Fifteen superstar business owners are joining Yelp’s Small Business Advisory Council to represent you. How exactly will they do that, you ask? For starters, the group will head to San Francisco to share their insights and ideas with Yelp’s top executives. They’ll also join monthly conference calls to discuss Yelp initiatives that impact business owners…. Read more
Did you know you can share Yelp reviews across social networks and via email with the click of a few buttons? When you share content via your social networks, you advertise your business and the things Yelpers say make it great, and you inspire people to click over to your Yelp listing to read more…. Read more
A Find Us On Yelp sticker is a great way to let customers know about your presence on Yelp. When it comes to Yelp, don’t ask for or solicit reviews. You want to leave a trail of breadcrumbs. That’s one of the secrets to getting more Yelp reviews organically. Since we regularly get requests from… Read more
Since 2004, the Yelp family has grown to include 27 countries, allowing Yelpers to write reviews in 15 languages. We want to make it even easier to tap into the rich, local wisdom in Yelp reviews, so today we’re announcing a brand new feature on the Yelp iPhone app: automated review translation! Picture this: You’re… Read more
Last year, we shared the findings of a Nielsen survey that showed consumers agree with something we’ve known all along: Yelp drives local purchases. The results of that survey were pretty impactful: Virtually all Yelp users (98%) have made a purchase at a business they found on Yelp, with nearly 90% of them doing so… Read more
Photo courtesy of Valerie G. When did you start noticing people were finding your business on Yelp? We have always checked online to see what people were saying about us, so as soon as the first Yelp review showed up in a google search (for Les Deux Gamin) we saw it. This was in 2011… Read more
Millions of people use Yelp everyday to find a great local business. Most probably don’t give a second thought to how the reviews they read tend to predict what their offline experience will be like. They just know it works. Which is great, because that’s what we strive for. But some might wonder — how… Read more
Yelp before you buy. That’s the motto 4 out of 5 Yelp users live by according to a recent Nielsen survey. In the survey, 4 out of 5 Yelp users say they visit the site when preparing to spend money. Why is this important? Because it reinforces what we already know – that Yelp users… Read more
When did you start noticing people were finding your business on Yelp? A lot of our customers come to us because they are planning special events (e.g. parties, birthdays, dates). Because of this, customers are even more inclined to read reviews before selecting their venue. When customers tell us how they heard about us, it’s… Read more
The Boston Consulting Group, a leading advisor on business strategy, recently surveyed 4,800 business owners to learn the economic impact Yelp has on small businesses. The results are eye opening: small businesses with a free business owner’s account saw an average of $8,000 in annual revenue from Yelp. Let that sink in for a minute. That’s $8,000… Read more