Selling Hot Dogs To A Hungry Crowd

To me, before you start preparing the hot dogs, you must have established that there is a hungry crowd that will consume them. If not, start it from the scratch. prepare just a few hot dogs and move around to find potential buyers. If you are doing a good job, the word of mouth will get you the fist client. Once you touch base, you will have the capital to market it on anypreferred channel.

One way it is done today is you contact local retail providers in your geo and offer contract services. Examples: Lowe's Home Improvement (HVAC, landscaping, etc.), Locksmith Services (24 Hour Unlock).

Tip: both companies already have "hungry crowds" that your business can establish near immediate leverage.

Tip: Your business can operate non-competitively as a in-store vendor.

HVAC and Locksmith customers need services "today" vs. "yesterday" and that is how you source "hungry crowds". Hotdogs? Not so much these days.

Good luck with that.

For sure I would be interested in hot dogs.

But how to reach me?

My mind spins back to the great days of vaudeville -- an' an exotic dancer named Betty Schloupe.

She was active in the Noo York area in the 20s, mostly dowin' chorus stuffs with othah gals who complemented her willowy 6' 2" frame.

Anyways, she hooked up one time with Dickie The Saber -- a French knife throwah with a reputation for hair-raisin' shows.

Guy had real talent an' precision, plus also a fine eye for showmanship.

He nevah made a bad shot in 30 years, an' all the gals his whirlin' daggers framed trusted his skill implicitly.

Which is why sumtimes he got his gals to dress in sumthin' othah than the usual glitzy skimpies.

So he would have mebbe a show themed around huntin' bears.

Lots of storytellin' gowin' on in the preamble, but it all set up the excitement of the main event bcs now the gal wearin' a provocative bear costoom showcased brave ol' Dickie savin' the town or huntin' his dinnah or sum othah exotic tale.

Thing is, the costoom meant Dickie could load up his gals' thighs, arms an' waists with theatrical blood, an' his aim was so sure he could guarantee to sever the bags without harmin' actshwll flesh.

Dependin' on the audience, he would work his show two ways.

Version one, the blood was all part of the ursine story -- a theatrical stunt to add pure visyool allure.

Version two, he'd play it like the gal been hit for real.

Always made for cool publicity, an' Dickie an' his gals did real good with plenty variations on this theme.

Anyways, back to hot dogs.

Dickie the Saber be long gone now, but there gotta still be knife throwahs out there lookin' for exotic gals.

An' bcs we now in the mixed up 2020s where jugglahs toss all kinds of froot an' kitchen utensils around, I figure the heirs to Dickie's talents could hurl most anythin' at a theatrically-clad gal out for fun.

So ... anywan out there packin' forensically tossed hot dogs, ima catch 'em in my mouth.

Interesting post, a few years back a lot of trade schools in the area, cut back on certain classes because families preferred their children get a college education.

Talked to a teacher at one of the schools and he said HVAC classes did not have a lot of the younger students. But most were in the Mid 20-30's who had started to settle down a little in life and wanted to get ahead or needed to support a young family. Instead of working in minimum wage jobs or cutting grass. The point is the target age may have changed.

instead of career tradesmen .. which already have well established paths to learn the skills .. a curriculem for building tiny homes ..that make sure they meet code ..

there is a hungry crowd for tiny homes and many end up diy ..for much of the build which is where much of the saving come from ..

and if your signing up people with the dream of building their own tiny home .. many will never even try .. or will take 7 other courses before they build ..

This is an example of businesses that sound the same but are completely different.

Teaching skills to people already in business VS finding people who want to start that business VS finding people who want to learn the skills to get a job.

If I had an already established trade school to sell for, I'd advertise seminars for people who want to learn that skill, and just pitch the attendees. I've seen that approach work before. But you are attracting a diverse group. Maybe one out of 30 will actually invest in the training. The rest are just looking for a job.


I have a little experience with this.

About 25 years ago, when I was experiencing my first major successes with a retail store selling vacuum cleaners, I decided to create a course for Vacuum Cleaner Repair that anyone could run out of their home. It would include the advertising needed, the sources of parts (with catalogs) and the training needed for the majority of repairs. It was a series of videos.

I had the genius idea to create the entire course, before I had done any research.

I ran about $5,000 in newspaper and magazine ads (in DIY and craftsman magazines). And I started to get enquirers. Not.....one....sale of the course. The course was $995. I had brilliantly printed up 100 complete courses....because obviously...I was going to make millions.


This was before I knew about lists....of ...buyers. If I had any brains at all, I would have bought the list of buyers of small engine repair courses., and other courses like that. Today, I would also be selling with Youtube videos and PPC ads.

End of that tale? The courses eventually became so out of date that I threw it all in the dumpster. Maybe $20,000 and three months of hard work....gone.

This is what happens when you know about your core business....but know nothing about marketing. Even selling and advertising isn't the same as marketing a course to teach skills.

So - your point is that nothing works? We're doomed?

Not that simple - they can't meet code in many places until the codes are changed. It is happening -but a slow process.

Would you not expect to pay for training? I would - and the cost is far below 4 years of college at any school. More importantly, tech schools produce tradesmen - and they are in demand.

I wonder if any trades still offer apprenticeships....used to be popular many years ago.


edit: darned thread title! I opted out of grilled chicken for dinner - and ate hot dogs....

sure! you know the product (its a hot dog).... you know the crowd
(it's a hungry one). then tell me if there are also a bunch of other hot dog sellers then how your cart is going to stand out from the crowd. How would you identify how many people are craving hunger for hot dogs only? if you haven't decided something yet then try to reconsider your competitive market, product demand and target audience to have a competitive-edge over others.

One way to find a "hungry crowd"... pay attention to changing gov laws.

If a law is coming down the pike, and many will be effected by this law... and you can... get in front of the law and buyers will be "forced" to buy from you.

Example: If some law is coming that says YOU MUST BUY CAR INSURANCE... it would be smart to become an insurance seller. (But not now, the insurance market is flooded with sellers.)

Example: If a water heater manufacturer is proven to build and sell defective water heaters... and a gov law says the water heater must be replaced, and the manufacturer has to pay for it... you'd be smart to jump in front of the action... and tell home owners THEY MUST replace the water heater and NOW is the time to do it, as the maker has to pay.



Good Marketing is sometimes riding on the coattails of other movements.

Just thinkin'