If You Aren’t on Yelp, You Should Be

You’ve heard of Yelp, but are you using it to its fullest potential for your business? On this episode of Paychex THRIVE, Gene Marks talks with Emily Washcovick, Senior Marketing Manager and Small Business Expert at Yelp about how Yelp works to help businesses build connections with customers and succeed in their industry. Listen in as Emily shares her insights on the good that can come from a bad review, how to handle both positive and negative reviews online, the importance of using Yelp to increase your online presence, the features you need to know about, and much more.

Topics Include:

00:50 – Introducing Emily Washcovick
02:16 – Behind the Review podcast
04:02 – You can’t please every customer
05:55 – The positive side of a bad review
08:05 – Yelp as your online presence
12:22 – How Yelp positions itself
15:24 – Industries that benefit from being on Yelp
19:09 – Features of Yelp
23:37 – Connecting with people on Yelp
27:13 – Wrap up

Read about more ways you can connect with your customers and build relationships at www.paychex.com/articles/management/microbusinesses-build-customer-relationships.

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