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Ambassador
3,345,091
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I stay as far away from that site as possible I want NOTHING to do with the company, the site, or anyone who works for the company.  

Nov 14, 2017 07:33 AM
Rainer
417,221
Caroline Gerardo
Licensed in 20 states - Newport Beach, CA
C. G. Barbeau the Loan Lady nmls 324982

They lie and tell you: We'll give you $2000 of free advertising, our team will help you set up your own web page, we will take down negative reviews of you and you can cancel -- all lies

They take your credit card and you can never cancel, you have no idea who is supposedly clicking you and no way to measure return. I suggest you set up the free page and add images and give some honest reviews of places you go. You will get as much visibility with free as paying

Nov 14, 2017 11:31 AM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Yelp is a giant scam!  They will delete or downgrade your reviews if you refuse (or stop) advertising with them.  They have been sued over this and the courts upheld their ability to do this.  I wish I never created a yelp account.

Nov 14, 2017 09:08 AM
Rainmaker
1,052,211
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

You mean 'yapping dog' ? LOL Kathleen Daniels I'm looking for your response next!
NO. They don't get to control my reputation. I'll screw that up on my own and with style! 

Nov 14, 2017 12:30 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I've not used it... never heard anything good about it.

Nov 14, 2017 07:21 AM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Several prominant realtors have use them paying a few hundred dollars a month. They claim people use Yelp to screen realtors.  I know it is also the place to vent out frustration on realtors posting very negative comments. I have been getting solicitations from them wanting to promote my site for a fee. I have them blocked. It is great to check out restaurants. They all hire paid reviewers to bump up their ratings.  

Nov 14, 2017 07:21 AM
Rainmaker
2,220,323
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

I do not.

Nov 14, 2017 06:34 PM
Ambassador
2,684,009
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

  I wouldn't touch it.

Nov 14, 2017 04:57 PM
Rainmaker
758,035
Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

That's funny you ask; Yelp has seemed to hone in on the Realtor market lately. They call me on my cell phone on the regular. I always say "Oh yeah, Yelp, the food site" & they explain how they are more than just a food site. Ironically I have a fairly developed FREE Yelp page for my business. Never has produced a single traceable lead though. 

Nov 14, 2017 04:22 PM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Yikes, a site to avoid.

Nov 14, 2017 12:24 PM
Rainmaker
7,836,129
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I have never used it.

Nov 14, 2017 07:29 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

No, more waste of money

Nov 14, 2017 04:48 PM
Rainmaker
989,652
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

I do not - I've no problems with them but I also don't give 3rd party sites any money - that includes EVERY socmed site in existence!!!

Nov 14, 2017 03:41 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I don't want the possibility for someone to hurt my business or leave abusive comments. There are plenty of other professional sites for agents to use when I have some control.

Nov 14, 2017 10:10 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I don't do anything with Yelp....

Nov 14, 2017 08:06 AM
Rainmaker
5,216,398
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Have never tried it! Will be back to see other answers!

Nov 14, 2017 07:15 AM
Rainmaker
542,913
Sean Casey
Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate - Newark, DE
Greenville, Hockessin, Newark & Bear Homes

Sorry, I haven't done any yelp advertising.

Nov 15, 2017 11:47 AM
Ambassador
3,164,269
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

yelp is the devil.

Nov 14, 2017 09:42 PM
Ambassador
3,043,162
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Oh I am SOO glad people in our markets don't even know what Yelp is. 

Yelp should have been tried for fraud, blackmail and other crimes. They are the worse ever! I know people who have had their businesses ruined because of them. 

Nov 14, 2017 05:18 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Haven't tried.

Nov 14, 2017 04:16 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

No.

Nov 14, 2017 02:46 PM
Rainmaker
2,781,163
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Yelp serves a useful purpose for what it is (reviews). Ads? Marketing? hmmm

Nov 14, 2017 01:19 PM
Rainer
117,135
Christine Kankowski North SD and Temecula
House Match Inc - Poway, CA
Excellent Sales and Property Management

For the property mgmt side, it has helped. 

I do not advertise ,y sales side anywhere. All referral and organically based. 

Nov 14, 2017 11:59 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Veronica Sciacca I have not used Yeld advertising.

Nov 14, 2017 11:30 AM
Ambassador
2,061,756
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

I've had a fair amount of luck on Yelp, but simply by having clients post good reviews... I don't pay for any advertising.

Nov 14, 2017 09:50 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Those agents keeping their ear to the ground will ask their buyers and sellers about the resources a buyer or seller use. This is a critical part of marketing research.

If 90% of those we meet state an overwhelming use of YELP, that should direct the business owner regarding where they should spend their dollars.

If YELP is never mentioned, don't consider them as a viable portal.

I do not play in that sandbox. There may or may not be reviews of me present on YELP. 

Be aware, chasing INTERNET  leads of this type require a different strategy and level of commitment, otherwise the outcome is always, "It didn't work for me."

Nov 14, 2017 08:01 AM
Rainmaker
564,494
Maria Sapio
Keller Williams of Central PA - Carlisle, PA
Real Estate Agent- Carlisle, PA. Mariasapio.com

I have never paid for Yelp advertising - However, some of my clients have posted reviews/recommendations.

Nov 14, 2017 07:49 AM
Ambassador
5,049,033
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Haven't anything positive yet and I steer clear

Nov 14, 2017 07:35 AM
Rainmaker
2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

No, never done it.

Nov 08, 2018 07:24 PM
Rainmaker
1,598,452
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Great answers are here. 

Nov 08, 2018 07:02 PM
Rainer
133,344
Mike Baltierra
Rise Realty - Eastvale, CA
Full Service at Your Service Realtor-Eastvale CA

Currently I'm trying to learn all I can about Yelp. Reason is because when you look for a Realtor in my city Yelp and Zillow are on the first page. That's where I want to be. It can't hurt to be there. It's free to add your clients reviews and you can post lot's of pictures.

Nov 02, 2018 07:53 AM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

No.

Sep 07, 2018 11:47 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,482
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I do not like the way Yelp works, and do not use it.

Nov 16, 2017 03:37 PM
Rainer
7,868
Veronica Sciacca
Palmer House Properties - Decatur, GA

Thanks for all the feedback.  I have decided not to pay them for advertising.

Nov 15, 2017 06:49 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I found it to be a waste of money.

Nov 15, 2017 06:28 AM
Ambassador
6,393,179
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I dont advertise on yelp or anywhere else.

Nov 15, 2017 12:12 AM