This document provides guidance on starting an online meal delivery business from home. It outlines the basic requirements including a computer, website, phone, transportation, and delivery staff. It also discusses developing business partnerships with restaurants and chefs, fulfilling legal requirements, and launching a responsive website with customer and vendor dashboards. The document emphasizes starting small, marketing the business, and efficiently managing orders to execute the plan successfully.

1. ONLINE FOOD BUSINESS IDEA
Yo!Meals
HOW TO START
A FOOD
DELIVERY
BUSINESS FROM
HOME
Yo-meals.com

2. T h e b e s t t h i n g a b o u t o n l i n e m e a l
d e l i v e r y b u s i n e s s i s i t s e a s y
s e t u p a n d b u d g e t f r i e n d l y
s t a r t u p c o s t ( d e p e n d i n g o n t h e
s c a l e o f t h e b u s i n e s s ) .

3. Launching an online meal delivery business is a great
idea, especially as a marketplace owner, where you don’t
need to worry about inventory or staff. It’s just you
connecting your customers with many restaurants and/or
chefs. You enjoy commissions on every sale, that’s the
best part, right?

4. SO, HERE’S HOW YOU CAN START YOUR OWN MEAL
DELIVERY MARKETPLACE, BUT FIRST, A CHECKLIST YOU
MUST KEEP HANDY:
A d e s k t o p / l a p t o p w i t h i n t e r n e t a c c e s s
A n o n l i n e m e a l d e l i v e r y w e b s i t e
P h o n e l i n e & M o b i l e p h o n e
V o i c e m a i l & F a x
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n
D e l i v e r y s t a f f w i t h t h e i r o w n c o n v e y a n c e

5. 1 . S t a r t w i t h t h e b u s i n e s s m o d e l . I s i t g o i n g t o b e a
r e s t a u r a n t m a r k e t p l a c e o r a m u l t i - c h e f p o r t a l ? I t c o u l d
a l s o b e a m e a l k i t d e l i v e r y s e r v i c e f r o m d i f f e r e n t
s u p p l i e r s , o r a n o f f i c e m e a l d e l i v e r y ; t h e c h o i c e s a r e
m a n y .
G E T T H E B A S I C S R I G H T :
2 . M a k e c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h r e s t a u r a n t s a n d / o r c h e f s . C h e c k
l o c a l l i s t i n g s , g o t h r o u g h t h e p h o n e b o o k , r e s e a r c h o n l i n e t o
f i n d p o t e n t i a l r e s t a u r a n t c o n n e c t i o n s . D i s c u s s y o u r b u s i n e s s
p r o p o s a l w i t h r e s t a u r a n t o w n e r s . T e l l t h e m h o w y o u r
b u s i n e s s w i l l h e l p t h e m b r o a d e n t h e i r r e a c h . F i n a l i z e a
c o m m i s s i o n a n d s e a l t h e d e a l w i t h a n a g r e e m e n t .
3 . B u i l d a d e l i v e r y s t a f f w i t h t h e i r o w n c o n v e y a n c e .

6. 4 . F u l f i l l a l l t h e l e g a l f o r m a l i t i e s t h a t a r e a p p l i c a b l e i n
y o u r r e g i o n a n d t h e r e g i o n ( s ) y o u p l a n t o t a r g e t .
G E T T H E B A S I C S R I G H T :
5 . T h e n c o m e s t h e i m p o r t a n t p a r t : y o u r m a r k e t p l a c e w e b s i t e .
T h i s i s w h e r e a l l t h e a c t i o n i s g o i n g t o h a p p e n . Y o u c a n
c r e a t e a w e b s i t e f r o m g r o u n d u p , o r g e t i t m a d e f r o m a n
a g e n c y . B u t t h e b e s t w a y i n t h i s c u t t h r o a t c o m p e t i t i o n i s t o
u s e a r e a d y m a d e s y s t e m s u c h a s Y o M e a l s .

8. 1 . S t a r t w i t h c h o o s i n g a d e l i v e r y a r e a . A g o o d i d e a w o u l d
b e t o s t a r t s m a l l a n d s e e h o w w e l l y o u c a n m a n a g e
d e l i v e r i e s a n d o r d e r m a n a g e m e n t .
E X E C U T E Y O U R P L A N T H E
R I G H T W A Y
2 . A n n o u n c e y o u r a r r i v a l . I t ’ s a l l a b o u t b r a n d a w a r e n e s s . L e t
p e o p l e k n o w a b o u t y o u r b u s i n e s s . U s e t r a d i t i o n a l a s w e l l a s
o n l i n e m a r k e t i n g f o r b r a n d a w a r e n e s s .
3 . S t a r t t a k i n g o r d e r s a n d m a n a g e a l l o f t h e m d e f t l y .

9. FEATURES OF AN ONLINE MEAL
DELIVERY WEBSITE:
I t a l l b e g i n s w i t h a r e s p o n s i v e d e s i g n a n d c l e a n ,
w e l l s t r u c t u r e d & e a s i l y n a v i g a b l e l a y o u t .
I n c l u d e s o c i a l m e d i a l o g i n f o r c u s t o m e r s f o r e a s y
l o g i n a n d s i g n u p .
A d a s h b o a r d f o r v e n d o r s f o r o r d e r m a n a g e m e n t .
A d a s h b o a r d f o r c u s t o m e r s f o r t h e i r o r d e r h i s t o r y ,
u s e d & p e n d i n g c o u p o n s / d e a l s a n d o t h e r s e t t i n g s .
A d a s h b o a r d f o r a d m i n s f o r w e b s i t e m a n a g e m e n t .

10. FEATURES OF AN ONLINE MEAL
DELIVERY WEBSITE:
A r e v i e w m a n a g e m e n t s y s t e m f o r s h a r i n g u s e r
r e v i e w s a m o n g y o u r a u d i e n c e a n d e s t a b l i s h i n g
y o u r b r a n d ’ s c r e d i b i l i t y .
I n c l u d e s e c u r e p a y m e n t g a t e w a y s .
S c a l a b i l i t y t o h e l p y o u r w e b s i t e g r o w i n t a n d e m w i t h y o u r
b u s i n e s s
I n c l u d e m u l t i p l e p a y m e n t o p t i o n s f o r e a s e o f c u s t o m e r s .

11. The points mentioned above can help you kickstart you
online meal delivery business journey with a firm
footing. It all boils down to a thorough business model
research, market analysis, effective digital marketing
and a super-efficient marketplace website.

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STARTING SUCH A BUSINESS, THEN FEEL FREE TO LEAVE
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