3 Tips to Marketing a Restaurant Online

The Restaurant industry is extremely  competitive. Whether you’re like it or not, you’re business is being reviewed online in a plethora of social media sites. Specially the dedicated social media sites for Restaurants like Yelp and Urbanspoon. So what is the solution? You have to get in there before you customer’s do!

Go Social – Being active on social media is a great way to attract not only new customers but to effectively engage with your current customers. People always have an opinion. The aim of the game is to capture more good ones and learn and shape your business according to the bad one. Rewards your customers for leaving a positive a review by giving them a coupon for their next visit.

Build a Database – If you’re not keeping track of your reoccurring customers and continually adding new customers to a database, you are missing out on an enormous growth opportunity. The true longevity and success of putting a portion of your Restaurant on auto pilot relies on collecting leads and marketing to your customers. As the months and years progress, generating regular patronage to your Restaurant will become the easiest part of your day.

Search Engine Optimization – This is such an under utilized tool by local Business. With some solid on site optimization and some social keyword targeting a local restaurant can really benefit from local searches. This can be amplified by web 2.0 backlinks. Don’t forget to make sure site Mobile Friendly!

Whether you’re a local restaurant owner or a local marketer, putting these three tips to practice can really help you excel your Business. Even though the Google logarithm is an ever changing one, by you doing the right things day in day out, you’ll build a robust and profitable network of links which will give your website the leading edge.

To Your Success.

Vertex Team