Recent content by stridemiester

Re: 1st store doing bad, opened a 2nd store, doing great, He Where have you been spending the majority of your time since you opened the 2nd store? Could there be an employee problem when you’re not around? You definitely seem to have the marketing down to a science. Could there be a community...

I just did this for my business (non-pizza) and it was a huge success! I gave general directions and they submitted designs, then adjusted by my feedback. Cost was just over $200 and logo is in seven different formats. Came up with something totally different than I thought I wanted...

Busiest pizza shop in Quincy, IL is an long time pizza store " Gem City Pizza" with mexican menu also. Fri and Sat nights have over an hour wait to be seated… best of all it’s worth the wait!

As a reputable vendor I would hope they would have full disclosure of the duality of their usage of this board. The one benefit of having a vendor post information on a public forum is the members are the ultimate Bull S@#$ detectors. If it is good advice… members confirm it, bad advice or scam…...

Try this, I’ve used it for years. http://www.iespell.com

I make the assumption you are located in a non-metropolitan market, rather in a stand alone community. Newspaper is a good option but be sure to negotiate the ad placement in the paper you want and look into using your menu as a insert to the paper. Door hanging has been extensively covered in...

I have always wondered how a drive thru slice operation would pan out. The biggest problem would be the traditional operation doesn’t have the required parking lot arrangement to allow drive thru. But in a start up this would be easier to accommodate. Also I wonder what impact this would have on...

Under my scenario there would be very little financial risk, only normal delivery job risks. Do you tip the UPS man or the mailman? Seems you would like to have your cake and eat it too. Drivers are an important cog in the system, but they can’t function without the rest of the team firing on...

I my opinion it would be hard for existing drivers to make the transition to shared tips. Productivity could be problematic unless monitored closely, and accurate tip accounting could be dicey also. It would take a crew willing to put into action the standards they expect from their shop owner...

If an employee is paid at least minimum wage and the requested… err contested $.55 a mile for use of their vehicle, why should they keep all the tip? Everyone at the store has made a contribution to serving the customer a great meal… why should the person who performs the final service reap all...

A nice twist on this concept would be to have customers compete in the “Pizza Olympics.” For instance… for one week from 2:00 pm to 4:30 invite customers to compete in your Olympic competition. Your employees giving short training, then time them making a one topping pizza. Let them watch it...

Congratulations on your decision to explore a different lifestyle and vocation. Change can be a good thing… but only if you know what you’re getting into. I think it would be prudent to have some hands on experience in a pizza operation before fully committing financially and emotionally to your...

article on the current spate of robo-calling http://www.newsweek.com/id/166636/page/1

How boring would my life need to be for me to take time to listen to a canned phone call? Let me paint a senario… reclined, beer in hand, watching (insert TV show) and phone rings, un-recline, swig beer, get up, answer phone, start to listen… do you really think I’m going to be receptive to a...