Greetings, Meat and Three lovers!

I hope your week has been a fruitful one. Mine has been very busy, but also very enjoyable as I have been able to get some important things done and checked off my list. That always feels good, doesn't it.

As I have been thinking about how to continue to help Meat and Three restaurants with the blog articles and the information on MEATandTHREE.com, while discussing ideas and corresponding with various people through email, I pondered the ways that people follow through on the information that is available in the blog articles. One question kept coming back to me. Are the owners really getting a sense of how many people are seeing them on the internet through the blog and MEATandTHREE.com?

That question is a tough one to answer. However, my curious mind really wants to know the answer. And, I would think that the Meat and Three restaurant owners would like to know when and why new people come to visit.

I may not be able to get feedback from all the owners when "I" am wanting it, but there is one thing that you, as blog readers and MEATandTHREE.com viewers can do to help. Unless you decide to also email or contact me and let me know, I still won't know the answer to my burning question, but that is not the most important thing.

What IS important is that you, as a loyal supporter of meat-and-three cafes, restaurants and diners, let the owners know how you found out about them. My hope (of course) is that you found them through the blog or the web site. If you did, I am sure that the owner would appreciate it if you let them know. I would bet, too, that they would be interested in "why" you keep coming back.

Here are a few ways that you can do that:

1. Print the specific blog article that mentions their Meat and Three restaurant and get it in their hands. Printing the article is really easy to do - once you have clicked to their specific article, click the small, square box with a printer in it. It is near the top of the article, just to the right of the article's title under the phrase that begins, "This entry was posted on ...". A window will pop up that will allow you to print the article. Once printed, you can either take it with you on your next visit or mail it with a short note and maybe your business card, just to say hi and to let them know where some of their business is coming from an maybe why you are a frequent guest.
2. Print either their MEATandTHREE.com state page or their individual restaurant page and either take it with you when you are headed their way, or mail it as mentioned above. Include a note, a business card, a gift certificate, an invitation to a party, etc. Be creative and entertain them with it - have some fun.
   
3. Enter a comment on their blog article telling a story about your last visit to their meat and three, or about the country music entertainer you saw there, or about the day that you forgot your money and they made you wash the dishes.    Who knows, someone may read your comment and decide they have got to visit this place. You have then helped that particular Meat and Three out - and that new guest may subsequently 1) tell someone else, 2) print the article/comment out and show the owner, 3) call the local newspaper and advise them to do a review on this place, or 4) improvise and really tell the world about them in a super creative way. Of course, you could print the article and the comment yourself, but that wouldn't the most humble thing to do, would it?
4. Contact local news and entertainment resources like the newspaper, business journal, radio or TV station and let them know about a wonderful meat and three that you have discovered. Hey, what can it hurt? They are always looking for good, solid information that will help them win big awards and maybe even get another meal to put on their expense report. If the restaurant is newly opened, they may not have heard of it yet, and your "news" could provide a big boost to the restaurant. Now, wouldn't you feel good about that?
5. Tell your friends, relatives and business associates. Word of mouth - it's hard to beat.
6. Better yet, take a friend with you (or the whole office, if you are the boss) and introduce them to this great little place you have found. Can you see the look on the owner's face when you come in with 23 of your closest associates for the Friday catfish lunch? Make sure you take your camera and send us a picture. I'll find a way to get that one on the site.

Ok, I am probably having a little too much fun with this, but you get the point. These are just some initial ideas to get you started. As much as I would like for all the patrons that visit meat and threes to have gone there because of this blog and the web site, I know that that is a really "off the wall" idea. However, I do know that meat and three restaurants are no different from other dining options, in the sense that they like to know that they are doing a good job, and they appreciate positive feedback and helpful information.

If you would just take a little time and effort to provide some feedback to the owners and the staff, you will be contributing to the growth of this slice of American dining and doing a really good thing. Go ahead and do it - you know it will be fun. And, if you get a chance to either email me (phil@meatandthree.com) or comment on this article, and let me know about your experience, I would love to hear about it. That would help me to know, too, that this blog and the MEATandTHREE.com web site are on the right track. Additionally, you can always provide any suggestions or ideas to me. I am always open to hearing from you.

Have a great weekend!

Phil (mn3guy)

 

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