Yelp : is #1 Choice for Finding Doctors, Lawyers & Home Service Providers (Survey)
June 30, 2015 at 03:18 pm EDT
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According to three independent studies conducted by Software Advice, a software insights resource for business owners, Yelp is the most popular choice for people who use review sites to find a doctor, attorney or home service provider.
Most people already think of Yelp when searching for their next great meal, but every kind of local business can be reviewed on Yelp, and it's great to hear that consumers are turning to us to inform their spending decisions on all kinds of purchases. Some highlights from the studies:
Yelp is ranked as the #1 most popular and most trusted website for attorney reviews
74% of people who used a review site to search for home service providers used Yelp
Yelp is used more often than Healthgrades, RateMDs, Vitals and ZocDoc to find a doctor
Hungry for more? Read the full research findings of the studies, which were not commissioned by Yelp, and check out the graphics below for more insight into consumer preferences when researching online.
Study: Use of Online Reviews to Select Residential Service Providers
Yelp Inc. connects consumers with local businesses. The Company's advertising products enable businesses of all sizes reach a large audience, advertise their products and drive conversion of their services. It offers a range of free and paid advertising products to businesses of all sizes, which include CPC Advertising (Yelp Ads) and Multi-location Ad Products. Its business page products include Free Business Account, Upgrade Package, Branded Profile, Enhanced Profile, Verified License, Business Highlights, Portfolio, Yelp Connect, Logo and Nearby Jobs. In addition to its advertising products, it also offers features and consumer-interactive tools to facilitate transactions between consumers and the local businesses they find on Yelp. It offers subscription services, licensing payments for access to Yelp data and other non-advertising, non-transaction arrangements. It sells its advertising products through online, its Website and Yelp for Business app, and indirectly through partners.
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