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What is The Restaurant Section?
The Restaurant Section is a niche social media company for restaurants and wineries. We allow restaurants and wineries to connect themselves to future guests, publicists and journalists and allows journalists, future guests and publicists to view restaurant information 24/7. Our website includes restaurant blogs, forums, restaurant and winery fact sheets, restaurant and winery photos, menus, chef and winemaker bio's, free classifieds, and event and press release listings. We are a destination for writers and business travelers in search of restaurant information. We feature member listings by city with each members press information on one page so that guests, publicists, writers and editors can get all of a restaurant or wineries information fast and 24/7. The Restaurant Section never stops working for you. You can search for the specific profiles that you care to visit and make them your friends so that it will always be easy to contact and keep in touch with them.
I am a Journalist, how will it help me?
The Restaurant Section (free to journalists) is full of restaurant and winery information that will assist you in your writings. You only have to go to one site to find many restaurants or wineries in one city! It allows journalists to find important information fast, post story ideas and receive feedback immediately from the listed restaurants. It also assists you in finding information on restaurant publicists, you can search for other journalists, and you can do this 24/7. The site also allows you to make member profiles your friends, save sites that you can refer back to frequently, and lets you post your own articles. If you already have a blog, you can add your blog link to your profile. Already using Twitter? Great, then add your Twitter RSS feeds to your profile so everybody can see your Twitter feeds when you post them. All you have to do is join and you will see the possibilities that will make your job easier.
I own a Winery, how will it help me?
The Restaurant Section (free to wineries) allows you to post your factual information on your winery and then be able to search for other wineries, restaurants, journalists, and members that are fans of the food and wine business. It places you within reach of your customers and can assist you in leads to generate new business. You can search 24/7 and follow your restaurants that sell your wine, or meet new wine buyers. Looking through our journalist members to find a new person to tell about your winery. It is simple and easy to get involved and The Restaurant Section markets you through our website.
I am a Concierge, how will it help me?
We have information on restaurants in your city 24/7 and it is the information that you are always searching for such as menus, phone numbers, restaurant websites, manager contact info, and it gives you direct access to the restaurant manager/owners. Membership for concierges is free, so join today and review the restaurants in your city. You can also create concierge groups, make restaurants your favorite, view their restaurant pictures, and create your own concierge blog. You can even post a classified ad or look for jobs on the website. Most importantly to you, is that you can search for other concierges in or around your area and be able to contact them immediately. All you have to do is join and you will see the possibilities that will assist you in making your job easier.
How did it get started?
The Restaurant Section was started by restaurant owners for other restaurant owners so that they have an low-cost online area to publicize their restaurant and keep in touch with concierges, journalists, wineries and guests. We started our restaurant company with a grass roots marketing process and in the past five years, have continued to use the same marketing process....In house marketing. We wanted to bring our theory on restaurant marketing to the web so that other restaurants in the U.S. can do the same thing. With this website, we think that all restaurants can benefit collectively from the online presence with no cost to you. We are experts in marketing, operating and promoting restaurants. We have been involved with marketing our own restaurants and our unique experience within the industry can assist other restaurants and bring together the people that matter in marketing your restaurant. Face it, creating websites is a necessity and can be very expensive. Just add your restaurant and begin to market your restaurant within the site. It's that easy.
I am a publicist, how can I get involved so that I can promote my clients?
Simply, join (free to publicists) and refer all of the restaurants that you work along with. Being a publicist, you can use all of our marketing areas that include adding press releases, adding events, blogs, images, and creating groups. You will then be included in our online marketing program. This will enable you to use all of the same member tools as the restaurants that are already within The Restaurant Section. You can search for journalists, find new restaurants, and contact people that may assist you in marketing your clients. Lastly, and most importantly to you, is that we assist you in marketing yourself and your clients. While we are not a full fledged public relations company, we do provide supplemental publicizing and marketing to restaurants and wineries.
I have a restaurant and how can this help me?
The Restaurant Section is owned by restaurateurs and we understand the importance of keeping your restaurant name in front of every possible guest. What we do is expose your restaurant name to the online users that are in search of a restaurant in a city. We promote your restaurant! Think about all of the venues that you go to and set up tables and hand out food to possible guests (this costs at least $200.00 per function). You are getting your name out step by step. The Restaurant Section continues that effort by keeping your name in front of future guests so that you have more possibilities to get noticed online. Every month, The Restaurant Section is visited by thousands of people in search of a restaurant. Why not have your restaurant listed?
How do I get listed on The Restaurant Section?
Getting listed is easy. Begin by going to The Join Page. Then simply add your restaurant information. Once you join, you can add your entire press information including restaurant photos, fact sheets, a new blog, special events, and any classifieds that you would like to add. Once inside of your profile, you will be able to change any of your restaurant information which will assist you in promoting your restaurant to potential guests. (Imagine what this would cost if you wanted your website company to do this for you!) If you are a restaurant that is already featured within The Restaurant Section and would like to change your information, Please email The Restaurant Section Here and we will happily assist you.
How much does it cost to be in The Restaurant Section?
Because we are restaurant owners trying to help other restaurant owners, we are a completely free site for your pleasure and marketing. You have advertising options for you and it is up to you if you are interested in advertising your brand on the site. You will quickly see that by utilizing The Restaurant Section, your restaurant will be included in a niche specific online marketing community which may assist you in getting additional business and hopefully more editorial coverage.
Can I add more than one restaurant?
Yes, you can add more than one restaurant but the address, the phone, the email, and the restaurant website will all have to be different. Our database is set up so that all of those fields have to be unique.
What does The Restaurant Section do for my restaurant?
The Restaurant Section is marketed online to journalists, concierges and business travelers searching for restaurants online. Our goal through our website is to get more people into your restaurant from our online marketing.
Can I add an event even if I am not a member?
If you are a publicist that works with restaurants, we welcome your addition of events. Your restaurants do not have to be members, but in order for them to have a profile web page and access important information, they will have to join. It's easy to place your articles, press releases or events on the website. Just join today and once you are approved as a publicist, you will then be allowed all of the same benefits as our members. Please email questions to Here
Can I add my press releases?
Yes, If you are a publicist, you can add any release under the press release page. If you are a publicist that works with restaurants, simply sign up for free and begin to market your clients. If you are a restaurant that has become a member, you can add the press releases yourself under the member functions. (You will have to log in to accomplish this task and your release will be added to the page as soon as you submit it.) For non members, join and upgrade to an annual member.Here
Writing articles for The Restaurant Section?
If you are a writer that works with restaurants, we welcome your contributions of articles. All you have to do is join and you will see the area where you can add your article (it is free to you). This is a great way for you to get published and get your name out there, and it becomes a reference point for your writing skills. Please email your additional questions to The Restaurant Section Here
What can you do to help get more people to your pages on The Restaurant Section?
Once you become a member, you can add a link from your website to your profile page within The Restaurant Section. Additionally, you can use our logo and add it to your website as a link to your specific page. This will assist in adding your page to the search engines for additional search engine optimization. Most importantly, take your url from your member page and place it on your facebook page. Tell you friends on Twitter, and make your page a favorite on your facebook page.
How can you get involved?
The Restaurant Section is looking for volunteers to be moderators in your city. You must live in the specific city that you will be moderating the comments and reviews for each restaurant profile. You will monitor the comments that are left on the reviews in your city. If they are inappropriate, then you will be able to go into the system and delete them. You will also assist with spreading the word about The Restaurant Section through the restaurant and food blogs. If you already have a blog set up that will compliment The Restaurant Section, we are always happy to provide a link to your site, with you doing the same for our site. All you have to do is send us the page where the link to The Restaurant Section is located, and we will then add your link to your website within a twenty-four hour period.
Do you want to exchange links?

If you are already listed within The Restaurant Section and would like to get more visitors on your page, then you can add our logo and have it link to your webpage within The Restaurant Section.

Promote your page to everybody with a "Member Logo" image?

If you are already listed within The Restaurant Section, then you can add our member logo to your site and have it link to your webpage within The Restaurant Section. (members only)


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