When you stay at a hotel, you’re paying for more than just a bed for the night – the real attraction of hotels is the convenience of having your every need attended to, whether it’s someone changing your sheets every morning, or recommending the best restaurant to try in a foreign city.

Like any industry, hotels must constantly adapt and change their policies to reflect their customers’ needs and eccentricities. Constant revision is a trademark of an industry that profits off of pleasing people, and so staying up to date on trends is crucial to staying relevant in the hospitality world.

What is it that separates those who “can” close and those who “can’t”? It’s an interesting question with a myriad of possible answers. Can you start doing something different today to become one of the best? There are definitely some secrets worth sharing in this area – check off the ones that you are currently working on and practicing to move yourself to the top of the mountain.

The BizX Community Cleaned up at the 2015 Nightlife Awards!

DList’s Seattle Nightlife Awards went off without a hitch! People from all around Seattle came together to celebrate the guardians of the nightlife, those brave few and illustrious establishments that really help make everyone’s weekends (and some weeknights) really pop.

DList had help from Patron Tequila, Stella Artois, Tectonic Audio Labs and Motif Seattle to make the 3^rd annual show the biggest and best yet. This awesome night of celebration and comradery recognized people, performers, and businesses alike from all across the city.

It is often a challenge figuring out how to get your business to the top of a Google search, with businesses trying search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) tactics in an attempt to climb the page results. 

But did you know that when consumers search for your company, it is likely you’re already at the top? That’s right, thanks to a little company called “Yelp,” your company page shows up right along with countless reviews. Wait, you didn’t know you had a Yelp page?

Over 1.2 billion people are now using their mobile devices to access the web. Research shows that 57% of these users will abandon a website if it takes more than 3 seconds to load and 30% will drop a purchase completely if the shopping cart isn’t optimized for mobile use. More searches take place on phones than on computers in 10 countries, the US and Japan included, thanks to some information released by Google.

If customers are pinching to zoom in or scratching their head looking for answers then you've already lost them. If you haven’t made the move towards mobile optimization, you are losing traffic, customers and money.