Posts by cai0311

I have advertised on the knot for 2 years now. In my area the knot is not expensive to advertise on. I get about 40% of all my brides from the knot. I would recommend the knot.

Actually, you can't get mono twice. Once you have it you never get rid of it. The virus goes dormant but is always there. So, you get the virus once and have it in your body for life.The symptoms can manifest themselves over and over again.

There are many, many, many posts about pricing. I suggest doing a quick search in the forums.Basically, you must calculate what you have in the cake (and this is not just flour, sugar, eggs...it is also electricity, water, paper towels,...

Quote:Originally Posted by scp1127I have to disagree about the pans. If you have never had high quality pans, you can't see the difference. I have actually bought every popular pan and done the experiment. I left no stone unturned when...

I have had mono, so I understand how you feel. Every little thing makes to have to take a nap. It is so hard to get anything done.First of all, take good care of yourself. I was in college when I got mono and I didn't rest like I...

When my gut tells me I don't want the person for a client I simply tell them I am unavailable at this time. She doesn't have to know why you are no longer available - just that you can't take on her order anymore. She sounds like...

That is a really cute cake!!As for the fondant end of things...I personally hate Satin Ice fondant. I think it is hard to work with because it dries really fast. So if you are knew to fondant, you won't be working fast, and I think you...

Quote:Quote:I think it's a personal philosophy if you price per cake/size versus per serving. It seems, at least in my family and circle of friends that the size of a "serving" is not realistic. We EAT cake! So...if I chose to post...

[quote="Pearl645"]Perhaps I should find a way to set a standard price to work with for buttercream and fondant cake servings so that it will be easier to give someone an estimate over the phone. I have seen people charge $4.50 for a...

I have a convection oven at home that has the option of regular bake and convection bake. If I select convection bake I punch in the temp I would use for regular baking and the temp is automatically adjusted (lower by 25 degrees). When I...