Reviews of the Top 'Start a Vending Business' Guides

With vending being such a secretive business, it can be hard to find information on how to start a vending business and succeed. Luckily, some industry insiders have written guides on the subject that offer insights and advice on how to get started and quickly become profitable in this recession proof and potentially lucrative business.

Our Recommendation - After reviewing the three guides below we rated the My Vending Secret guide by Chris Robertson as being the superior product overall, for both beginners and experienced vendors.

Our Number One Choice - 'My Vending Secret' by Chris Robertson

We highly recommend Chris Robertson's guide, My Vending Secret due to the fact that he offers the best system for finding profitable new machine locations, which is the single most important factor that will determine your level of success. 

Drawing on over ten years of experience in the business, Chris tells you how to go out, find locations and successfully negotiate with the 'decision makers'. He also sets out a proven system for getting local businesses to call you directly, looking for your vending services for their premises. And he sets out a way to deal with the inevitable concerns that 'decision makers' will have on subjects such as commission rates.

The guide focuses on locating machines but is comprehensive in covering all aspects of starting and running a vending business. Robertson sets out a plan for building relationships with location managers, lets you know exactly how to go about moving in on businesses where your competitors are placing their machines and explains how you can protect your locations from competitors.

The guide covers the business side of running a vending business but is also thorough when it comes to practical advice on such things as purchasing, maintaining and transporting machines.

In an industry with so many scams in recent years, it is also useful to read his advice on sourcing and locating machines without falling prey to the rip-off seminars, dodgy equipment dealers and professional locators who are out to separate you from your startup funds.

This guide is well written and packed full of the tips and insider knowledge that you need if you want to break into this business. It currently comes with several free industry reports, including Chris's list of top-selling items that offer the highest profit margins.

Chris Robertson offers a 60 day unconditional money back guarantee with his guide.

Click here to learn more about My Vending Secret.

Second Choice - 'Smarter Vending' by Alex Danner

Smarter Vending by Alex Danner offers one man's original perspective on vending. Alex focuses on purchasing existing routes and he outlines some great ways to go about locating and acquiring routes for bargain prices. He highlights the benefits of his approach as opposed to starting routes from scratch and indeed his method is effective if you are not gifted at sales.

Alex got started ten years ago and has specialized in bulk candy vending machines. His book therefore puts emphasis on this area.

While it is not the comprehensive guide that My Vending Secret is, Alex nevertheless delivers one unique and workable approach to making money as a vendor.

The guide currently comes with a variety of free gifts, including an offer for two weeks of free coaching via email.

This guide offers great value and includes a full 60 day money back guarantee.

Click here to learn more about Smarter Vending.

Third Choice - 'Great Vending Locations' by Ronnie Talent

Great Vending Locations by Ronnie Talent reveals similar information to our top rated guide about locating machines but we found the suggestions to be not quite as unique and potentially profitable as they were in My Vending Secret. Great Vending Locations is not as comprehensive overall and lacks some of the practical advice that our most highly recommended guide had to offer. While the guide is still well worth reading if you are wanting to start a vending business of your own we felt that it didn't quite measure up in content and value in comparison with My Vending Secret.

This guide (and accompanying audio program) also comes with a number of free gifts when you purchase. These bonuses include a routing program, a directory of relevant contacts and Ronnie's 'Hot 313 List' which is a list of businesses to target which have proven worthwhile for him.

This guide comes with a 60 day money back guarantee if you are unsatisfied with the contents for any reason.

Click here to learn more about Great Vending Locations.