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Why Are Shares Of Yelp Plunging?

Shares of Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) plunged more than 17 percent Thursday to $42.69 in premarket trading after the consumer review website’s quarterly earnings missed Wall Street forecasts. The San Francisco company’s revenue forecasts for the current quarter also missed estimates, disappointing investors. For the first quarter ended March 31, Yelp reported a loss of $1.28…
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Yelp Inc Soars as Investors See Opportunity to Buy Stock at Discount

The stock price of Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) increased 11.23% to $31.21 per share on Friday as investors perceived an opportunity to buy the company's shares at discount prices. Yelp lost more than 42% of stock value year-to-date. The company's stock declined from its highest trading price at $59.37 per share to its current trading price.…
The Value of a Yelp Elite to your Business
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The Value of a Yelp Elite to your Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJQ7E92twUI While Elite Pete does look a lot like a few Elites I know, the power they wield should never be underestimated.  By pissing off just one Elite, Red Spaghetti Tattoo ceased to exist. Thier phone stopped ringing, all their good reviews were instantly filtered, just as her threats suggested they would be. Doesn't matter…
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How Trusted Is Your Business

When searching for our next meal, purchase, service, etc., it is common for us to resort to simply Googling whatever resource it is that we need. The results seem intuitive; the highest links are the most reliable (I admit I don’t even venture past the first page). But how exactly are these particular businesses promoted…
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Get Help With Yelp

Our community has thousands of business owners, most of whom hate Yelp and have been victimized by their business practices and refusal to acknowledge the damage their site has unfairly done to many. BUT, I personally know of dozens of folks who use Yelp well and transform it into a profit center. Let's just call…