Tips2: Tips For Improving Your Tips
(Note: This week I am writing double duty. Each day on this blog I will introduce you to a new site on The Hospitality Formula Network. I will also be posting new and informative posts on the sites I am introducing. Today’s post was inspired by out friend the only slightly cranky waitress and deals with building and maintaining rapport with your tables. It can be read in it’s entirety at the new home of Tips For Improving Your Tips, www.tipssquared.com)
Tips2: Tips For Improving Your Tips is the evolution of what this site was created to be. This is the home of all server related posts on The Hospitality Formula Network. The focus of this blog is to provide servers with practical information they can use to create happier guests and bigger tips. The name is actually very accurate. This is the next level of server knowledge. It is the home of a variety of posts that used in combination have the power to improve the service you provide exponentially.
Tips2 is more than just a new version of this site. It is designed exclusively for servers and those who hope to lead them. I have cut out all of the information that will not directly improve a server’s income. No weird restaurant stories. No posts about leadership. It is simply the tips that servers can use to improve their tips. Conveniently indexed and frequently updated to provide the relevant information without the fluff.
Take a look at the new site and let me know what you think. You will find it nearly identical to this one. I kept the formatting the same for the convenience of my existing readers. For those of you who are new to this site, there is a wealth of information waiting for you at Tips2. Here is a look at what you can find.
The Rules of Serving
The Rules of Serving: Rules One and Two
The Rules of Serving: Rule Three
The Rules of Serving: Rule Four
The Rules of Serving: Rule Five
The Rules of Serving: Rule Six
The Rules of Serving: Rule Seven
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Selling As A Server
The Most Important Phrase You Are Not Using
In Defense of Selling as a Server (Part One)
In Defense of Selling as a Server (Part Two)
In Defense of Selling as a Server (Part Three)
Selling, Upselling, and Integrity
The Lost Art Of Suggestive Selling
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Skills Of A Server
Learning Restaurant Spanish (Nouns)
Job Hunting: The Do’s and Don’ts
Coupons, Discounts, and How to Deal
How To Make Hostile Guests Love You (Part One)
How To Make Hostile Guests Love You (Part Two)
How To Make Hostile Guests Love You (Part Three)
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Server Issues
A Bit of Publicity and the Response
Remembering Labor on Labor Day
The Disadvantages of Set Schedules
The Advantages of Set Schedules
10 Reasons Why Serving Is Not Like Your Job
Tips on improving your Tips 