Comments on: How to Do SEO for Restaurants (Local Business Blueprint)

By: Pat Inston

Pat Inston — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:36:55 +0000

Brilliant points. The rich snippets idea is particularly useful. Getting a decent written piece on your restaurants website then getting Google author accreditation is also very handy. You can then have an image next to the listing as well as potentially the “Star” review ratings just under your URL. Better than link building for local SE optimization.

By: Jacob E. Dawson

Jacob E. Dawson — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:32:20 +0000

In reply to Ihor.

Hi Nick,

That’s a really good point and a great tip. I think the idea of offering discounts in exchange for reviews is a very smart business manoeuvre!

Thanks for sharing:)

Jake

By: Peter S.

Peter S. — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:17:08 +0000

As well as building your presence on restaurant directories, sites like Urbanspoon let you ‘claim’ your restaurant which gives you updates about reviews and lets you change information like opening hours very quickly. Essential for any restaurant!

By: Ihor

Ihor — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:03:10 +0000

Great post Jacob

By: Nick Davison

Nick Davison — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:03:36 +0000

Great post Jacob, another tip for local businesses is to ensure that the address and phone number on your site matches the format you used on your G+ local page. Some businesses also offer discounts to customers who leave a review on their place page which is a great way to increase your local result placement, especially if you have a reputable SEO building local citations for you as well.

For some reason reviews left on your G+ page seem to carry more weight than aggregated reviews from other sites.