| Getting your restaurant out there is vitally | | | | and recommended it to me – that |
| important, we know that there is a lot of | | | | ultimately means they’ve been there and |
| business to be made from regular returning | | | | been happy with the service and more |
| customers but wouldn’t it be great if | | | | importantly the food. |
| someone came to your restaurant because they | | | | There are few cities left in the UK with such a |
| had just found it on the Internet. | | | | range of fine restaurants and cafés that |
| Say a company social secretary was organising a | | | | are owned and run by people who live and work |
| big night out for a works celebration or for a big | | | | in the area. The inspiration behind the independent |
| party outing and as the person who was | | | | restaurants Newcastle website is to celebrate and |
| organising it just did a quick search on a search | | | | promote the fine tradition of independently owned |
| engine, say “Restaurants in | | | | Restaurants and Cafes that make Newcastle |
| Newcastle” – if you don’t | | | | upon Tyne and surrounding areas vibrant with |
| have a website they are not going to find you. | | | | diversity, choice and innovation. |
| Wait a second - what about if you had your | | | | There is nothing like a restaurant which has a |
| restaurant on a good restaurant directory that | | | | good local feel to it. Some place where you can |
| was dedicated to your city. Now this is happening | | | | go in and be greeted by someone as though you |
| – with a new site called Independent | | | | go there every day. |
| Restaurants Newcastle which provides a directory | | | | It is often said that in the North east that they |
| to restaurants and you don’t even need a | | | | are friendliest people in Britain; therefore all our |
| website to join! | | | | restaurants in Newcastle and the North East |
| I came across Independent Restaurants | | | | should be friendly! |
| Newcastle’s new website recently which | | | | So my top tips for getting on a local directory is |
| takes this concept which also has reviews on | | | | 1. Search on the Internet for restaurant |
| restaurants in their local area which means | | | | directories in your local area |
| it’s from a perspective of people like you | | | | 2. Submit it |
| and not a food critic who dines out every night. | | | | 3. Watch the customers flock in |
| One of the things that always attract me to a | | | | 4. |
| restaurant is if someone has been there before | | | | |