# Drops, pickups and custom orders

> A link in bio for home bakers and cottage food businesses: order drops with a countdown, custom cake requests, pickup details and your best cakes.

You bake from home, sell in drops and answer the same pickup questions all week. Let the page answer them.

## The next drop, with a countdown

Add a [scheduled link](https://makerhandle.com/features/scheduled-links) for each drop, linked to your Hotplate, Square or Shopify order page: it counts down, opens on time and closes itself. Your followers see "Opens in 2 days" instead of an old link from last weekend.

Under it, **Custom orders**, a link to your request form with lead time and minimums.

## What your page would show

**Example:** a cottage bakery run from a home kitchen. Her photo, "Cookies and celebration cakes. Pickup in Gilbert, AZ" as the bio. Then:

- **Cookie drop Saturday**, the countdown link
- **Custom cakes and cookies**, the inquiry form
- **Pickup details**, the address window and times
- **Allergens and ingredients**, a link

Her bakes go below as [project pages](https://makerhandle.com/features/project-pages): "Birthday cakes", "Decorated sugar cookies", "Wedding dessert tables".

## Pickup and farmers markets

Pickup address stays private if you want: put it in the confirmation from your order app, not on the page. At markets, tape the QR code to the table and the cookie bag sticker. Scans show as "QR code" in your stats.

## See what works, on an address you own

Built-in [analytics](https://makerhandle.com/features/analytics) count visits, where they came from (Instagram, Facebook and TikTok) and which buttons get tapped, with no cookies and no consent banner. Scans of your QR code show up as their own source, so you can tell the printed code apart from your bio link.

On Pro, **$20 a year**, the page can live on your own domain, like gilbertcookies.com. Print it once and it keeps working when you change apps. Coming from Linktree? Paste it on the [import page](https://makerhandle.com/import) and your links come over in order.

## Questions

### Do I have to show my home address?

No. The address in the hours block is optional. Share pickup details in your order confirmations instead.

### Does it work with Hotplate?

Yes, as a link, and you can schedule the link to open with each drop.

### Can I show my cakes?

Yes. Projects hold a photo gallery each, with their own page.

### Is it free?

Yes. Free pages hold 50 links, your socials, booking, opening hours, a QR code and 7 days of stats. Pro is $20 a year for your own domain, every template, a year of stats and no badge.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/for/home-bakers
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