FOH Digital Local · Free resources
Neighborhood business. Meet the next customer.
You built a place worth visiting. Help someone who has never been inside find it, understand what you offer, and decide to come in.
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Where to put your next hour.
None of these needs a big budget. All of them need someone to own them.
Be easier to discover.
Start with accurate opening hours, a readable menu or product list, useful photographs and a clear next step. Look at the experience on a phone, as someone who has never been in.
Check your digital front doorShow what is worth coming for.
A private room, a quieter evening, a renovated patio or a neighborhood partnership can be worth exploring. Start with what guests would value and what the operation can support.
Explore Field NotesKnow who owns the next step.
Keep track of the domain, the business profiles, the network and the vendors. Give the team a useful route to help when the person who usually handles it is away.
Talk about business technologyLet the place be itself.
Tell true stories, welcome new neighbors and make it easier for complementary businesses to send people each other’s way. A useful website reflects the character already there.
Explore venue websitesDo it now · 15 minutes
The front-door check you can do from your phone.
Stand across the street, pretend you’ve never been inside, and work down the list. Every “no” is a free fix.
- Search your own name.Does the right business come up, in the right place, with the right category?
- Check today’s hours.Including holidays and the kitchen, if it closes before the bar.
- Tap the phone number.Does it ring the place, or a number from three owners ago?
- Tap “Directions.”Does it bring you to the door people actually use?
- Find the menu in two taps.The current one, readable on a phone, not a photo of a laminated page.
- Look at the newest photo.Does it look like the place tonight?
- Find the next event.If you have trivia, music or specials, can a stranger find this week’s?
- Read the last five reviews.Is there a pattern worth fixing, or a question worth answering?
- Find the one thing you’re proud of.The patio, the back room, the wings. Can someone tell it exists?
- Name who can change all of this.And who can do it if that person is on vacation.
Start with something useful
A checkup. A clearer next step.
The Digital Front Door Checkup is a free self-assessment. It uses your answers to suggest priorities, and your results show up before any optional request for a second look.
- Be found. Can customers locate and trust the basics?
- Know what to expect. Can they picture the experience and what you offer?
- Take the next step. Can they plan a visit or contact you without getting lost?
- Keep it current. Can you keep a dependable front door?
It doesn’t inspect the business, predict revenue or promise a Google ranking.
For private dining & gatherings
There’s more in the room.
If groups and private events are part of the business, practical room information helps them understand whether the space fits.
Want a second set of eyes?
Tell us what’s in the way.
Start with the business problem. We’ll tell you plainly where we can help.