- Put your shop on Google MapsMake a free Google Business Profile with your name, hours, phone and the exact pin.
- Set up WhatsApp BusinessFree app; add your shop name, hours and put each roti and its price in the catalogue.
- Take 10 photos in daylightShoot a roti cut open, the counter, the sign and you serving, near a window.
- Write your prices on a boardPhotograph it and post it, so nobody has to call to ask the price.
- Post today's menu by 9 AMUse WhatsApp Status every day you are open, so workers plan lunch early.
Where your customers look
Swipe across.
Workers on lunch break
WhatsApp Status, Facebook, a colleague's tip, Google MapsVisitors and cruise passengers
Google Maps, Tripadvisor, Apple Maps, ChatGPT, "roti near me"Your regulars
WhatsApp: today's menu, order ahead, broadcast listYour next moves
Pick where you are today.
- Start taking pre-ordersTell people "order by 10:30, skip the line" and send it to a WhatsApp broadcast list.
- Save quick repliesMake one-tap answers for "What's today's curry?", "Are you open?" and "Where are you?"
- Ask 5 regulars for a Google reviewSend them your review link on WhatsApp; reviews help strangers choose you.
- Reply to every Google reviewThank the good ones and answer the bad ones calmly, within a day.
Moves most people miss
Small things that put you ahead.
- Add your menu to GooglePut each roti, its price and a photo in your Business Profile so searchers see it first.
- Add Bing Places and Apple Business ConnectBoth are free listings; Bing feeds ChatGPT search and Apple feeds Siri and Apple Maps.
- Use WhatsApp labels for ordersTag chats as New, Paid or Ready, so no lunch order is forgotten in the rush.
- Put a review QR code at the counterPrint the link as a QR code; happy customers scan it while they wait.
Be the answer AI gives
People now ask ChatGPT, Claude or Google's AI "where can I get a good roti for lunch in Castries?" The AI answers from what it can read about you online, so a clear, matching listing wins.
- Match your name and phone everywhere Use the same shop name, address and number on Google, Bing, Apple, Facebook and Tripadvisor.
- Say what you sell in plain words Write "chicken, beef and vegetable roti, lunch Monday to Friday, Castries" in every description.
- Get reviews that name the food Ask regulars to mention what they ate; AI quotes reviews like "best curry chicken roti".
- Make a one-page website Put your menu, prices, hours and map as real text, not only inside a photo.
Ask it like a customer
“Where can I get a good curry chicken roti for lunch in Castries?”
Are you in the answer? If not, start with the list above.
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Search like your customer
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Your one line
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One ad to try
A small boost on Facebook and Instagram.
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Your roti shopSponsored
Hot curry chicken roti, ready at 11. Message us by 10:30 and skip the line.
Order on WhatsAppSend message
BudgetEC$30 over 3 days
Who sees itPeople within 5 km
When9 AM to 1 PM, weekdays
Did it work?Count new WhatsApp orders that mention the ad
Do
- Show your prices
- Post at the same time every day
- Reply to messages within the hour
Don't
- Post dark, blurry photos at night
- Buy fake reviews
- Make people call to ask the price