Custom cakes, jars of preserves, festival sweets.
Five orders a month, every one of them a custom job. ChalPronto holds the brief, takes the deposit, enforces the lead time.
Photo: Brooke Lark on Unsplash
The way it is now
You already know the friction.
- Every cake order starts with a Pinterest screenshot and ends with a 12-text dispute about edits.
- Customers pick a date that's too soon and you can't bake on that timeline.
- No deposits means cancellations cost you the ingredients.
The way it could be
What changes when you list here.
- Design picker — show your portfolio, customer picks a style, you reference it on the cake.
- Lead-time hours per item — the form rejects bookings inside your window.
- Deposit % per order — cancellations no longer cost you.
Example · Home baker / custom-order maker
Your customers pick a design from your portfolio, the form refuses anything inside your lead time, and they have paid a deposit before you start — no more screenshot battles.
Your workflow on ChalPronto
Five short steps. Most happen on your phone.
Build your portfolio
Upload photos of past designs. The design picker is the customer's shortcut to "I want one like this".
Set lead time and deposit
72 hours minimum, 30% deposit. The form enforces both before the inquiry even reaches you.
Receive the brief
Date, design choice, photo references, allergens — all in one tidy submission.
Send a quote
Reply with a price. Customer pays the deposit. The order is yours to bake.
Deliver and collect balance
Cash, Venmo, or card at pickup. Mark complete. The customer becomes a regular.
Built for this exact way of selling
What you get out of the box.
Design-picker form fields (your portfolio, their pick)
Lead-time hours enforced at the form level
Deposit % per order with Stripe Checkout link
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Whatever you make, there’s a community waiting.
Seasonal produce sourcer
Pre-orders before the wholesale run.
Private-event home cook
Quote per event. Take a deposit. Cook with confidence.
Direct-import trip seller
Trunk drops, sold out in a week.
Backyard grower
Your garden, on a link.
Independent maker / artist
Your craft, your customers, your prices.
Wholesale supplier
One link that always shows this week’s prices.
Your craft already has demand.Give it a real way to reach people.
No commission on any sale — card, cash, or P2P. No app to download. (Local licensing rules — food safety, cottage food, FDA, resale — apply where required by your state and product category.)