With the introduction of our new Search 3.0 we thought a quick summary of how to best use it would be helpful.
To get started you can click on the Get Suggestions link or use the Search Toolbar at the top of any page. You have the ability to search in two different ways, “Search For” and “Search Like”. These options give you the flexibility to control your own search, making it even more personalized.
The Search For feature will prompt you to enter in a keyword, category or tag that you wish to search for. For example, you could search for:
- bars
- pizza
- beer
- Italian Food
- Dry Cleaner
Based on what you type in we search our extensive database to match places that are described using that term.
The Search Like feature allows you to type in a place (one of the places on our site) and find places that are similar to that. For example, lets say your favorite restaurant is Outback Steakhouse. First select the Search Like from the drop down and then start typing in Outback Steakhouse. Select the Outback steakhouse that you love and then type in where you wish to find another restaurant that is similar to that. theSUGGESTR.com will then search and find restaurants that are similar in the area you searched in. For each result, you can click the link to compare the two places to see why theSUGGESTR.com believes they are similar.
Once we have run your search you are then brought to our search result screen. Our search result screen is split into 3 main components.
On the left you can filter and order your search. You are able to filter by cost or by distance. The order by section is different if you are a guest or a logged in user. By registering and signing in we offer you the ability to sort the results by your predicted score or by the number of your friends that have rated a place. To use the order by feature, just drag and drop the fields in any order you wish and we will sort in that order. For example if you want to sort by Average Rating and then by Distance, you would drag the Average Rating to the top and then move the Distance right below it. We let you determine any combination to sort your results. Also on the left panel are common tags in the area you are searching and also similar tags to what you just searched for and you can click on any of these to search for that tag.
The center panel displays the results for each place. theSUGGESTR.com provides you with the name, address and phone number of each place. On the right hand side of each result you will see the average rating, total number of comments and category. If you are logged in we will also provide you the ability to add the place to your wish list and also show you the number of comments/reviews by your friends. A new feature that we recently added will also show you if a place is similar to another place you have already rated. Just think about this, lets say you are searching for bars in Chicago, IL and as you are search a bar comes up and we tell you this bar is similar to your favorite bar in New York City. Wouldn’t that be something you would want to know? Well know you will and you don’t have to spend hours trying to figure that out.
The right panel of the search result screen displays the map of the area you are searching. You can zoom in and move the map to any location you wish and run the search again just in the view of the map.
If you are already a member remember to keep rating places so we can continue to provide you with new and exciting places you will like.
If you are not a member yet, sign up today (its FREE!) and start rating places you have been to so that theSUGGESTR.com can give you a more personalized search experience.
