thebestof Eastbourne

Amplify What You’re Brilliant At

You probably already have a website, social media, referrals and customers recommending you to other people. We are not here to replace what is already working.

We help you make more of it.

That could mean increasing the visibility of your customer reviews, creating useful content around your expertise, strengthening your local search presence or giving potential customers more reasons to recognise and trust your business.

Your job is to keep delivering an experience worth recommending. Our job is to create more opportunities for people to find out about it.

We’re Constantly Creating Reasons for People to Find You

thebestof Eastbourne is not a directory that simply waits for somebody to search for a business.

We continually work to attract people interested in Eastbourne and supporting local. They may come looking for trusted trades, professional services, customer reviews, local events, offers, things to do or useful local information.

Our Business Guide works alongside What’s On, the Local Guide, articles, newsletters, social media activity and local community groups, giving people different reasons to discover and return to thebestof Eastbourne.

When somebody is looking for what you do, we want your business to be one of the credible local options they encounter.

Get Found Through Reviews, Google and AI

People are changing the way they search.

Some still use Google. Others ask AI tools for recommendations or answers. Many want to check reviews before deciding who deserves their enquiry.

Your locally optimised Business Feature, customer reviews and relevant articles create useful information about your business that search engines and AI-powered tools can understand.

That can strengthen your visibility beyond thebestof itself. Someone may discover your business through a Google search, an AI-generated answer, a customer review or content we have published, without necessarily starting their journey on our website.

We also help you collect and promote genuine customer reviews so the reputation you have earned becomes a more visible part of your marketing.

Since 2011, more than 600 reviews have been left for the support we have given to local businesses and the community, giving us first-hand experience of the value a strong reputation can create.

Marketing Support That Works Around Your Business

We start with your business, not a shopping list of marketing services.

Tell us who you want to reach, what you want to become better known for and what you would most like to improve. We can then look at where thebestof Eastbourne could complement the marketing you already have.

That can also include Business Boost networking, introductions and access to local business knowledge when the right connection could help you move forward.

Southern Fire Risk Assessments owner Dave Elliott described joining thebestof as “a real benefit”, highlighting the networking opportunities, marketing knowledge and increased business visibility.

Our Core Essentials membership starts from £40 plus VAT per month. Our most popular level of support, Silver Marketing Support, is £129 plus VAT per month, giving us greater scope to contribute time, ideas, promotion and practical marketing support.

We also limit the number of businesses we work with in individual categories so we can give members meaningful visibility rather than simply selling space to everyone.

Want more of the right people to know what makes your business worth choosing? WhatsApp me me or use contact form form to start the conversation.