on Negril Today!
https://negril.com/nt/nt051321.html
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on Negril Today!
https://negril.com/nt/nt051321.html
Congratulations to Rocky and Roxann!!! We will definitely be giving this a try.
I'm going to start off by saying I mean this in a constructive, helpful way. There's nothing I'd like to see more than new businesses survive and thrive.
However, I don't really see how posts like this help much, when with just a little more effort, so much more could be done.
What type of food do they serve? Is there a menu? Is there a phone number? What about a website or social media page? A picture from the outside, to make it easier to find?
Many tourists, especially those who aren't "regulars" don't know what Value Master Plaza is. Show the location pinned on a map?
I'm not just talking about this post - this is how almost all the advertisements like this go - a single picture, some prose - but very little actual information.
Here is their facebook page, which also includes their phone number, menu, location, pictures and more.
https://www.facebook.com/rockies2703
Harry,Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryS
Why not just check the Food Choices on Negril.com - it takes you to their website and even has a picture taken from outside.
Their website still needs the map to work, we are doing that today.
The Negril Today page is an introductory page, nothing more, nothing less. It is not meant to have information that is included logically elsewhere on Negril.com.
https://negril.com/dining/jamaican.html
Rob, it seems you're missing my point, but that's ok. Carry on...
Harry,
It seems that you are missing the point of marketing, an intro page informing people about a new business.
The FB page doesn't have the location, me and Roxann literally added that to Google Maps around 1pm.
Harry, can't you please be helpful to a new business.... times are tough, why make it more difficult?
Look Rob, that's exactly what I was trying to do here. Suggest you add more information to your introductory pages, because maybe that's the only place someone will see anything about this business, and if they don't know to look for your restaurants pages, they will move on and may never see anything about this business.
I should have realized you'd have a problem with constructive criticism, because instead of saying "thanks for your input" or any form of that, you told me I was doing it wrong, and could have just gone to the "food choices" page, which doesn't exist but I realize you mean your restaurant page.
Also, I said nothing that would make it more difficult for a new business, and I have no idea why you feel the need to add a negative attack on me. My intent was to suggest you get more information out there in your posts, and that it wouldn't hurt to add more information even if it's just an introductory page. That it couldn't hurt to get the really important info in front of people in as many ways as possible, and not send them searching for it, like they should just know how to do it. Many people aren't computer literate enough to do that on their own, and might just move on.
But hey, you seem to know everything you need to know about marketing, so I'll leave you to it.
Here's another piece of constructive criticism for you - The way you interact with your visitors at times leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe you didn't like my input, and that's fine. Maybe you didn't understand what I was saying, that's fine too. But the way you respond, all I can say is, wow. Somehow you twisted my intentions, which were to get more visibility for this and other new or struggling businesses, into exactly the opposite. Wow.
Maybe my biggest error was posting my suggestion publicly, instead of sending you a private message. If you feel "called out", for that I apologize and it was not my intention. My intentions were to be helpful.
You don't mean to be passive aggressive.....BUT..........Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryS
"I'm going to start off by saying I mean this in a constructive, helpful way"
Do you, do you really??.....
Harry, you make some points to ponder, but your delivery is awful.
"However, I don't really see how posts like this help much, when with just a little more effort, so much more could be done."
Take your own criticism and advice Harry.
Harry,
The "Food Choices" page exists, it is on the Main Menu...
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Harry,
Google demotes and even de-indexes websites with duplicate information.
When you think and say things like "and that it wouldn't hurt to add more information even if it's just an introductory page. That it couldn't hurt to get the really important info in front of people in as many ways as possible", Google doesn't agree with you.
I agree not everyone is computer literate, but websites have been around for the general public since the mid 90's and they all tend to work the same way. Searching Negril.com for places to eat takes a single click.
Thanks to Google, that is as simple as we can make it. Duplicating information on a website is one of the worst things a site can do.
Giving Negril.com counter-productive "constructive criticism" in a public post is far from helpful.
This is not at all how it works, Rob.
Maybe you should do some research into SEO optimization.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob
LOL.... here is a heading from Developer.GOOGLE.comQuote:
Originally Posted by HarryS
"Avoid creating duplicate content"
It's just like you to only show the header, and not the actual information. Show just enough to make it look like you're right, without actually proving anything.
It's ok to be wrong Rob. That's how people learn.
There are multiple things wrong with what you said, and instead of picking it apart, I suggested you learn about SEO.
I stand by that statement.
HarryS...please stop bringing a negative vibe to our new businesses under the guise of being helpful etc...it's so sad you feel the need to do this as you've done before.
https://negril.com/forum/showthread....tthew-s!/page2
I'm so looking forward to visiting Rockies with our friends this week...bring on that chicken, Rocky & Roxanne!
I hope you all get to the chance to visit Rockies Local Cuisines when you get here!
Yum!
Hi Lisa. Long time, no see. You know reading this thread I was remembering the many times I stood and watched a bunch of Jamaicans standing around an open hood of a broken car watching a mechanic at work. All of them think they could do the job better and faster but only the mechanic gets his hands dirty and does the job. The rest still walk away thinking somehow they did the job better. I say to them, "find your own car to work on". Respect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bnewb
As Accompong said, and I paraphrase, everybody's an expert. I, personally, would rather not have to wade through this gobbledygook to find any hidden gems of information. Regardless, I am ecstatic that Rocky and Roxann have started this new venture and will be trying out their cuisine pon our next reach, soon come. And if Mi Lady and I didn't know where it is, we would just ask our taxi driver to take us there, red plated only, of course. WM