27 February 2010
More on Websites That Review Local Restaurants
Posted by Crystal under: News .
We’re continuing to write about the multitude of websites that review local businesses across the country. If you are in a consumer oriented business, chances are a few of your customers will be posting their opinions on such sites. Most of these sites let businesses monitor their company profiles and respond directly to reviewers. Because millions of people view these listings every month, it is highly recommended you ensure your business is properly listed. Studies have shown that many diners consider online reviews “influential” in their purchase decision process, and that diners look at online reviews before making offline service purchases.
Metromix.com. This site is a relatively new city guide on a national level, having started in Chicago. It is growing at a fast rate, adding new markets every day. It boasts to be “Your one-stop local entertainment guide on where to go and what to do, from the hottest restaurants and bars, to the latest in music, movies, and entertainment”.
InsiderPages help people find the best local businesses through recommendations from their friends and neighbors. On InsiderPages, people share reviews of local businesses and find great services they can trust. Millions of people visit this site each month to get the inside scoop on local businesses. The site helps restaurant owners promote the new and unique aspects of their restaurants while providing diners with great value in a fun and cost effective way.
Restaurant.com serves as the community matchmaker, connecting great restaurants with diners. It helps people find great deals on neighborhood restaurants – a great marketing tool to get those first time customers in the door. Restaurant.com provides an array of offers to entice customers to dine at your restaurant, such as selling $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 (other values too), among other options. The site has some of the hottest names and best local favorites.
Dine.com is a premier resource of unbiased reviews and information on thousands of restaurants. All the reviews come from visitors to Dine.com – not paid reviewers. Dine.com provides users with the capability to find restaurants based on personal reviews. It uses a technique, called “collaborative filtering” that predicts restaurant choices based on the relationship between your favorites and favorites of other members of Dine.com.
Allmenus.com attracts millions of potential restaurant customers each month through their Allmenus.com and Campusfood.com websites, and provides menus to partner networks including Google, Yellowbot, Boorah, Menuism and more. Allmenus.com also powers online ordering for the largest network of independent restaurants and offers marketing and advertising opportunities to fit restaurants needs.
LocalEze is a data aggregator that provides business listings information to other online sites. You can add, edit, or delete your restaurant information here. Having a listing at that site allows restaurants to improve the chances of appearing at the top of local search engine or local business directory listings results.
iBegin is also a data aggregator that provides business listings information to other online sites. Their services are used by over 4000 different organizations. Websites that use iBegin’s business listings collectively garner over 150,000 unique visitors a day. For any business that wants to get customers via the internet, it just makes sense to be listed with iBegin. You can submit your restaurant listing here. Over a million people view these listings every month.
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