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Online Marketing/Tech Tools for Bars

Learn important ways to promote your bar via various online channels, including websites, search engines, text messaging, customer review sites, and more.

How to Claim Your Bar's Free Listing on Foursquare

If you're not listed on Foursquare yet, you're missing out on an excellent FREE source of customer traffic. Get your bar listed now! Learn about the latest changes to Foursquare that make it an even better way to market your bar for free to local smartphone users and drive more customers your way . . . more>>

Free High Traffic Websites You Can Use to Promote Your Bar's Upcoming Events

Getting the word out about your upcoming events is vital for making your promotions successful. Fortunately, with just a little bit of computer time, you can reach a large section of potential customers in your area. Learn the top event calendar websites where you can list your bar's upcoming events for free . . . more>>

How to Setup and Get the Best Results From Your Bar's Google+ Profile

Google is now allowing businesses to set up a free profile and promote to Google+ users. Don't miss out using this new Facebook rival to market you bar and promote your events for free. Use our step by step guide to help you set up your bar's profile on Google+ and maximize your results from this fast growing social media platform . . . more>>

How to Hold a Successful Facebook Fan Party Night

Once your bar's Facebook Fan Page reaches 500 to 1000 fans, you're in a great position to hold an exclusive party for your Facebook fans. Learn the most effective ways to make your Facebook party event both a financial and marketing success and how to get your Facebook fans to actively market your bar to their Facebook friends . . . more>>

How to Add Your Bar For Free to Mapquest's New Local Business Listings

Mapquest has recently created a local business listing center where you can add important details about your bar, for free. Information found on your Mapquest profile will be used by Google and Bing in their results, so having an up-to-date listing is essential. Learn what to put in your Mapquest business profile to help your bar be found easier on the internet . . . more>>

Why You Need to Update Your Bing Local Search Listing Immediately

Bing has recently made changes to how their free local listings are shown, and ranked. Learn what new information you need to add to your Bing Local Search listing so that your bar is found higher in the search results . . . more>>

EXTREMELY Effective Way to Get Your Customers to Sign Up to Your Bar's Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace Fan Pages

Getting your existing customers to sign up to your bar's Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter pages or opt-in to receive text messages is a vital step to successfully marketing online. Learn a simple strategy that will result in your customers rushing to join your lists, allowing you to market to them for almost no cost . . . more>>

Text Messaging Advertising: Why Every Bar Should Be Using Text Messaging to Cost Effectively Drive Customer Traffic

If you're not using text messaging to attract customers, you're missing out on one of the most effective ways to fill your bar. Learn how text messaging has one the highest response rates (and lowest cost) of any advertising medium and how you can implement a text messaging program for your bar . . . more>>

Why You Should Avoid Using Paid Advertising on Yelp and City Search

Both Yelp and City Search offer paid advertising beyond their free listings. With large amounts of targeted web traffic, it seems to make sense to go with their paid advertising options to make your bar stand out. Save your money and don't do it! Learn why paid advertising on Yelp and City Search is like throwing money down the drain . . . more>>

How to Drive Customer Traffic to Your Bar Using Google Hotpot

Google's new customer review recommendation engine represents an excellent way to drive customer traffic to your bar. Learn how best to position your bar on Google Hotpot so that your listing is geared to provide maximum results . . . more>>

How to Drive Customers to Your Bar Using Facebook Places

One of the hottest trends for mobile phone users is "checking in" from a business location and alerting their friends where they are hanging out at that moment. With Facebook Places, mobile phone users can "check in" and simultaneously update their "checked in" status to their Facebook friends. Learn how to get your bar listed for free so that you can take advantage of this excellent way to drive more customers to your bar . . . more>>

Why You Need to Update Your Bar's Google Places Local Search Listing Immediately

Because of a recent Google change this month, your bar's free listing in Google Local Search will likely no longer be found unless you add specific information to your business listing. Learn exactly what information your Google local search business profile needs to contain so that your bar can still be found in the local search results . . . more>>

How to Use Mobile Smartphone Ads to Reach Customers in Close Proximity to Your Bar

When potential customers near your bar search online with their smartphones for where to go, you can make your bar the first one they find. Learn how to use hyper local mobile ads to increase your business, all at very low cost to your bar . . . more>>

How to Create an Online Press Kit for Your Bar

An online press kit is a very useful low cost tool in getting free advertising for your bar. Having a kit created and ready to go makes it easy for members of the press feature your bar in their media outlets. Learn how to put an electronic press kit together and start getting free publicity for your bar . . . more>>

Making Your Bar's Website Mobile Phone Friendly

With just about every potential customer now carrying a mobile phone, having a mobile website for your bar is getting more and more important. Learn the different mobile phone website options available to you and a simple and effective way to build a mobile website for your bar . . . more>>

How to Successfully Micro Target Customers Using Facebook Paid Advertising

Facebook paid advertising is one of the most cost effective ways to drive traffic to your bar -- you only pay to reach the demographics and local area you define. This often overlooked format is being used with great success by many bar owners. Learn the exact steps needed in setting up a low cost Facebook ad campaign for your bar . . . more>>

Free Advertising For Your Bar: How To Get The Most Out Of Google, Yahoo, and Bing Local Search

The trend is irreversible. Local search on internet search engines have replaced the yellow pages as the go-to source for many people when deciding where to go. Are you getting the most out of your local listing in Google, Yahoo, and Bing? Learn what you need to know so that you don't miss out on what could be a huge source of traffic for your bar . . . more>>

How to Customize Your Free Google Local Search Listing (and Stand Out From Your Competitors)

Make your free Google business listing stand out from the listings of your competitors. Learn a simple and effective way to add a customizable message to your listing that potential customers can click to find out about your drink or food specials, upcoming events, or coupons you may be running . . . more>>

How to Get Better Rankings on Google For Free by Adding Your Menu to Your Bar's Website

Google is rewarding bars and restaurants with menus on their websites with higher search engine rankings. Don't miss out on this simple and free way to get your business better web exposure. Learn the exact menu format Google is looking for plus how to get your menu posted on other bar and restaurant websites for free . . . more>>

How to Improve The Chances of Your Bar's Website Being Found Through Local Search

Local search on Google, Yahoo, and Bing is the number one way customers are now searching online for bars. Your bar is losing out on this key free customer traffic driver if it can't be found in the search results. Learn the exact html code you need to place on your homepage to increase your bar's chances of being found . . . more>>

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