I thought hostels might be interested in this story:
A San Francisco Restaurant Has Stepped Up To The Plate To Wage War On Yelp
Botto Bistro co-owner Davide Cerretini claims that at one time he was getting as many as 15-20 calls a week from Yelp asking them to advertise. Eventually they did, spending approximately $270 for a six month time period — but once the restaurant stopped, the positive reviews turned negative and a positive review even vanished.
As such, Cerretini decided to give the middle finger to Yelp and aspire to be the worst reviewed restaurant on the site, offering 25% off to customers who left a one-star review…
Has anyone had similar experiences with Yelp?
10 years
My first two reviews on yelp were flagged as being fake.
I tried to contact Yelp advising I can provide details showing the confirmed booking of the guests but there was no reply.
So after that I never included a yelp web address on my emails asking customers for review.
I have never gotten a review since and I now only use tripadvisor and google reviews.
It sounds like those SEO companies who promise you first place on Google but once you stop paying you fall down places.
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