Re:Why Small Businesses Aren’t Spending More on Tech
by omouse on Friday January 20, 2017 @03:29PM
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There are two ways to run a business after it reaches some profitability: always optimizing or just kicking back and relaxing. Some people are happy with just their Facebook page and others would optimize and increase sales further by funneling people in through Google Maps.
(This is why I've taken photos of some restaurants in Google Maps and posted them; they aren't doing any advertising on their own so it's nice to help them along and get more visitors).
Re:Why Small Businesses Aren’t Spending More on Tech
by ghaff on Friday January 20, 2017 @03:53PM
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I don't really disagree and a Facebook page is probably a lot better than nothing. I would note that SquareSpace seems to do a good business (assuming that's a reasonable conclusion to draw from the amount of advertising they do) so there does seem to be a market for simple template-driven websites.
(on the other hand, given they advertise a lot on podcasts and the like, they may not be targeting traditional local businesses.)
In particular with car mechanic I would like to know the cost of basic services like tire rotation. I know it's $20-$30 at a major brandname, but I could use a local shop so I don't have to drive out of my way. Some car dealers service departments now have online services to schedule appointments and such, I think half of that can be repurposed for a small car mechanic shop as well.