June 30, 2010
Without a doubt, based on what the Lookaly community says, boojum is the best rated place in Northern Ireland. The Mexican burrito bar now has 33 reviews, 26 of which are 5-star reviews. Boojum have endorsed the fact that they get so many good reviews by adding our logo along with the rest of their [...]
June 23, 2010
Lookaly is always working hard to make sure our business listings are search engine friendly. Thanks to this, we’re able to get you and your business well up the search engines. Take a look at these examples from Google UK in June 2010. 1. Hakka Noodles Keywords: “Hakka Noodles” Position: Number 1 2. Harlem Cafe [...]
May 26, 2010
Unfortunately everyone in the world is not honest and from time to time we get people trying to game the system. Gaming the system There are a number of ways we’ve noticed people trying to game the system. The main two are: Someone leaves a good review for their own business and a bad review [...]
May 12, 2010
Something we’ve noticed about Lookaly reviews is that no business is perfect. No matter how good your service is there will always be people who have a bad experience based on one thing or another. Don’t worry about poor reviews If your business provides a consistently good service, it will prevail in the long run. [...]
September 24, 2009
In this economic climate you have to cut costs and one of the most popular areas to cut costs in is marketing. Why? Because it’s very easy to market yourself online, for free! 1. Twitter Setup a Twitter account and start posting interesting or useful ‘tweets’. Start engaging and connecting with other Twitterers from your [...]
September 1, 2009
Twitter has been around for more than 3 years now but only in the last few months are we seeing local businesses setup and engage with the Twitter and Northern Ireland community. Why Tweet? Engage with your community Receive feedback Stay up-to-date with the latest news and trends Keep your followers up-to-date with what’s happening [...]
March 24, 2009
By Andy McMillan I must admit, in my time as a freelancer, I have progressively become a connoisseur of the quality pub lunch. I now celebrate winning tenders and completed deadlines with a sneaky trip to the pub with the most immediately available willing companion. I now present, for your appraisal, my top 5 venues [...]
March 13, 2009
This Tuesday (17th March) is St Paddy’s day. A day to celebrate St Patrick, all things green, Guinness and of course the craic! Bars and pubs and indeed city streets will be packed from the early hours so where’s the best place to go? Here are some suggestions from Lookaly: Bars & pubs for St [...]
February 9, 2009
A few weeks ago we launched a survey on my personal blog entitled ‘Best places in Northern Ireland‘ allowing users to enter their favourite places/businesses for a number of categories. The results have been calculated and are listed below along with pie charts of the results. You can view all the results here. Thanks to [...]
January 31, 2009
February 14th is approaching (this year it’s on a Saturday) so it’s time to get your reservations booked and roses ordered. Don’t let the loved one down by leaving it too late. McDonalds is tasty but it’s no Valentine’s treat Restaurant suggestions in Belfast Villa Italia Tony Roma’s Apartment The Sonali Tandoori & Balti Restaurant [...]
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