Well this green dot doesn’t stand for being vegetarian. It stands for being online.

In today’s world almost everything is available on the internet. When someone hears about a new restaurant from a friend or other sources, their first move is to search for it online, a website or social media platform. These are also areas where restaurants spend good amount of money to engage its audiences.

Following are the various ways of being online (make your presence felt) on the internet:

• A great looking website – An attractive website with all the details of your restaurant. Make it interesting by adding blogs, sharing pictures of your specialty menu items, posting details about any event/offer/discount/food festival being held in your restaurant. Keep a customer feedback column so that your customers feel important.
• Manage online reviews – They can mean the difference between success and failure because many potential customers read reviews online before visiting the place. How you handle feedback is very crucial. If you get negative feedback, always answer in a polite, professional manner. One bad review does not mean the loss of one customer; it can result in loss of other potential customers who would base their decisions on that one bad review. Encourage your customers to write good reviews and ask for another chance to serve them.
• Collaborate with online food listing sites and delivery services – There are a lot of sites that list restaurants and offer online food ordering. Collaborating with these sites will help you manage your services better. These days people look for comfort that bring the services to their doorstep. They want things to be easy and quick. In this way you can serve more people even during rush hours.
• Provide online reservation system – Online table booking or reservation can help you manage the crowd at your restaurant better. You will know beforehand how many tables are available for service and be prepared to deal with it accordingly.
• Provide your Menu online – Food lovers do their research online. Providing your menu online will facilitate the viewers to analyze your menu, know about your specialties before visiting your restaurant. So when they visit the restaurant they know which dish to order, hence save up time while ordering.
• Make sure your Restaurant’s online details are accurate – Whether it’s your address, your contact no or your menu. Any differences in the details will have a negative impact on the viewers.
• Having a strong presence on Instagram – This is another important restaurant marketing tip. Use Instagram to promote your business’ best visual content. Hashtags are one the most popular trends online, use them to promote your event/offer/discount/food festival and it’s pretty simple and easy.
• Set up your restaurant’s Google+ account – Generally this is the primary site people consult. When people search for any restaurant this is the first link or detail that pops on the screen. People get all the details about the restaurant in one view.

In conclusion, all the above listed factors and a few more ascertain your restaurant’s credibility. FusionResto have helped 1000s of restaurants simplifying their business practices. You may also use these to increase the popularity and footfall of your Restaurant.