Understanding and filtering Yelp reviews

Pt. 4 of 10 | 3:00 |

The Five Star Guide to Yelp

Thursday February 4, 2010

You can cut through the noise on Yelp by

adding specific filters to your searches

. This way, you'll receive only the results you want with none of the irrelevant stuff vying for your attention. Filter by star rating, distance from your current locations, by cuisine type and more.

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Show Notes

- When searching for something like a restaurant on Yelp, you can

turn on filters

to help narrow down your search.

- You can browse by cuisine, neighborhood, distance from where you live, and specific restaurant features - like if they're open for dinner and are good for groups.

- All of the places that end up in your search results are shown on a map, so you'll easily be able to see where they are located.

- You'll see how many reviews a place has, their average star rating and a sample review.

- When you click on the business name, you'll see their address and phone number, a website (if available) as well as photos.

- You can browse through reviews by date added, rating and usefulness.

- You can follow a reviewer that you like and favor their review.

- You can bookmark places and email reviews and businesses to friends and family.

- Clicking on the map of the business allows you to easily get driving directions.

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