Why is Yelp Filtering My Reviews?

Yelp . love it or hate it, it's here to stay. As of Q1 2018, Yelp had 74 million monthly unique visitors on desktop computers alone. Despite its growing popularity, many small business owners report issues with the review and rating service (namely, the Yelp filter). Yelp lets consumers (Yelpers) be the jury. Yelp trusts consumers to travel away authentic reviews about their experiences. And with the importance of online reviews, nothing is more frustrating than when Yelp filters a wonderfully legitimate review into the dreaded "not recommended" section. In this blog post, we'll tell you why Yelp sometimes filters legitimate reviews and provides you some tips for improving the possibilities that your reviews stay recommended. In episode 1 of Ask Us Anything, marketing experts, Anne and Alex tell you why your Yelp Reviews are getting filtered. What is the Yelp filter? Yelp uses an automatic filter to hide certain reviews to display only the foremost help...