How does Yelp & Google Reviews affect rankings?

[teckkitech]

How does Yelp & Google Reviews affect rankings? Is there any relevance in this question?

 

[adventgeek]

Yelp i can't add my citation on Yelp, am from outside of US. is it possible to add Citation on Yelp.

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[SEOking222]

Yelp i can't add my citation on Yelp, am from outside of US. is it possible to add Citation on Yelp.

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Use proxy to do this .....

 

[bronxbombers]

How does Yelp & Google Reviews affect rankings? Is there any relevance in this question?

Not that I've seen. The real benefit is that sites like Yelp employ the schema markup so when people do a search for your business they scroll down and see your Yelp page and with it a 5-star rating (or whatever your rating is currently) without having to click through. It can serve as nice social proof for those researching your business as a potential partner.

 

[Crashtest]

Yeah i second that, the advantage is your clients can look you up and if you have great 5 star reviews you're almost assured to sell your stuff! Be careful though if your site is not well-structured enough the yelp page can take up your first rank for your main keyword, which just looks ugly in SERPs...

 

[Avid Learner]

Yeah i second that, the advantage is your clients can look you up and if you have great 5 star reviews you're almost assured to sell your stuff! Be careful though if your site is not well-structured enough the yelp page can take up your first rank for your main keyword, which just looks ugly in SERPs...

Very true...I've seen that and asked about it here...

http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/local-seo/759446-yelp-entry-ranks-higher-than-website.html