Dan writes, “My town has very tight limits on street vending. Any other ideas?”
Oh, yeah. Do I ever…
When most people think of getting into the hot dog cart business, the first thing that comes to mind is street vending. They picture themselves with a daily location, regular customers, sunshine, and good times. And that is all very true.
However, some cities have limits on their street vending permits that make it more difficult to be a daily street slinger than in other towns.
But please, my wanna-be slingers – if that’s the situation in your town don’t worry. There are a LOT more ways to make money with a hot dog cart than daily street vending.
One of my favorites is catering. Talk about a “sure thing”. You always know how much food to bring and how much money you will bring home. You can schedule a catering based hot dog business around the other things in your life like work and family time. It’s a great way to go!
Other types of hot dog vending that would fall under the catering category include store grand openings, corporate events, business lunches, car dealer promotions, etc. A lot of my slingers make $100 an hour doing store opening events that we hook our members up with from time to time.
Today’s lesson? Just use your imagination and those pesky street vending rules won’t bother you at all.
If you want to start a hot dog catering business we cover the ins and outs in the “Carts of Cash” section of our HotDogProfitsPremium.com training website. We have all the contracts and checklists you need as well as ideas on how to price, market and position your hot dog catering biz to get the best gigs and make the most money.
I even share with you my secret weapon for doubling your profits without having to any more work. Hint: It involves more fun for your customer and their guests. Win-win.
Plus you get personal help from me. I’m inside the member’s area every day answering everyone’s catering questions. If you want a proven blueprint to success that you can simply follow step by step (with someone holding your hand when you need it) then this is for you.
I’ll see you inside Slinger!
-Steve
Steve, that’s the one area that I seem to be having trouble getting started. I get a couple of catering jobs here and there but nothing really to brag about. It just seems like people do not want to pay for hot dogs, they would rather have bbq, mexican and other more expensive food fare if they are going to have their event catered. Maybe I’m doing something wrong? If I could get the catering part to take off I’d be very happy because that’s a for sure payday and its fairly easy money. Thanks.
Absolutely. Don’t limit yourself. If folks in your area want a certain kind of food, then give it to them! It’s easy to do pulled pork, tacos, burritos from a hot dog cart. Just use your imagination. All the catering info in HDP Premium will still apply no matter what foods you serve. Go for it!
I can see all of the good things to hopefully become a great hotdog person but where and how do I find your hotdog carts for sale all this great info ….No Cart..Respectful Yours ..Leo
Hi Leo, we don’t sell carts at Hot Dog Profits. We are a pure training company. You can learn how to build your own cart here: http://BuildAHotDogCart.com.
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We can help you avoid the business killing mistakes at HotDogProfitsPremium.com. Good luck Michael!
Great job Steve!
LOL. I will Jimmy.
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Call the manufacturer of the brand you want to sell. Ask for sales. They will be able to tell you where a distributor is in your area.