Yelp support free#

Yelp can often seem one-sided based on the reviews posted, but Yelp can be utilized as a two-way communication tool and give business owners the opportunity to either thank that reviewer or explain a situation from their point of view.

Yelp is meant to be a two-way communication tool, and business owners can respond to reviews.

Business owners have many ways to interact with the Yelp community, including offering to host a Yelp event at their business. And while a lot of conversations take place on the app and website, the reviewers and business community in Reno consistently meet up in person at different Yelp Events. Social Media is defined as “websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.” The interactions that take place on Yelp through reviews, events and the talk thread certainly make Yelp a social media platform.

Yelp is considered a social media channel, not just a review site.

The easiest way to claim your business page is to search for it at (this is the Yelp for Business Owners website). These tools allow you to change your hours, respond to reviews, and much more.

Yelp support free#

In order to use the free helpful tools that Yelp offers business owners, you have to actually claim your business page.Īlthough a lot of business owners know about Yelp, they don’t know that they have to actively claim their page in order to use the tools that Yelp provides.There was a lot of information dispensed throughout the hour-long presentation, so we’ve compiled our Top 5 Takeaways from the evening:

Last week we hosted Michael Tragash, Yelp’s Senior Community Manager for Reno, to teach our clients and contacts about Yelp for Business.

Top 5 Takeaways from the “Yelp for Your Business – 101” Event, Hosted by Foundry