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Local Bakery — Digital Transformation (Client Permission Pending)

In Progress — Client Permission Pending

An end-to-end digital foundation for a local bakery — discovery, ordering, operations, and marketing — built so the owner can run it.

01

Context & Problem

A local bakery does not only need a prettier website. It needs a clearer way for customers to discover the business, understand products, place or request orders, and stay connected—while the owner needs a simple way to manage the work behind the scenes.

02

Role

Systems builder for the full transformation — website, Google presence, order management, customer organization, marketing support, and owner training.

03

Stakeholders & Users

  • The bakery owner — who must be able to run every part of the system
  • Customers — discovering the bakery, understanding products, and placing orders

04

Discovery Process

  1. 01New custom website
  2. 02Google Business presence
  3. 03Order dashboard
  4. 04Customer and order organization
  5. 05Marketing support — TikTok, Instagram Reels
  6. 06Future customer-service and order automations
  7. 07Owner-friendly controls
  8. 08Documentation and training

05

System Architecture

  • Customer-facing website for discovery, products, and order requests
  • Google Business presence so the bakery appears where customers actually search
  • Order dashboard and customer/order organization behind the scenes
  • Owner-friendly controls with documentation and training so the owner runs the system

06

Design Decisions

  • Start from how customers find and order from a bakery, not from a website template
  • Design every internal tool for the owner's daily routine — if the owner can't run it, it isn't done
  • Keep future automations (customer service, orders) planned but honest: they are future phases, not current claims

07

AI Tools & Human Checkpoints

Tools

  • Custom website build
  • Google Business Profile
  • Order and customer organization systems
  • Short-form marketing content (TikTok, Instagram Reels)

Human Checkpoints

  • Nothing about the business is published without the owner's permission — including the business name
  • Owner reviews and approves each phase before the next begins

08

Build & Integration

  • Phased delivery: website, Google presence, order dashboard, customer organization, marketing support, then automations
  • Marketing support includes short-form content for TikTok and Instagram Reels
  • Documentation and training are a phase of the build, not an afterthought

09

Challenges & What Changed

  • Building publicly presentable work while respecting that the client has not yet approved public details — the case study uses permission-pending placeholders until approval is confirmed

10

Results & Evidence

  • The build is active and progressing through its phases; public details are withheld until the client approves what may be shown.

Additional evidence is pending verification and will be published once confirmed.

11

Handoff & Ownership

The system is being documented and taught as it is built, so the owner takes ownership progressively instead of receiving everything at once at the end.

12

What I Would Improve Next

Complete the remaining phases, confirm client permission for the business name and imagery, then publish the full case study with real evidence.

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