:42gone
- 15:43up,
- 15:43and
- 15:43so
- 15:44retailers,
- 15:45including
- 15:45small
- 15:46and
- 15:46home
- 15:46bakeries,
- 15:47have
- 15:47to
- 15:48raise
- 15:48their
- 15:48prices
- 15:49accordingly.
- 15:50So
- 15:50the
- 15:50customers
- 15:51that
- 15:51you're
- 15:51speaking
- 15:51to.
- 15:52The
- 15:52right
- 15:52customers,
- 15:53are
- 15:53buying
- 15:54from
- 15:54you
- 15:54because
- 15:55they
- 15:55love
- 15:55what
- 15:56you
- 15:56offer,
- 15:57not.
- 15:57Because
- 15:57it's
- 15:58the
- 15:58cheapest
- 15:58option.
- 15:59Or
- 15:59one
- 15:59kind
- 15:59of
- 15:59practical
- 16:00way
- 16:00that.
- 16:00I
- 16:01increase
- 16:01my
- 16:01prices
- 16:02over
- 16:02time
- 16:03without.
- 16:03Much
- 16:03of
- 16:03an
- 16:03impact
- 16:04on
- 16:04my
- 16:04customers.
- 16:05Is
- 16:05when
- 16:05I
- 16:06roll
- 16:06a
- 16:06new
- 16:06product
- 16:07out
- 16:07onto
- 16:07the
- 16:08menu,
- 16:08I
- 16:09price
- 16:09it.
- 16:09A
- 16:10little
- 16:10bit
- 16:10higher
- 16:10than
- 16:11maybe
- 16:11I.
- 16:11Would
- 16:11have
- 16:12when
- 16:12I
- 16:12first
- 16:12started
- 16:12my
- 16:13business.
- 16:14It
- 16:14feels
- 16:14natural.
- 16:15So
- 16:16some
- 16:16of
- 16:16my
- 16:16higher
- 16:17price
- 16:17point
- 16:17items
- 16:18balance
- 16:19out
- 16:19the
- 16:19ones
- 16:19that
- 16:20have
- 16:20not
- 16:20really
- 16:21changed
- 16:21since
- 16:21I
- 16:21started
- 16:22my
- 16:22business
- 16:22a
- 16:22year
- 16:22ago.
- 16:23For
- 16:23example,
- 16:24my
- 16:25original
- 16:25artisan
- 16:26sourdough
- 16:26loaf
- 16:27has
- 16:27stayed
- 16:28the
- 16:28exact
- 16:28same
- 16:28size
- 16:29and
- 16:30the
- 16:30exact
- 16:30same
- 16:30price
- 16:31since
- 16:31I
- 16:31started
- 16:31my
- 16:31business.
- 16:32I
- 16:32increased
- 16:33the
- 16:33price
- 16:33of
- 16:33my
- 16:34inclusion
- 16:34loaves
- 16:34by
- 16:35$2
- 16:35at
- 16:35the
- 16:36beginning
- 16:36of.
- 16:36The
- 16:36year,
- 16:37and
- 16:37then
- 16:37when
- 16:37I
- 16:38roll.
- 16:38New
- 16:38products
- 16:39out
- 16:39or
- 16:39add
- 16:39a
- 16:40new
- 16:40flavor
- 16:40to
- 16:40the
- 16:40menu,
- 16:41occasionally
- 16:42I'll
- 16:42go
- 16:42ahead
- 16:43and
- 16:43increase
- 16:43the
- 16:43price
- 16:44a
- 16:44little.
- 16:44Bit
- 16:44to
- 16:44reflect
- 16:45the
- 16:45cost
- 16:45of
- 16:45those
- 16:45ingredients.
- 16:47That
- 16:47can
- 16:47be
- 16:47a
- 16:47way
- 16:48that
- 16:48you.
- 16:48Can
- 16:48just
- 16:49go
- 16:49ahead
- 16:49and
- 16:49bump
- 16:49up
- 16:49the
- 16:49price
- 16:50without
- 16:50having
- 16:51to
- 16:51offer
- 16:51any
- 16:51explanation
- 16:52because
- 16:53it's
- 16:53something
- 16:53brand
- 16:54new
- 16:54to.
- 16:54The
- 16:55customers
- 16:56and
- 16:56not
- 16:56a
- 16:56product
- 16:57that
- 16:57they
- 16:57have
- 16:57been
- 16:57accustomed
- 16:58to
- 16:58buying
- 16:58at
- 16:58a
- 16:58certain
- 16:59price.
- 16:59Second,
- 17:00when
- 17:00you
- 17:01raise
- 17:01your
- 17:01prices,
- 17:02make
- 17:02sure
- 17:02that
- 17:02you
- 17:03are
- 17:03communicating
- 17:04the
- 17:04value.
- 17:05Tell
- 17:05the
- 17:06story
- 17:06of
- 17:06what
- 17:06goes
- 17:06into
- 17:07your
- 17:07bread,
- 17:07whether
- 17:08it's
- 17:08the
- 17:08organic
- 17:08flour,
- 17:09the
- 17:10overnight
- 17:10fermentation,
- 17:11or
- 17:12the
- 17:12years
- 17:12that
- 17:12you've
- 17:12spent
- 17:13perfecting
- 17:13your
- 17:13craft.
- 17:14When
- 17:15customers
- 17:15understand
- 17:16the
- 17:16care
- 17:17and
- 17:17the
- 17:17craftsmanship
- 17:18and
- 17:18the
- 17:18intentionality
- 17:19and
- 17:19the
- 17:19heart,
- 17:20the
- 17:20love
- 17:20that
- 17:20you
- 17:21pour
- 17:21into
- 17:21your.
- 17:21Product,
- 17:22they'll
- 17:22feel
- 17:23good
- 17:23about
- 17:23paying
- 17:23more
- 17:23for
- 17:24it.
- 17:24Finally,
- 17:25when
- 17:25you're
- 17:25raising
- 17:26your
- 17:26prices,
- 17:26remind
- 17:27your
- 17:27customers
- 17:28why
- 17:28your
- 17:29bread
- 17:29is
- 17:29worth
- 17:29the
- 17:29investment.
- 17:30Hear
- 17:31me
- 17:31on
- 17:31this.
- 17:31Do
- 17:32not
- 17:32apologize
- 17:33for
- 17:33a
- 17:33price
- 17:33increase.
- 17:34Instead,
- 17:35you
- 17:35can
- 17:35use
- 17:36it
- 17:36as
- 17:36an
- 17:36opportunity
- 17:37to
- 17:37reaffirm
- 17:38the
- 17:38quality
- 17:39of
- 17:39what
- 17:39you
- 17:39offer.
- 17:40You
- 17:40can
- 17:40even
- 17:40frame
- 17:41it
- 17:41as
- 17:41a
- 17:41benefit
- 17:41to
- 17:41them.
- 17:42This
- 17:42could
- 17:42sound
- 17:43like
- 17:43by
- 17:44investing
- 17:44in.
- 17:44The
- 17:45best
- 17:45ingredients
- 17:46and
- 17:46continuing
- 17:47to
- 17:47improve.
- 17:47My
- 17:47business,
- 17:48I'm
- 17:49making
- 17:49sure
- 17:49that
- 17:49you.
- 17:50Get
- 17:50the
- 17:50freshest,
- 17:51most
- 17:51delicious
- 17:52bread
- 17:52possible.
- 17:53It
- 17:53was
- 17:53after
- 17:54a
- 17:54couple
- 17:54of
- 17:54months
- 17:54in
- 17:54business
- 17:55that
- 17:55I
- 17:55realized
- 17:55I
- 17:56really
- 17:56needed
- 17:56to
- 17:56raise
- 17:56my
- 17:57prices,
- 17:58and
- 17:58I
- 17:58did
- 17:58it
- 17:58right
- 17:59around
- 17:59the
- 17:59beginning
- 17:59of
- 17:59the
- 18:00year.
- 18:00So
- 18:00I
- 18:01gave
- 18:01my
- 18:01customers
- 18:02a
- 18:02little
- 18:02window
- 18:02of
- 18:02time.
- 18:03I
- 18:03said,
- 18:03due
- 18:03to
- 18:03the
- 18:04rising
- 18:04costs.
- 18:04Of
- 18:05ingredients,
- 18:06you'll
- 18:07notice
- 18:07an
- 18:07increase
- 18:08on
- 18:08the
- 18:08prices
- 18:09of
- 18:09some
- 18:09of
- 18:09my
- 18:09products.
- 18:10This
- 18:11price
- 18:11increase
- 18:12will
- 18:12take
- 18:12effect
- 18:13on
- 18:14January
- 18:141
- 18:15or
- 18:15whatever
- 18:15day.
- 18:16If
- 18:16you
- 18:16want
- 18:17to
- 18:17take
- 18:17advantage
- 18:17of
- 18:17the
- 18:18current
- 18:18pricing,
- 18:19go
- 18:19ahead
- 18:19and
- 18:19place
- 18:19your
- 18:20order.
- 18:20This
- 18:20week
- 18:21I
- 18:21had
- 18:22zero
- 18:22negative
- 18:23feedback.
- 18:24It
- 18:24just
- 18:25rolled
- 18:25out
- 18:25smoothly
- 18:26and
- 18:26customers
- 18:27just
- 18:27accepted
- 18:27it.
- 18:28They
- 18:28honored
- 18:29my
- 18:29decision.
- 18:30They
- 18:31respected
- 18:31it.
- 18:32I
- 18:32think
- 18:32I
- 18:32even
- 18:32had
- 18:33people
- 18:33say,
- 18:33absolutely,
- 18:34you
- 18:34need
- 18:34to
- 18:34raise
- 18:34your
- 18:35prices
- 18:35so
- 18:36people
- 18:36will
- 18:36understand.
- 18:37And
- 18:37ultimately,
- 18:38they'll
- 18:38be
- 18:38more
- 18:38encouraging
- 18:39and.
- 18:39Receptive
- 18:40than
- 18:40you
- 18:40probably
- 18:40think.
- 18:41Especially
- 18:41if
- 18:41you
- 18:42just
- 18:42approach
- 18:42it
- 18:43with.
- 18:43Complete
- 18:43confidence
- 18:44in
- 18:45a
- 18:45way
- 18:46that
- 18:46communicates.
- 18:47That
- 18:47you
- 18:47are
- 18:47making
- 18:48decisions
- 18:48to
- 18:48do
- 18:49good
- 18:49business,
- 18:49to
- 18:50serve
- 18:50them
- 18:50well.
- 18:51That
- 18:51in
- 18:52order
- 18:52to
- 18:52continue
- 18:53serving
- 18:53them.
- 18:54To
- 18:54ensure
- 18:54that
- 18:55your
- 18:55business
- 18:55can
- 18:56continue.
- 18:56To
- 18:56serve
- 18:57the
- 18:57community,
- 18:57you
- 18:58need
- 18:58to
- 18:58raise
- 18:59your
- 18:59prices
- 18:59a
- 19:00little
- 19:00bit
- 19:00to
- 19:01make
- 19:01sure
- 19:01that
- 19:01you
- 19:02stick
- 19:02around.
- 19:03They
- 19:04will
- 19:04understand,
- 19:04they
- 19:05will
- 19:05support
- 19:05you.
- 19:05They
- 19:05will
- 19:06continue
- 19:06to
- 19:06love
- 19:06you,
- 19:07especially.
- 19:07When
- 19:07you're
- 19:07sharing
- 19:08from
- 19:08your
- 19:09heart
- 19:09with
- 19:09all
- 19:10of
- 19:10your
- 19:10authenticity
- 19:11and
- 19:11sincerity
- 19:12as
- 19:13the
- 19:13human
- 19:14behind
- 19:14the
- 19:14brand.
- 19:15So
- 19:16here's
- 19:17your
- 19:17challenge.
- 19:18Review
- 19:18your
- 19:18current
- 19:19pricing.
- 19:20Look
- 19:20at
- 19:20it
- 19:20through
- 19:20a
- 19:21new
- 19:21lens.
- 19:22Does
- 19:22it
- 19:22reflect
- 19:23the
- 19:23value
- 19:23that
- 19:23you
- 19:23provide?
- 19:24Is
- 19:24it
- 19:25sustainable
- 19:25for
- 19:25the
- 19:26long
- 19:26term
- 19:26health
- 19:26of
- 19:26your
- 19:26business?
- 19:27If
- 19:28you
- 19:28have
- 19:29an
- 19:29organic
- 19:30option
- 19:30with
- 19:30freshly
- 19:31milled
- 19:31grains,
- 19:32and
- 19:32you
- 19:32have
- 19:32another.
- 19:33Option
- 19:33that
- 19:33does
- 19:34not
- 19:34have
- 19:34the
- 19:34freshly.
- 19:34Milled
- 19:35grains,
- 19:35the
- 19:36one
- 19:36with
- 19:36the
- 19:36freshly.
- 19:37Milled
- 19:37grains
- 19:37should
- 19:37be
- 19:38priced
- 19:38higher
- 19:38to.
- 19:39Reflect
- 19:39the
- 19:39value
- 19:40and
- 19:40the
- 19:41uniqueness
- 19:41of
- 19:41that
- 19:41product.
- 19:43So
- 19:43take
- 19:43a
- 19:43look
- 19:44at
- 19:44all
- 19:44of
- 19:44those
- 19:44things
- 19:45and
- 19:45make
- 19:45sure
- 19:45that
- 19:45you're
- 19:45pricing
- 19:46accordingly
- 19:47to
- 19:47reflect
- 19:47your
- 19:47value.
- 19:48Make
- 19:48sure
- 19:49that
- 19:49your
- 19:49pricing
- 19:49is
- 19:50sustainable.
- 19:50For
- 19:50the
- 19:51long
- 19:51term
- 19:51health
- 19:52of
- 19:52your
- 19:52business.
- 19:53So
- 19:53if
- 19:54your
- 19:54answer
- 19:55is
- 19:55no.
- 19:55As
- 19:55you
- 19:56review
- 19:56your
- 19:56prices,
- 19:57it's
- 19:57time
- 19:58to
- 19:58take
- 19:58action.
- 19:59So
- 19:59go
- 20:00ahead
- 20:00and
- 20:00start
- 20:00small.
- 20:01Maybe
- 20:01tweak
- 20:01the
- 20:01price
- 20:02on
- 20:02one
- 20:02thing
- 20:02at
- 20:03a
- 20:03time.
- 20:04Maybe
- 20:04you
- 20:04decide
- 20:04to
- 20:05change
- 20:05your
- 20:05prices.
- 20:05At
- 20:05the
- 20:06beginning
- 20:06of
- 20:06the
- 20:06year
- 20:07or
- 20:07at
- 20:07the
- 20:08beginning
- 20:08of
- 20:08the
- 20:08month.
- 20:09Give
- 20:09your
- 20:09customers
- 20:10a
- 20:10little
- 20:10bit
- 20:10of
- 20:10time.
- 20:11But
- 20:12regardless
- 20:12of
- 20:12when
- 20:13you
- 20:13do
- 20:13it.
- 20:13You
- 20:14absolutely
- 20:14deserve
- 20:14to
- 20:15be
- 20:15paid
- 20:15fairly.
- 20:16For
- 20:16the
- 20:16incredible
- 20:17work
- 20:17that
- 20:17you
- 20:17do.
- 20:17And
- 20:18your
- 20:18business
- 20:18deserves
- 20:19the
- 20:19chance
- 20:19to
- 20:19grow.
- 20:20I
- 20:20hope
- 20:20today's
- 20:21episode
- 20:21has
- 20:21been
- 20:21super
- 20:22helpful
- 20:23to
- 20:23you.
- 20:24I
- 20:24hope
- 20:24that
- 20:24you're
- 20:24able
- 20:24to
- 20:25take.
- 20:25The
- 20:25tidbits
- 20:25that
- 20:26serve
- 20:26you
- 20:26and
- 20:27apply.
- 20:27Them
- 20:27to
- 20:27your
- 20:27business.
- 20:28As
- 20:28always,
- 20:28if
- 20:29you
- 20:29are
- 20:29not
- 20:30subscribed.
- 20:31To
- 20:31the
- 20:31show,
- 20:31make
- 20:31sure
- 20:32that
- 20:32you're
- 20:32subscribed
- 20:32so
- 20:33you
- 20:33don't
- 20:33miss
- 20:33an
- 20:33episode.
- 20:34They
- 20:34drop
- 20:34every
- 20:34Monday
- 20:35and
- 20:35every
- 20:35Thursday.
- 20:36And
- 20:36if
- 20:36you
- 20:37haven't
- 20:37taken
- 20:37a
- 20:37moment
- 20:38to
- 20:38rate
- 20:38and
- 20:39review
- 20:39the
- 20:39podcast,
- 20:40that
- 20:40would
- 20:41mean
- 20:41the
- 20:41world
- 20:42that
- 20:42helps
- 20:43other
- 20:43bakers
- 20:43find
- 20:43the
- 20:44show.
- 20:44It
- 20:44helps
- 20:45bump
- 20:45us
- 20:45up
- 20:45in
- 20:45the.
- 20:46Search
- 20:46engines
- 20:47on
- 20:47the
- 20:47podcast
- 20:47platforms
- 20:48so
- 20:49more
- 20:49and
- 20:49more
- 20:49bakers
- 20:50can
- 20:50help
- 20:50grow.
- 20:51Businesses
- 20:51that
- 20:52are
- 20:52thriving
- 20:52and
- 20:53burnout
- 20:53proof.
- 20:53And
- 20:54support
- 20:54their
- 20:54life
- 20:54and
- 20:55bring
- 20:55them
- 20:55joy.
- 20:55If
- 20:56you
- 20:56need
- 20:56some
- 20:57one
- 20:57on
- 20:57one
- 20:57guidance
- 20:58to
- 20:58review
- 20:59your
- 20:59pricing
- 21:00or
- 21:01tackle
- 21:01a
- 21:02challenge
- 21:02in
- 21:02your
- 21:02business,
- 21:03I
- 21:03am
- 21:03here
- 21:03for
- 21:03you.
- 21:04I
- 21:04have
- 21:04coaching
- 21:05slots
- 21:05available
- 21:06throughout
- 21:07the.
- 21:07Next
- 21:07month
- 21:08and
- 21:08you
- 21:08can
- 21:08book
- 21:09a.
- 21:09One
- 21:09on
- 21:09one
- 21:09call
- 21:09with
- 21:10me
- 21:10where
- 21:10we
- 21:10can
- 21:11tackle
- 21:11a
- 21:11challenge
- 21:11in
- 21:11your
- 21:12business,
- 21:12create
- 21:12an
- 21:13action
- 21:13plan,
- 21:13and
- 21:14get
- 21:14you
- 21:14moving
- 21:14forward
- 21:15to
- 21:15the
- 21:15next
- 21:16level.
- 21:16Whether
- 21:16that's
- 21:17hitting
- 21:17another
- 21:18revenue
- 21:18goal,
- 21:18whether
- 21:19that's
- 21:19planning
- 21:19out
- 21:20your
- 21:20seasonal
- 21:20events
- 21:21or
- 21:22creating
- 21:23your
- 21:24goals
- 21:24for
- 21:242025,
- 21:26I
- 21:26am
- 21:26here
- 21:26to
- 21:26support
- 21:27you.
- 21:27You
- 21:27can
- 21:27book
- 21:28that
- 21:28one
- 21:28on
- 21:28one.
- 21:28Call
- 21:29with
- 21:29me
- 21:29down
- 21:29in
- 21:29the
- 21:30show
- 21:30notes
- 21:31and
- 21:31I
- 21:31would
- 21:31absolutely
- 21:32love
- 21:32to
- 21:33coach
- 21:33you
- 21:33to
- 21:33the
- 21:33next
- 21:34level
- 21:34of
- 21:34success
- 21:34in
- 21:34your
- 21:35business.
- 21:35All
- 21:36right,
- 21:36I
- 21:36will
- 21:36be
- 21:36back
- 21:36soon
- 21:37with
- 21:37another
- 21:37episode,
- 21:38but
- 21:38until
- 21:38then,
- 21:39happy
- 21:39baking.