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Google Users Can Now Search by Local Dishes at Restaurants

Local SEO | November 18, 2022 | Restaurant SEO Expert

Yesterday Google announced that Google and Google Maps users could now search on maps of a specific dish instead of a restaurant or cuisine type and select a restaurant that way. To get this feature to appear users have to type the name of a dish for example “chicken sandwich” or “taco platter” and then […]

Diners Are Returning To Restaurants at Record Pace, According to Yelp

Restaurant Business | June 20, 2021 | Restaurant SEO Expert

Diners are eager to go back out to eat at restaurants but the service industry still face labor shortages and raising wages. Yelp reports over 3.7 million diners were seated via Yelp in May which is a 48% increase over just a year ago in May 2019. A majority of states are even seeing diners […]

Yelp Customers Increasingly Looking For Diverse Businesses – How to Add the Attributes to Your Restaurant’s Yelp Page

Local SEO | April 7, 2021 | Restaurant SEO Expert

Yelp’s recent local economic report reveals a significant increase in searches over the past year for diverse businesses in the United States. Diverse businesses are defined by Yelp as women-owned, Black-owned, Latinx-owned, or Asian-owned establishments. Yelp allows businesses to add these attributes to their establishment so that customers searching for these businesses can easily identify […]

A County in New York Has Capped Delivery App Fees at 15%

Restaurant Business | December 15, 2020 | Restaurant SEO Expert

Delivery apps like Doordash and Grubhub have thrived during the pandemic as they siphoned off massive fees from restaurants who are struggling or going out of business. While both companies have continually done things to reduce upfront fees, delay payments, or even eliminate some fees – one government official thinks it hasn’t been enough. Right […]

How a Local SEO Campaign Helped a Small Restaurant Double Sales

Local SEO | November 2, 2020 | Restaurant SEO Expert

Noted local SEO Mike Blumenthal set out to help a restaurant in New York state in the small community of Olean, NY (estimated 2010 population 14,452) a few years ago by offering some SEO help using only free Google tools. After a 2 year long SEO campaign he wrote about the results to help other […]

Restaurants Can Now Tell Google Maps Users When They Are Open for Specific Services

Local SEO | June 9, 2020 | Restaurant SEO Expert

Restaurants are now able to display more than just opening and closing times on Google Maps. Last week the service rolled out an update with a new feature called “More Hours”. While it sounds sort of bland, the More Hours feature is actually a huge win for restaurants, bars, cafes, and coffeehouses. The update allows […]

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