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Change your name. Seriously. Even without Yelp, you don't want potential customers hearing via word of mouth about how bad your restaurant was when it really wa
by Aloisius 13y ago
Change your name. Seriously. Even without Yelp, you don't want potential customers hearing via word of mouth about how bad your restaurant was when it really was the one down the street.
Names are relatively cheap to change and if you select a name that is related (like say, shortening it or incorporating part of the old name in the new one) and communicate what is going on with regulars, you'll limit any short-term decline in business.
- bobf 13y agoThat's a perfectly reasonable suggestion, but I don't foresee it happening. They've been there for >10 years, and have been very successful. The name isn't actually similar, and they're in very different parts of the city. There generally doesn't seem to be any real confusion except for a few Yelp reviews.
- foobarian 13y agoI worked at a review site and have decided that if I ever open a restaurant I will name it 'null' or 'NullPointerException.' The hilarity that would ensue from this would be priceless.