First course
Cafes work in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has a deep cafe trade, from the coffee bars around the North Loop and Northeast to the neighborhood shops that anchor a block in South Minneapolis. The demand is steady and local: people search for a cafe near a specific corner, a place to work with wifi, a spot open early before a shift, a patio in summer. The paid search around cafe terms in this city is modest compared with retail, which means the organic results carry most of the weight and a well built page can sit in front of the searcher. Independents and small local groups make up most of the trade here, with national chains taking the high traffic corners. The searches are spread across the city rather than concentrated downtown, so the demand available is neighborhood by neighborhood.
