Avoid Breakdowns With This Hot Dog Cart Trailer Modification

The following is a guest post by HDCN reader Rod Walton...   A Simple Trailer Modification for $12.99 That Can Save You A Load Of Trouble I would venture to say that most of us that build the EZ Built Hotdog Cart use the trailer Steve recommends because it is inexpensive, works well and is [...]

Merry Christmas!

I hope you are enjoying the holiday. See you Thursday. Blessings, -Steve

Another Artistic Hot Dog Slinger!

You HAVE to see the logo for this hot dog cart business! Amazing - just like Suzanne’s Hand Painted Hot Dog Cart Menu, this logo was drawn by the cart owner himself! ***************** Steve, our goal of this business is, not only to earn a better income, but to afford my husband the opportunity to [...]

Twas The Night Before Christmas – Slinger Style

The following is a reprint of an article that first appeared in Hot Dog Cart News back in 2009. Wow, we've been around a long time! That's one reason we have all the best readers. Thank you all for making 2011 a great year. It's a perennial classic penned by our own HDCN reader, the [...]

How To Sell Coffee From a Hot Dog Cart

As the weather turns cooler, demand for coffee, hot chocolate, and cider increases. Hot drinks are a big seller this time of year and they have a very nice profit margin. So today's question is from Charlie. He writes... ********************* Hi Steve, I need your help. Do you know what I could look into as [...]

Let’s Help Our Veterans – Heros All.

If you have been reading Hot Dog Cart News for any amount of time you will know that I am a huge supporter of American Veterans. I believe that each and every person who has served in the United States armed forces is a bona fide hero. When I received a message from Dean Justin [...]

Suzanne’s Hand Painted Hot Dog Cart Menu

I just received a really nice email from HDCN reader Suzanne Tadlock. Suzanne is a new slinger and she's LOVING it! One really cool thing that she did was to paint her own menu sign. What a great attention getter and conversation starter. It sets her apart from everyone else and really gives a personal [...]

Hot Dog Carts, Square, and a Credit Card Dilemma.

I've been having an interesting email discussion about credit cards. I thought I'd let you in on the conversation so you can give us your opinion... ****************** Hi Steve, I got an important question regarding Credit card merchants, I'm getting ready to open next week. I saw the square mentioned a few weeks ago by [...]

Saturday Morning Cartoon…

Thanks to Wanda Swan for sending this in. You're awesome Wanda! -Steve