A cottage food business’s site is priced by how many menu items, order types and pickup rules it has to explain. A home baker with a small weekly menu is a quick build, while one with custom cakes, seasonal boxes and delivery needs more.
The price at a glance
Most cottage food businesses fit Launch Website: $399 one-time for up to 5 pages, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly performance checks, A/B testing and up to 30 minutes of small edits each month. A typical cottage food business site covers Home with featured bakes, Menu and ordering, Custom orders, How ordering works and About the baker.
What changes the price for a cottage food business
- ✓Menu size and variations — Flavors, sizes and dietary notes each need clear listing, and a larger menu with options takes more organization and photography.
- ✓Custom order handling — A custom orders page with a form that asks for date, servings, flavor and design notes is more involved than a simple order list.
- ✓Lead times and pickup rules — Explaining how far ahead to order, when pickups happen and how delivery works takes careful wording that prevents disappointment.
- ✓Ordering method — Connecting a checkout tool, a deposit option or a simple inquiry form changes scope, since each handles payment and confirmation differently.
What keeps you in the smaller plan
Stay small with a home page of featured bakes, one menu and ordering page, one custom orders page and a short about page. State lead times plainly near the top. Skip a blog or a recipe section until orders are steady.
Costs that sit outside the website
- ✓Checkout and deposits — Square or the payment tool you choose charges its own processing fees, separate from the website.
- ✓Ingredient labels and packaging — Boxes, labels and supplies are your own costs, and the site just explains your policies.
- ✓Photography — Appealing photos make or break a food menu, and a photographer or lighting setup is separate.
- ✓Domain and email — A bakery name domain and an inbox for custom requests are small recurring costs.
When it makes sense to step up
The next package up fits when you sell shipped goods with packaging and rates, run weekly subscription boxes, take wholesale orders for cafes, or offer many seasonal collections. A large gallery of custom cakes sorted by occasion is another sign.
One example of what your site could look like
This is one sample we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words, and we have more examples if you want to compare directions.
What it costs
Websites are priced one-time by size, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. Monthly SEO is an optional add-on when you are ready for it.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
Keep reading
Websites for cottage food businesses · Launch checklist for cottage food businesses · Website cost calculator · Small business website cost
