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# Yelp Basics

Use Yelp as one practical external profile for local businesses,
service providers, restaurants, shops, and other businesses that customers
may search for by category, service, or location.

This is not a full Yelp marketing plan. It is a simple starting checklist
and link set that can support a future website section or user handoff.

## Basic Starting Path

1. Search for the business on Yelp for Business first.
2. If the business page already exists, claim it through Yelp for Business.
3. If the business is not listed yet, add the business and wait for Yelp's
   review process.
4. Confirm the basic profile information: business name, category, location
   or service area, phone number, website, hours, and contact options.
5. Add real photos that help customers understand the business.
6. Turn on notifications so review, message, or quote activity is not missed.
7. Respond to reviews from the Yelp for Business account.
8. Do not ask customers, friends, family, or mailing-list subscribers to
   write Yelp reviews. Focus on a good customer experience and let reviews
   happen naturally.

## Copy For A Website Section

Yelp can be part of a basic online-presence setup for a local business.
Start by searching for the business on Yelp for Business. If a page already
exists, claim it. If it does not, add the business and wait for Yelp's
review process. Once the page is claimed, keep the core information current,
add useful photos, watch messages and quote requests, and respond to reviews
professionally.

The important caution is review policy. Yelp tells businesses not to ask
customers for reviews or offer incentives for reviews. A better starting
goal is to make the profile accurate, useful, and easy for customers to
act on.

## Official Links

- Search or add a business:
  <https://biz.yelp.com/claim?hl=en_US>
- How to claim a business page:
  <https://biz.yelp.com/support-center/Yelp_Business_Page/Getting_Started/How-do-I-claim-a-business-page/en-US>
- How to add a business to Yelp:
  <https://biz.yelp.com/support-center/article?articleNumber=000005457&l=en-US>
- How to post business photos:
  <https://biz.yelp.com/support-center/article/How-do-I-post-photos-of-my-business-to-Yelp>
- How to respond to reviews:
  <https://biz.yelp.com/support-center/article/How-do-I-respond-to-reviews-of-my-business>
- Yelp guidance on asking for reviews:
  <https://biz.yelp.com/support-center/article/Should-I-ask-my-customers-to-write-reviews-on-Yelp>
- Yelp Business Page support center:
  <https://biz.yelp.com/support-center/Yelp_Business_Page>

## Notes For Future Editing

- Keep Yelp as one external-profile option, not the whole web-presence plan.
- Do not imply that Yelp advertising is required to claim or maintain a page.
- Do not promise leads, rankings, review outcomes, or customer results.
- For a specific user business, confirm the exact business category, service
  area, contact path, website URL, photos, and review-response owner before
  publishing.
