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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

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Restaurant website design: Taking a DIY approach vs. hiring a web development team Consider whether you want to build your restaurant's website or hire someone to do it for you. Do I have the budget to hire a web development team? Consider these key questions: Do I have the skills to complete this project?

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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

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With slow seasons also comes the need to navigate seasonal layoffs and the task of hiring all the best people back the next season. Hire the Right People. The cost of re-hiring even hourly employees is about $3,500 per employee on average, and that cost triples when you think about manager level roles or higher.

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Creating a restaurant website: Why it matters and how to nail it

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Clearly communicating these details can improve reservation volume and foot traffic. Communicating your mission, inspiration, and unique offering—including visuals—makes people feel more invested in the experience. Use this email marketing list to communicate updates or special occasions in the future. High-quality imagery.

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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What to use it for: Communicating with existing customers, event promotion, and acquiring new customers. Creating an SEO-optimized website. One key aspect of your restaurant website is search engine optimization (SEO). Your SEO score is like a ranking for potential customers. Is my menu accessible and legible?

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Five Benefits of Outsourcing Your Restaurant’s Digital Marketing Efforts

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Creating and deliver engaging content, maintaining customer communications, establishing an online presence, reviewing data-driven analytics, setting up paid advertising initiatives…all of these important steps take time. Website SEO – Ensure your website ranks higher in search engines and that your customers can find you.

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The Best Restaurant Marketing Tips

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Blaze Bullock, SEO Strategist, Blaze Digital Marketing. Restaurants need to communicate the change in safety measures and share the experience. Annabel Maw, Director of Communications, JotForm. Be sure to keep communication open with your patrons through your website and all social media channels.

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7 Creative Digital Marketing Ideas for Restaurants

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In addition to providing customers with all the information they need to learn more about and visit your business, Facebook offers the opportunity for direct communication with the customer through Facebook Messenger. Make online assets search friendly with SEO tactics. Try local ads to deliver the right message at the right time.