Barbecue Competitions…Are Higher Gas Prices Preventing You From Entering More Barbecue Competitions…?

I was reading a very interesting Blog post today by Kevin Bevington who publishes his blog at HomeBBQ.com.
HomeBBQ.com is a very nice site offering a ton of free barbecue information. You can also buy their quality barbecue rubs and sauces they actually use while cooking for HomeBBQ.com competition team.
So anyway, Kevin was discussing [...]

How To Use Testimonials To Make A Killing With Your Barbecue Business.

The other week I had a discussion with some barbecue catering folks regarding website design.
One of the gentlemen asked for an opinion on his website design.
Now when I looked at his website it was clearly a home made job, however, I think “bootstrapping” when you’re just starting out is the way to go.
There’s [...]

Barbecue Restaurants, To Review or Not To Review, Part II

A few weeks back I asked the question, ” Is it OK to give the name of the barbecue restaurant when giving a poor review?”
If you didn’t get a chance to read it you can read about it right here
Well I posed the same question to various barbecue forums around the net and and the [...]

Are You Giving Your Customers An Experience…?

So I got back from our family vacation in Orlando on Monday.
And let me tell you, I am exhausted!
Chasing after 3 kids at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure for 8 hours a day in the hot Florida sun can take it’s toll on you.

View of Island Of Adventure and a very scary roller coaster, [...]

How To Make A Killing In Your Barbecue Business!

Today I’d like to change things up a bit and talk to you about marketing your barbecue business.
Now is it me, or does it seem like more and more barbecue restaurants and catering companies are going out of business while the popularity of barbecue is [...]