More Restaurant Chains go Live with Online Ordering

It has been quite a long time since my last post.  Well, there is a reason for that.  We have been working very hard at GimmeGrub.com signing up more clients.  If you are from Southern California, you will definitely recognize some of these.  Check out their websites, and order from them . . .online!

Lamppost Pizza – http://www.LamppostPizza.com – 1 Live, more coming

Charo Chicken – http://www.CharoChicken.com - All Live

Chronic Tacos – http://www.EatChronicTacos.com - 1 live, more coming soon

Ameci – http://www.AmeciOC.com - 2 live, 2 coming soon

El Cholo – http://www.ElCholo.com 2 live, 1 more comming soon

and, there are many more deals in the works. . . .

Google Pagerank and Alexa Scores

So Google Page Rank What’s it really all about?  And then there’s Alexa.  Both of these internet report cards seem to have very limited  to do what our (or at least my) business popularity is right?. . . Well maybe slightly.

I never knew of these internet score cards before my business partner told me about them.  I was always just concerned about how many people visited me, and did business with me.  For awhile I tracked my visitors these with the popular (among newbies) the free counters available for quick download and install.  Soon I was introduced to something called AWStats. . . a free .pl script that tracks your visitors.  And then soon after the google analytics javascript that is easily installable on your webpage.

So I soon became one of those crazy website owners that keep looking at those damned Alexa and Google page rank scores.  I felt like a kid that just finished a grade in school waiting patiently for my report card to arrive in the mail.  But these internet report cards so much more unpredictable.  Even though you know you think you’ve beed doing quite well (or bad), you hope for a grade that you think you should (or want to) get.  The problem with these, practically universal, internet health scores is that they many times do not match (good or bad) of what you have done with your website since the previous critique.

I’m at the point to stop watching these scores.  What do they really mean to me and my business anyway?  Maybe it is because my profits do not rely completely on the internet.  Even though my business is completely related to the internet, it does not revolve around it.  My sales are in the field.  My marketing and advertising are in fact reliant on the field.  Those that find me on the internet are in fact, just a bonus.

So, screw these two (or three if you count compete.com) scores I keep watching in my spare (or not so spare) time.  As long as I keep growing, Google and Alexa have nothing on me!  It still strikes me as rediculous that the page rank on this stupid blog is a “4″, while my bread and butter webpage is still a “3″ (alexa undeterminable) . . .even though the profit and visitor count is way on the side of GimmeGrub.com.

But seriously, lets hope that this blog will attract all of those internet newbies will push up my internet scores and traffic because I’ve mentioned those special keywords “Alexa” and “Google Page Rank” . . .

-Jason

Cal-State Fullerton Recognizes . . . .ME

I’ll be graduating from Cal-State Fullerton this Saturday (May 17, 2008).  This morning I logged into their website at www.Fullerton.edu and saw my picture right at the top.  How fun is that?  Here is the article:

http://campusapps.fullerton.edu/news/inside/2008/long_road.html

Hutton Center

You keep asking for more restaurants so we keep adding them.  This time we have added a whole plaza of restaurants!
 
2 Hutton Center in Santa Ana is located just north of the 55 freeway at MacArthur.  It is easily accessible from Irvine and Santa Ana.  Restaurants in Hutton Center include:
 
Alto Italia
Togo’s
Juice it Up
Wasabi
Starbucks
 
. . . with Topz and Pascal coming soon.
 
 
Visit Hutton Center on the web at www.HuttonCenter.com to order from any of these restaurants online.

Newport Rib Company Improves Online Takeout with GimmeGrub.com

We are excited to have the opportunity to work with the guys at Newport Rib Company, Naples Rib Company, and Newport Rib Company @Ladera Ranch.  Rib Company had been doing thier own online ordering for some time, but wanted it to improve the ease of use, and offer their entire menu to their customers.  They also understood the necessity of making sure the orders reached the restaurant in a timely manner.  Their new GimmeGrub.com online ordering website went live early March, 2008.

Since it has gone live, orders have been taking off!  Recently they hired a photographer to take pictures of their food, which have since been added to the website.

I have dined at the Costa Mesa location, and the ribs are fantastic!  When you go, make sure to be hungry.  The also have available many catering options for pickup for when you want to treat the office to a treat.

Check them out:

http://www.ribcompany.com

New GimmeGrub.com Feature – Activation by Phone!

We have just made activating your user account even easier.  For awhile new GimmeGrub.com customers have had to sift through their email inbox to find their activation code to finish off their user account activation.  While this option is still available, we have made this registration process even easier with our new Activation by Phone feature.

Now, new registered users simply type their phone number into our phone activation box, and wait for the call.  Activation complete!

And as always, after registering once with GimmeGrub.com, you can order at any of the restaurants in our network.

The Power of Pre-Ordering

What’s the latest trend in take-out?  Pre Ordering!  By ordering online at GimmeGrub.com , you can order even when your favorite restaurant is closed.  Many of our customers have realized how useful this feature is and use it frequently.

Have a midnight craving for tomorrow’s lunch, order it at midnight!  Your order will be ready at the time you choose.  Do you have a short lunch break?  Order your lunch before work, and feel confident it will be hot and waiting when you arrive.  Planning a group lunch for tomorrow?  Order it today!

GimmeGrub.com gets in KillerStartups.com

GimmeGrub.com is featured in www.killerstartups.com.  Find out a little more about our company and  show your support by clicking on the plus button to increase our killer rating. 

Why Order Food Online?

The simple response . . . Why not? but there are many better reasons than that:

 1. No more busy signals/being put on hold

I don’t know about you, but I hate it when I’m calling my favorite restaruant (especially pizza places!) and I get put on hold, or the phone is busy.  I’m HUNGRY here guys!  I already have to wait for an hour for my pie to get to me, and now you want to prolong that by putting me on hold?  Unless you still have dial-up, you wont ever get a busy signal or be put on hold.

2.  View the full restaurant menu while ordering

Guess what?  You can clear out that old menu stash you have laying around . . .most with old prices.  Ordering online allows you to always see the full current menu while you order.  It even lets you customize your order.  All the time we get “Wow, I didn’t even know I got a choice of bread” or “You mean I can take the onions off of that” from online ordering customers.  And you can even get special prices for adding on items while ordering.

3. One Click Reordering

So, I have a few items that I really like to eat from certain restaurants, and I just have to have them every few weeks.  Ordering online allows me to re-order anything from the past with one click! Well, really it’s 3.  But imagine having to make up the same order every time.  We’re here to save time for you folks!

4. Discounts!

Many of our restaurant clients really prefer you to place your order online.  Here’s a secret: They don’t have to answer phones anymore.  Becuase of this, they will often offer a discount of 10-15% off of your entire order!  So let me get this straight.  Not only is it easier for you to order online, you also save money this way.  WOW!

5. Find new restaurants

So, you may have found out about online ordering from your favorite restaurant.  If you ever decide to click on the GimmeGrub.com icon, you will see many more restaurants in your area that offer you online ordering.  What a great way to try a new place.  We never set up bad restaurants with online ordering, so you can rest assured you will get a quality meal.

 So, those are five reasons why to order online, in no particular order.  There many more, but those are my favorites.  If you have any other good reasons, be sure to respond.

Thai Spice Signs with GimmeGrub.com

If you don’t know already, we love getting new restaurant requests.  If we see a lot of interest in a particular restaurant, we try to get them signed up.  One of the more popular restaurants reqested lately has been Thai Spice.  They have six locations around South Orange County.  They offer fantastic Thai food at great prices.  They are sure to be a very popular restaurant.  Check them out:

www.OrderThaiSpice.com