Because food doesn't sell itself. Things have been heating up on the food truck scene all around the country! Summer’s officially begun, and fans are out in full force attending major food truck events and hitting up their favorite street service spots. Here at FoodTruckr HQ, we’ve been hearing from a lot of you who are working hard on starting your very own food trucks—and we couldn’t be more excited to see the progress you’ve all made! On the “How to Start a Food Truck” series, we just wrapped up Unit 6 with lessons on building a website and setting up a Facebook and Twitter page for your truck. Coming up next month, we’re moving on to “The Final Touches!” There are just two more units and seven lessons left in the entire series before you’re officially ready for Opening Day. And to celebrate all the awesome work you’ve done, we’ve got a big surprise coming for you in just 10 days… so stay tuned! Over on the podcast, Pat talked to Shawna Dawson—the founder of LA Street Food Fest, Artisanal LA, and Sauce LA. Shawna is a major player in the LA street food scene and had a ton of insight and fantastic tips for FoodTruckrs to share. You’ll definitely want to check out this special episode to get her best strategies and more. We also want to take a moment to thank all of you who have liked the FoodTruckr Facebook page. With your support, we just surpassed 4,000 fans last week and we couldn’t be more excited! Thank you for making FoodTruckr a success and for participating in this incredible community—we couldn’t do it without you! Now, let’s take a look at all the other awesome things that have been happening around the industry! The FoodTruckr Roundup How to Start a Food Truck 22: Build a Website Here at FoodTruckr, we spend a lot of time looking at food truck websites from all around the country—and while there are some really stellar ones out there, we’re sometimes surprised by how many pages are lacking really basic information about their businesses. Learn what your website should include and how to set up your new website in Lesson 22 of “How to Start a Food Truck.” Read this post How to Start a Food Truck 23: Create Social Media Accounts Social media is the best way for food truck owners to connect with their fans online, so it’s essential to make sure you know exactly how to use it to reach out, stay in touch, and forge new bonds with your customers. Learn how in this all-new lesson. Read this post FoodTruckr School 015 – Food Truck Marketing Tips and The LA Food Scene with Shawna Dawson On FoodTruckr School, we welcomed a very special guest to the show! Shawna Dawson (founder of LA Street Food Fest) is a major player in the LA food truck scene and has lots of industry insight to share. Don’t miss this one! Listen to the show Bite-Sized Advice and Food Truck Spotlights FoodTruckr Heroes: Where Ya At Matt From their tasty, lovingly homemade ingredients to their easy-to-follow location updates, some food trucks just get it. Our latest FoodTruckr Hero—Where Ya At Matt—is one of those trucks. Read this post Business Bites: Navigating the Latest Facebook Page Upgrade, Food Hackathons, and Skipping the DMV In the latest edition of Business Bites, we’ve got the scoop on the latest changes to Facebook Business Pages, a fantastic how-to on Instagram, details on a cool event happening in NYC this weekend, and a killer tip on skipping lines at the DMV. Read this post Industry News Roy Choi, King of L.A. Food Trucks, Moves On to a Hotel A fantastic profile on Kogi BBQ’s Roy Choi and his new hotel endeavor. What an inspiration for every FoodTruckr! Read more Smith: What’s better than a food truck? A food truck park Interesting opinion piece on food truck parks & the growth of the industry as a positive force for urban communities. Take a few minutes to read this one–and think about how it could work in your own city! Read more Are food trucks as clean as restaurants? More fantastic news for FoodTruckrs (and fans)! A new study on health inspections rated food trucks as well or better than restaurants in 7 major cities: Read more Tweet of the Week What's Happening on Facebook Tell Us About Your Truck We’ve got some big plans coming up on FoodTruckr for the rest of this year, and we’d love to know what you want to see us cover on the blog! Visit our Facebook page or reach out to us on Twitter and tell us what questions you have about running a successful food truck business. Have a happy weekend, and keep on truckin’! Love, The Team at FoodTruckr HQ Connect with Us: FacebookTwitter Contact Info: Website: www.FoodTruckr.com Email: pat@foodtruckr.com Flynndustries, LLC, 9450 Mira Mesa Blvd, Ste C224, San Diego, CA 92126, USA Unsubscribe | Change Subscriber Options