There are 100’s of review websites for businesses. Review websites could be a search engine, a social media site, a free or paid directory, or a combination of all of these. Nowadays it’s hard to tell the difference! Many review websites now act like social media sites with friending, liking, commenting and such.
Some social media websites like Facebook have a review component to their pages. Still other review websites are listings of businesses by industry and may be paid or free. Even though some are paid sites. For the most part, I won’t differentiate between them. Most paid review sites still publish your profile and put up your reviews for free. Just because a review website offers paid advertising doesn’t mean you have to buy it.
What review sites should you target? Well that depends on your industry. The top ones I recommend for most businesses are: Google Plus Page, Facebook Page, Twitter Profile, Yelp, and a LinkedIn Business Page. But don’t stop there! Here are some additional top review websites with links to claim or set up a profile:
Major Online Review Websites and Social Media:
- Google My Business http://www.google.com/business/
- Bing Places for business https://www.bingplaces.com/
- Yelp https://biz.yelp.com/
- Yahoo Local https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/local-listings
- Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php
- Foursquare http://business.foursquare.com/claim
- Twitter https://twitter.com/
- Angie’s List https://business.angieslist.com/Registration/SimpleRegistration.aspx
- Citysearch http://www.citysearch.com/
- Linked In Business page https://www.linkedin.com/company/add/show
Additional Online Review and Listing Websites to Consider:
- Merchant Circle https://www.merchantcircle.com/signup?#step=stepOne
- Insider Pages http://www.insiderpages.com/
- Yellow Pages https://adsolutions.yp.com/listings/basic
- Local.com http://www.localcorporation.com/claim-your-listing/
- BBB (Better Business Bureau) http://www.bbb.org/
- Sitejabber.com https://biz.sitejabber.com/registration
- Trustlink https://www.trustlink.org/BusinessAccountRequest.aspx
- Trustpilot http://business.trustpilot.com/
- Judy’s Book – http://www.judysbook.com/
- Buzzillions – http://www.buzzillions.com/
- Epinions – http://www.epinions.com/
- Wize – http://www.wize.com/
- White Pages – http://www.whitepages.com/
- Yellowbook – https://business.yellowbook360.com/site/
- Manta – https://www.manta.com/ng#!/member/company/add
- Mapquest – https://listings.mapquest.com/pl/mapquest-claims/preview.html
- Dexknows – https://account.dexknows.com/login.jsp
- The Business Journals – http://businessdirectory.bizjournals.com/advertise
- Hotfrog – http://www.hotfrog.com/AddYourBusinessSingle.aspx
- Yellowbot – https://www.yellowbot.com/signin
Industry Specific Websites:
Restaurants and Food Establishments:
- Zomato (formerly Urbanspoon) https://www.zomato.com/
- Open Table – http://www.opentable.com/start/home
- Zagat – https://www.zagat.com/business-owners
- Menupages – http://www.menupages.com/
- Grubhub – https://www.grubhub.com/
- Trip Advisor – http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants
Travel – Airlines, Hotels, Resorts, Cruises, etc.
- Trip Advisor http://www.tripadvisor.com/GetListedNew
- Yahoo Travel https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/local-listings
- Booking.com – http://www.booking.com/
- Priceline – http://www.priceline.com/landing/hotels/partners.htm?&lrdr=secure
- Expedia – http://www.expedia.com/
- Fodors – http://www.fodors.com/
- Hotwire – http://www.hotwire.com/
- Hotels.com – http://www.hotels.com/
- Cheap Tickets – http://www.cheaptickets.com/
- Orbitz – http://www.orbitz.com/
- Travelocity – http://www.travelocity.com/
- Lonely Planet – http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
- Kayak – http://www.kayak.com/
- Travelzoo – http://www.travelzoo.com/
Healthcare – Doctors, Hospitals, Clinics, etc.
- Vitals.com – http://www.vitals.com/
- Health Care Reviews – http://www.healthcarereviews.com/User/Register.php
- Care.com – http://www.care.com/
- Zocdoc.com – https://www.zocdoc.com/join/Start
- Healthgrades http://www.healthgrades.com/
Wedding:
- Theknot http://www.theknot.com/
- Weddingwire http://www.weddingwire.com/vendor/VendorHome
Home Improvement:
Education:
- Niche – https://niche.com/
Employers:
- Glass Door – http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
Which websites am I missing? Be sure to add those to the comments below.
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