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Gone are the days when you could simply tout yourself as the No. 1 real estate agent in the area. Today’s consumers are more tech savvy and plugged-in than ever and they don’t just want to hear what you are saying – they want to hear what consumers are saying about you.
Enter Yelp, the popular online site that allows users to post reviews on everything from restaurants and businesses to real estate agents. You may have heard of Yelp. Heck, you may have already downloaded the Yelp app to your smart phone or iPad.
Yelp can also be a powerful marketing tool, with real people posting real reviews about your services. With so many people turning to the Internet to start their real estate and REALTOR® search, Yelp is “the word-of-mouth of our generation,” says Illinois REALTOR® Ron Knoll, agent-owner of Saffron Realty Group in Chicago.
Read the article “Give clients something to Yelp about” in the January issue of Illinois REALTOR® Magazine, to find out what Knoll and other REALTORS® have to say about how having a presence on Yelp can boost business.
