New Article - Can Yelp Help Your Small Business?

[thejenn]

Authored by: Jennifer Laycock

Full Text: http://www.searchengineguide.com/laycock/010361.html

A Snippet:

Chance are high that you've never heard of Yelp, so you probably have no idea what it says about you. This is a mistake. More than 1.8 million users turn to it for information each month. It also ranks incredibly well on Google for a wide range of local search phrases. That's why I'll ask you again, what does Yelp say about you?

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Talk about a handy little site. I found it some time last year looking for a local something (food probably) and then kept stumbling across it. Very handy for local businesses not on the web or just beginning to think about it as well as brick & mortar with established sites.

[thejenn]

Ahh, that's right, you're near L.A. aren't you? I hear Yelp is pretty big out on the left coast.

I don't see many people using it around here yet, but I figure that's all the better reasons for businesses to make sure they have a good presence. It's a good quality site, it ranks quite well on Google for a wide range of searches and it's only a matter of time until the rest of the world checks it out.