Free Restaurant Advertising Ideas

We have some great free restaurant advertising ideas here for you! You'll want to let customers know about your new business or your business that has seen a decrease in business and may not have thought about your advertising budget yet. Advertising can be very expensive and a necessary evil to help your bottom line. There are so many other things you need to spend your hard earned money on, especially in a restaurant, so how do you get the word out? We share our best ways to advertise that are free, easy, little maintenance and that work to let customers know about you and your business.

Looking for Free Business Advertising? Great, we can help. Being in business for yourself can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life but, it can also be extremely costly especially if

Crazy about Bacon!

Are you paying attention to the Crazy about Bacon phenomenon happening all around you? If you are a home cook and want the latest in bacon treats to wow your family and friends at your next gathering, we have it for you here. If you own a restaurant you need to stop everything and check out these amazing bacon flavored items to add to your menu. Boost your restaurant summer sales with a few of these very yummy bacon flavored treats. Try a new special, buy one or buy them all and see what happens!

Yummy bacon flavored items we love:

Restaurants - Increase Your Customer Base - Discounts on Restaurants

Yes, we want you to give discounts on your restaurant! Whether you're a brand new restaurant or already in business for a while, in a slow economy you'll want to increase your customer base so you always have regular customers coming as well as new customers through the door. Customers want to go out, they enjoy time with friends and family not having to cook at home all the time, they want savings and discounts and you can help them. This is one idea to boost your restaurant summer sales too. Oftentimes, customers will only try a new restaurant or a high end restaurant with some kind of coupon or discount item. Returning customers appreciate discounts too and both of these groups of customers will tell their friends about you, your staff, your food and your restaurant once they come and have a meal so it's a good idea to consider giving discounts.

Word of Mouth is one of your best advertising ideas - We'll talk more about advertising your business later but, here's an idea to get more customers through your doors quickly and returning more often:

White Dinnerware for Restaurants

White dinnerware for restaurants is the most popular color due to it's ease on the eyes, it makes all food stand out instead of the plate, it's more affordable than colored dinnerware and why we chose it ourselves.

Swordfish with Sobie Noodles on Syracuse Cascade Plate image copyright@healthy1chef

Best Books on Management

We provide this recommended best books on management list for any restaurant owner, business manager, new managers and even seasoned managers that are in charge of small and large businesses. Reference books are handy to keep in your office, to refer to often for key reminders if nothing else and to provide the tools for your staff to give them all the information you need and want them to have. When you are continually learning and staying on top of new ideas or referring to your favorites, your staff will be more inclined to follow your lead.  Get books in hardcover, paperback, for kindle or pop the audio CD's in your car for all your driving time education! We love books and hope you'll buy a book to enjoy from our list of management books that we use and share here:

Attitude of Success

You'll need an attitude of success to start a restaurant and to keep going to make it profitable. There will always be days when you wonder why the heck you even started a restaurant. You'll have days when orders don't arrive on time causing your kitchen to rush to get ready for the dinner hour. You'll have days when staff doesn't show up or even bother to call to come to work and you're short staffed. You'll have days when it's slow and you wonder where all the customers are. Don't despair!! Stay focused, stay positive, tomorrow's a new day and you'll get through today! We're here to help with these inspiring quotes.

Here we provide some of our favorite motivational and inspirational tips and quotes to use and think about every day. We love The Road to Success is always Under Construction poster, it's a great reminder of why you're working hard in your restaurant and can inspire you every day. See the rest of our site for links to our favorite cheap art pieces from allposters to use in your office, business or home to keep you inspired.

Setting up your restaurant office space

Use these tips to help you set up your restaurant office space so that it has everything you need to run a successful business. Get what you need at the best price to save money while helping you to be most productive at your new business.

Best equipment ideas for your restaurant office:

     Laptop - get the best laptop you can afford that allows you to work fast and most efficient. Your laptop or desk top computer will also be a write off so don't get the cheapest one. Get the most gb and ram and features you'll need. Dell, HP, Apple, Toshiba all make very good laptops that don't cost too much but, will really help you in your office. Check out these Best Laptops on Sale.

Getting started on the Business Plan for your restaurant!

It's an exciting day! We've added a new page called Business Plan for a Restaurant for your enjoyment of our restaurant success tips blog. We hope you'll start to take the time to review our categories that we feel create a unique and powerful business plan to help you get the financing you need to open your own business.

We've started with the categories that you should include in your Table of Contents page and build each page from there.

We'll further explain each of the categories in more detail to help you know what will be most helpful to your potential lenders.

Check it out and let us know what you think! It may seem like a large list of categories but, they are all important parts of what you need to express to a lender - most especially if that lender is a stranger. Read the prior posts we've made on choosing a lender if you need help  there.


Thanks for reading, see you soon. Cheers!

Organize your Bills for the Lender

Let's Get Organized!

Keep a clean and organized office at home as great practice for when your new restaurant is up and running! Good habits start at home.

     Your lender is going to want all the information you have about your current finances in order to determine your eligibility to get a loan so you'll want to make sure you are organized. Use these simple strategies for organizing your bills so you're ready when your potential lender is ready!


Use a file cabinet that looks good - take it to your restaurant later! Keep it affordable

   ** Keep a file system
          Any kind of file box will work and you can keep manilla folders inside of it, labeling each of those folders with the name of the bill. Once you start to use a file box, all your bills can easily be added once they're paid and you'll be able to find the most recent interest rate you're being charged, the total balance due and the monthly amount due. Your lender will no doubt ask you all of these questions so a file box will really come in handy. You can find file systems at any office supply store, Pier I and online at places such as amazon.com and you'll get free shipping with amazon and some good deals when you buy items in bulk.

A rewarding opportunity

Owning a restaurant can be one of the most rewarding opportunities of your lifetime and congratulations to you if you are considering becoming self employed and one of the many entrepreneurs to undertake this new role! Maybe you already own a restaurant and need success tips to help you make it better and more profitable. We'll cover that too.

You no doubt have many questions on how to start a restaurant, what it takes to open a restaurant, how to run a profitable restaurant and more questions on financing, design, staffing, taxes, payroll and the rest of the business.

We're here to help you and have first hand experience with over 35 years in the restaurant industry and own one of the most beautiful designs and favorite restaurants in town.... You can too if you follow along and take it one step at a time!

Thanks for joining us on what will be a wild ride at times and feel free to post comments so that we know what your needs are so we can post about them.

     Use these tips to avoid procrastination - Get started now!