Website Design
New tasty blog look to serve you better
This week we revealed an entirely new look for theblackboard.net with a number of improvements. Continue reading →
Does your restaurant marketing website make these mistakes?
Restaurants websites have a reputation for being, how can I put this, a varied bunch. Some are as elegant and enticing as the cuisine they serve, whilst others can be a confusing mess of options and flashing graphics that send people rushing to click the back arrow. Continue reading →
The importance of a mobile website (presentation)
Making sure your restaurant website works on modern smartphones is becoming increasingly important. This presentation tells you why, and demonstrates the solution Pocket Diner to quickly make sure your mobile diners get an experience as great as visiting your normal website. Continue reading →
Chef Hermes on how to cook up a restaurant blog
Chef Hermes shares experiences and practical advice on the art of blogging for your restaurant. Continue reading →
Why your restaurant needs a mobile website and how to create one
Many, if not most, restaurants don’t have a website. And it’s no longer just a conventional website you now need to worry about, because mobile technology is rapidly changing the industry. Continue reading →
If you’re fed up of endless discounting, how else can you attract diners to your restaurant?
Constant discounting isn’t the best long-term business plan. If you’re fed up with having to keep handing over chunks of your profit to tempt people in, there are many other ways you can make your restaurant special. Continue reading →
How to: Use jQuery to put Livebookings on your website
Today is an exciting day! We have rolled out a new way to implement the Livebookings booking tool on your website. If you are a web developer and know the power of jQuery, you will love this... If you are a restaurant owner who wants more tracking data to analyse your business, you will to! Continue reading →
Why your restaurant website WILL fail
It seems that we have all become somewhat obsessed with social media and many seem to be focusing all of their efforts on it. Whilst building relationships will obviously have a positive impact on your business, you shouldn't forget about one of your most important online assets - your website. Continue reading →
How to: Use Google Analytics to track, manage, analyse and learn about the success of your restaurant marketing campaign
One of the core elements to any successful restaurant marketing strategy is ‘measurement’. By measuring your website traffic and email click throughs you can gauge whether your efforts are working, or where you need to make improvements. Continue reading →
Building your restaurant website in Flash: 99% bad
This is a guest post from Mike Madaio at Courgette, an experience design firm focused on the restaurant and food sector. Adobe Flash is a program commonly used by web designers to create interactive components of websites. As a business owner, you don't need to understand all the intricacies of Flash, but because it is something that the people you hire to create your website may suggest, it's important to understand the pros and cons of this technology. Continue reading →
