Brian R said:
[quote="Mikey P":2bbknxmp]you can say it's crap and unfair but I get jobs off it every dang day.
Best source for new client bar none
In your area
I don't see the issue with solicited reviews....Hell, it get's them ON Yelp.com as well....You would think it would be a bit more user friendly.
Most if not all my google review are from customers I've asked to review me.
But then, I don't own a multi-million dollar ad website either...So what the hell do I know?
Yes, Yelp is still good for getting work.[/quote:2bbknxmp]
Yelp filtering is not so much about solicited reviews, even though Mike is right about one time only reviewers being filtered.
It is about not letting the reviews be manipulated.
Just like you mentioned happened with your Google reviews Brian, one user left ten reviews about your company.
Yelp will catch a reviewer that left 10 reviews on the same company.
They are much, much more vigilant about the integrity of the reviews. As they are very concerned about keeping their good name and the integrity of reviews.
You should laud it.
Can Yelp be manipulated?
Yes. However it is a lot harder.
Yelp is bigger in some areas than others but it is building up its presence.
And people here use them a lot and they have a lot more credibility here than Google. Some people here use only Yelp. And Google is becoming practically a huge yellow pages.
Ross, just be patient.
If you wish, ask your clients to write a review. Eventually it will build and the reviews will show and you will benefit from it.
