A food truck website has an odd job. It is not a destination; it is a quick check on the way to lunch. People look at it for the schedule, the menu and whether you take catering. Here are the mistakes that make those answers hard to find.
Mistake one: yesterday’s schedule
The most common failure is a schedule that is a week old. A hungry person sees a Tuesday location on a Thursday and either drives to an empty lot or gives up. The answer is not fancy technology; it is a habit and a place to put it.
Decide where the schedule lives, who updates it and how often. A simple list with day, place, hours and a note for weather works. If you will not update the page, say "follow us on social for today’s location" and link to the profile you actually keep current.
Menu and ordering mistakes
- ✓Menu as a photo of a paper board — people cannot zoom it or search it on a small screen; type it out as text
- ✓No allergy or diet notes — add which items are vegetarian, gluten free or contain nuts, only if you know
- ✓Prices missing or old — people leave when they cannot tell the cost
- ✓Ordering unclear — say whether people order at the window, ahead of time or through a tool you use
Mistake two: pretending to have a live tracker
Some trucks add a map that claims to show a live location but is really a static pin. That is worse than no map, because someone trusts it. We do not build a fake live locator. A clear weekly list and a link to your social account is honest and works.
If you use a tracking tool that is accurate, tell us and we link to it. Third-party tool fees belong to that provider.
Quick fixes for this week
- ✓Type out the menu — items, prices and notes in text
- ✓Write this week’s schedule — day, address, hours, weather note
- ✓Add a catering form — date, headcount, venue and contact
- ✓Check the photos — bright, close and of real food from your truck
Mistake three: catering buried or missing
Catering and event bookings are often the best money a truck makes, and the site mentions them in one line. Give catering its own short section: what kinds of events, how many people, what you need to know and how to ask. A form with date, headcount, place and a line about the event is enough.
What to expect, honestly
- ✓We do not build a live location tracker — a schedule list or your tracking tool’s link is honest
- ✓We do not run your ordering system — we connect the one you already use
- ✓Fees from tools belong to the provider — we do not set or change them
One example of what your site could look like
This is one sample we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words, and we have more examples if you want to compare directions.
What it costs
Websites are priced one-time by size, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. Monthly SEO is an optional add-on when you are ready for it.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
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