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"and is literally designed from the ground up to promote businesses that pay them to be higher on the index." This is false. Source: I worked there, on search.
by timr 10y ago
"and is literally designed from the ground up to promote businesses that pay them to be higher on the index."
This is false. Source: I worked there, on search. You cannot pay to rank higher in search.
- iscrewyou 10y agoWould I be in the wrong to call this a "canary"? As in you cannot pay to rank higher in search. But you can pay to have more exposure, better reviews, hidden bad reviews, etc.
- raspasov 10y agoIsn't that like... Google? (more exposure part)
- amarghose 10y agoThis might be true technically but it's common knowledge that not paying will negatively affect perfectly good reviews. To the point that reviews that were ok while we paid aren't the instant we stop. You can argue whatever you want about your former employers but convincing SBOs that Yelp aren't extortionist scumbags based on this detail is not going to fly. Source: I work directly with maid services and trust in Yelp is at an all time low. Literally the first comment when they are mentioned in our private group is something along the lines of "Die in a grease fire" or "F*ck Yelp". And this is from some of the nicest ladies (mostly) that you'll meet.
- timr 10y ago"it's common knowledge that not paying will negatively affect perfectly good reviews" No, it's a common rumor. Repeating rumors does not make them true, and this "knowledge" is completely false. I have no financial or business interest in Yelp. I just don't enjoy seeing my own work, and the work of my colleagues, disparaged by completely unsubstantiated rumor mongering.
- yelpisascam 10y agoExcept for the fact that you can be at the top of all search results by purchasing an ad. (SOURCE: Opened yelp in browser on mobile amd searched for coffee in SF) Yelp is also terrible for owners who purchase a business and are strong armed into doing business with yelp on order to remove all the previous bad ratings, description, contact info, etc. (Source: bought 1 bar in LA and 2 in LV)
- nunez 10y agoin search being the keyword ads from paying businesses list higher than search results; this effectively means you pay to be "indexed" higher
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- timr 10y agono, it doesn't. it means that ads appear on search pages. just like every other search engine on the internet.