allseason Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 What's the general opinion of Yelp? Someone from there called me recently selling me on paid premier placement on their web site. The cheapest deal is over 3K a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Send me 3k and I'll go out in my front yard and scream great things about you. Seriously though, me thinks you can find much better ways to burn 3k. Yelp, like all other review based sites are only as good as the reviews on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I don't intend to spend the money, just want to know if anyone gets any feedback from yelp, etc. I agree that the money may be better spent. I'll give only $2.50 as no one in NJ is going to hear much from Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 You could be on TV with two 60 second spots a day for that kind of scratch. Call your local cable company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 What's Yelp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 www.yelp.com Look yourself up and update your page. That much is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 What's Yelp? Online Yellow Pages. Like the paper version I get dunned for 'advertising' all the time and have never had a client advise they found anything about me from Yelp (Yes, I ask each client for my records). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 What's the general opinion of Yelp? Someone from there called me recently selling me on paid premier placement on their web site. The cheapest deal is over 3K a year. It's great to cultivate positive reviews on Yelp. But the whole idea of the site is to provide honest reviews from customers. It's about consumers talking to consumers. The notion of paying for placement is anathema to most Yelp users and you might find that the paid ads actually drive business away from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 What you pay for is placement on the page, the same as google or any other search. Again, I don't intend to pay them 3K plus as I know it won't generate that much income let alone the additional needed to actually benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 What you pay for is placement on the page, the same as google or any other search. . . Yes, but just as with Google, when you do a search, the results that are placed at the top of the page because they were paid for are obvious - at least they are on my browser. Most savvy consumers can easily spot and avoid the listings that have been paid to float to the top. As with Angie's list, I encourage people to leave reviews, but I don't pay for ads or placement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Me too. The savvy Angie's List users know enough to read the reviews, and choose wisely (in most cases). I suspect paying for banner ads and good placement doesn't get one much of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwds120 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Yelp is one of those sites that can be useful when it comes to local SEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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