Heads up, restaurateurs. You may have the most innovative restaurant concept at the moment but your fifteen minutes of fame may tick faster than expected if your website sucks.

The Internet has made a spoiled, lazy lot out of us. When we need to know something, we google it (or bing it depending on your age bracket). We make no move without searching relevant keywords, looking up some articles, checking out reviews and yes…we still check out message boards. We even create threads and sub-topics to get the information that we want: Is it worth the money? Is it worth the effort? Is it a value? Should I even bother? Sometimes we may even check out your website. Sadly we know that 99% of all restaurant websites are crap. I can name names.

It takes more than listing an address, contact information and a map to make a website effective. I am not going to tell you what makes a restaurant website appealing other than the sensible components and information any potential customer will look for.

You run a business. Be professional. Don’t let your niece Soula design your website just because she took a Photoshop class in community college. If your website has any of the below features, get rid of them. They are the reason your restaurant website sucks:

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