What Are Social Reviews

Social Review sites gives customers the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience with a local business.  Customers get the opportunity to submit positive or negative reviews on a business whose service or product they've used.

These sites also give potential customers the opportunity to decide whether or not they want to utilize the services or product of a business based on the reviews they receive.

How Do they Work

Businesses are automatically listed on these sites or they are submitted to the site by the site owner or someone else.

When a customer uses the service or product of the listed business they then to to the site and submit their review based on their experience. 

The reviews are posted for all to see. 

Why Use Social Review Sites

If you have a business that provides a great service or product, social reviews are a great way to get positive feedback and an edge upon your competition. 

We live in a social networking world and competition is fierce for new customers.  Consumers have many choices and this gives them a way to quickly determine who will give them the best value for their money.

Consumers value the feedback from other consumers over any other form of advertising. 

What Does It Cost

Businesses that are listed on these sites do not pay to get their sites listed or for reviews.  Some sites only charge the public for access to the reviews.

Implementing Social Review Advertising

Note:  There are many social bookmarking sites on the Internet.  We've chosen to focus on those that are most popular and will bring you the best return for your investment.

To implement social bookmarking choose one of the sites from below.

You can sign up for an account or use the paid advertising feature.

 

  Population:  66,000,000

Free Advertising:
Check to see if your business is already listed.  If it is not go ahead and add it.  Encourage consumers to write reviews.

Paid Advertising:
Offers the below list of paid advertising. Charges based on a Pay Per Click basis except for the Enhance Profile option which is on a subscription basis.  The average cost for advertising on Yelp is between $300 - $1,000.

- Basic Profile
- Enhance Profile (Subscription)
- Video
- Deals & Check in Offers
- Search Marketing
- Display Advertising

   
   

Covers more than 75,000 locations nationwide.

Free Advertising:
Check to see if your business is already listed.  If it is not go ahead and add it.  Encourage consumers to write reviews.

Paid Advertising:
Sign up for paid advertising here.

   
   

Free Advertising:
Check to see if your business is already listed.  If it is not go ahead and add it.  Encourage consumers to write reviews. 

Paid Advertising:
Sign up for paid advertising here.

   
   

Free Advertising:
Check to see if your business is already listed.  If it is not go ahead and add it. 

Encourage consumers to write reviews.  Paid Advertising:
Click on the "Advertise with us" link.

   
   

Free Advertising:
Check to see if your business is already listed.  If it is not go ahead and add it.  Sign up for the Basic Listing.  Encourage consumers to write reviews.

Paid Advertising:
Sign up for paid advertising here.  Offers a Basic and Enhanced Listing.  The Basic Listing is free.  The Enhanced Listing is $9.95 per month.