Before you start plugging yourself into these networks you need to set some goals. Do you want more fit traffic in the store? Do you want more people at a particular time of day? Do you want to sell more of one item? By specifying your objectives you’ll be able to better approach these sites.<\/p>\n

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1. Register for each site to list your business.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

   Make sure that your business is listed with each of the major sites. If it’s already been listed by local customers and the information is incorrect, be sure to contact the site owner. They are normally happy to help you correct errors. If you have a physical location, place stickers or signs in your location in order to make sure that customers now that your business can be found on foursquare, Yelp etc.<\/p>\n

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   1. Use fun and exciting promotions on the site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Location based marketing sites can help you run promotions for your franchise business that can get people in the door or more people calling. For example, on foursquare you can run a special that allows users to get a free item if they check in with the site a certain number of times. This creates a lot of activity on your profile on a certain location-based marketing site, which can in turn encourage more people to patronize your business. You can run raffles, specials or when a customer first checks in or something like what is described above (a type of \u201cdigital punch card.\u201d)<\/p>\n

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      1. Get involved with the community.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         A lot of franchise owners shy away from review style site because they think that the ability for customers to post to a bad review is a bad thing. However, social media is not a one-way megaphone. You need to interact with your audience. Thank customers for good reviews and try to respond to bad reviews as much as you possibly can.<\/p>\n

         With these tips you can make location-based marketing work for you. Visit any of the sites listed above to get started today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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