Hey Folks,

Here's the link to our very own Rick's website, again.

Why not log-on and order something today? And send this to everyone in your address book so they can consider ordering some of his great products too! Word of mouth can be a fantastic tool...

Cathy sent me a jar of Rick's BBQ Rub a few weeks back and I'm about to order a new replacement- I been using it on everything and it's disappearing fast! YUM!

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Hey Rick,

Just curious... do you advertise only on your website?- or anywhere else, too?

Are your products displayed anywhere? Like any local touristy places? Gas stations? Truck stops? Kitchen specialty stores?

A brainstorm: Make a few nifty gift baskets of your products and donate them to local radio stations for them to use as give-aways on the air! Especially w/ Valentine's Day and other holidays coming up (especially Father's Day) you could get some really great on-air advertising as radio dj's shout-out your name and your website as they promote themselves- by talking about your products and offering them to listeners as freebies- proting YOU too!

Another Valentine's Day idea... take your products to FLOWER SHOPS (and hospital gift shops)! Many laldies are looking for Valentine's gift idea for their men and would LOVE having a manly BBQ product to give along w/ a flower boquet or some such. One of your jars of grill seasoning would really masculinize some flowers and create appeal of flower-giving to wives and girlfriends for their men!

Another thing: per my own personal experience... chefs love it when folks make very quick stops at the back kitchen door of restaurants and hotels to leave free samples!

Also- you can consider this advice or not, but I'd feel like a heel if I didn't pass it on to you something that I have personal awareness of...

Gay folks are LOYAL customers. If you leave a box of your products at any gay business, or advertize in any local gay newspaper- or especially if you do anything to offer support to a local gay group- like a football or softball team, a bowling league, a church that extends welcomes to gays, or some such you just might have to close-up shop because of too many orders!

Lastly, in Alaska, tourists would buy ANYTHING that had a cool ALASKA label stuck across it. Are there touristy places in your neck of the woods, or along a major highway near you that out-of-town folks frequent? Travelers LOVE spending money on things they consider to be regional items.

Those are all great ideas Kevin, and I appreciate the advice. I've already got my stuff on two local store shelves. One is a gourmet butcher shop the other is a local tourist destination. Sales at the butcher shop have been good the other place not as good but I think that's the stores fault because of placement, but they are rearranging the store this month so I'm hoping it will change.

I'm going to check out all your ideas, I'm also working on trying to get on the shelves of major super markets.

And thanks for the endorsement as well, it means a lot to me. Believe me when I say,

Having people like the products, means more to me than the money, don't misunderstand I like money too, but seriously, making people happy is what it's all about.

I know what'cha mean, Rick. In addition to commercial cooking, for years I made decorated cakes out of my home (bootleg, of course!). The $ I charged was the real and practical incentive- afterall, I too needed to eat and pay my bills. But what really made it worthwhile was folks who returned year after year and s aid things like "Little Billy doesn't like cake- but if he has to have one for his birthday party- he wants the same one you made him last year!" That kinda stuff arms the heart! Sounds like you experience that too!

It's what has driven me with my woodworking. Seeing people enjoy what I build when even they have no idea what they want or need.