The New Yelp 12 Second Video Feature Is Really Going To Be Great

By Josiah Bashir


Now anyone checking out Yelp has another way to communicate their reviews, through video! That's right, Yelp has added the platform of video to their website where you can view 3-12 second video reviews. In the past all you could get were text reviews and some pictures, but now it will be more interactive with the video feature!



If you are someone who needs to read reviews about a particular business then you will really love this new video feature on Yelp. Now you will be able to see what type of atmosphere and ambiance a restaurant has before you even step foot in the place. You can see whether or not it is kid friendly, or perhaps you are looking for a place that is a bit more romantic? Now you can see all of that when you check out video reviews on Yelp!

A business can really benefit if they run a good establishment because users are basically doing free advertising for them. Knowing that video can be taken of their business, owners of these companies should want to strive to have the best possible customer service. If you have poor customer service a customer can see a video of this interaction and may not want to attend your place of business. So in a sense it keeps businesses in check, and should always make them strive to do their best for consumers.

Video review is great in so many different ways with the most important being you can see the place before going. Consumers will show you exactly what you can expect which can only help make your decision much easier. In the past it was just pictures, which were great, but now it will be even better with video!

Yelp has decided to take their review website to a much higher level by including the addition of video to their website. Now consumers can upload 3-12 second video reviews of local businesses via a Yelp mobile app.

Right now there is only an app available for the iPhone but soon one will be on the market for Android. No specific date for the Android roll-out as of yet, but keep a look out because it should be appearing very soon thanks to the popularity of videos. The best part about having videos is that business can really present themselves in a good light if they go the extra mile to do so. Now consumers can show what their businesses are like, so it is up to these establishments to always provide the best possible customer service. The last thing any business would want is to have one of their employees looking bad on video.




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