Hey Chefs & Food Enthusiasts!

Couple of articles this week. One's picking up from where we left off on marketing - the planning tools you can use to get going and a book review on a niche foodie industry: crock pot cooking. Let me know what you think and shoot me your questions.

Enjoy!

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Quick Tip:
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-Get yourself a digital camera and some natural light. Use it to grab pics of your dishes. It can increase the attractiveness of your menu.

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A's - 4 - Q's [ Answers - 4 - Questions ]
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Questions about marketing your business?

-Question: What are some of the most effective ways to market your personal chef business?
-Answer: Online with - pictures and descriptions, videos, articles, blogs, podcasts...; Offline with - local media [radio, television, columns in weekly papers, demos...]


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PC BUSINESS TIPS:
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-Select a few high-end prospects to present your services [doctors, lawyers, athletes, etc.] and take action! Approach them and sell them on your business.

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UP THIS WEEK
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ARTICLES
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Here's the latest article from the Personal Chef site at BellaOnline.com.


Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook - Review
by Jason Hodge - Personal Chef & Vegetarian Sites Editor
A few months back I was contacted by the PR person for the NY Times bestselling book Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, a book of slow cooker recipes, by Phyllis Pellman Good. Here's my review.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55924.asp

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Online Planning Tools
by Jason Hodge - Personal Chef & Vegetarian Sites Editor
Planning your successful content creation and marketing campaigns are great ways to build your business and increase your following. Using online planning tools can decrease the time it takes you to see results while adding future benefits.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55039.asp

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CLOSING
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You know, I really enjoy writing for you. If you tell me the areas you're most interested in I'll do my best to address them. Let me know what's on your mind and let's have a lot of fun together as we explore the world of food and the folks who love it. Pass this newsletter along and let's do breakfast, lunch and dinner together.

Join me next time when I put out more foodie stuff!!!

As always... it's been a pleasure sharing with you. Until next time...


Jason Hodge
Personal Chef & Vegetarian Editor
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