Yelp for Business

What Yelp for Business is

Yelp still drives meaningful home-services enquiries in many metros, through its directory listing, request-a-quote flow, and paid placement on competitor pages. Results vary enormously by city and trade, so it belongs in the test-and-measure column rather than the automatic-buy column.

What it does well

• Free business profile with photo and review hosting
• Request-a-quote generates direct enquiries
• Useful in high-Yelp-usage metros
• Message-based lead handling

Integrates with

Jobber · Housecall Pro · CallRail

Integration lists change often and "integrates" can mean anything from a real two-way sync to a one-way push through Zapier. Ask the vendor which fields move, in which direction, and how often.

Before you commit

• Track cost per booked job, not cost per lead. A $35 lead that closes at 10% is a $350 job cost.
• Speed to first contact is the dominant variable on shared leads. If you cannot respond in five minutes, do not buy them.
• For Google Local Services Ads, budget the time to pass background and licence checks before you expect calls.
• Insist on call recording so you can hear why leads are not closing.
• Avoid long agency retainers with no exit until you have seen two months of reporting.

How to judge it in a trial

Run one real job through it end to end — not the demo data. Quote it, schedule it, do it, invoice it, take the payment. Then ask the only question that matters on day 400: did the people who have to use this every day find it faster than what they do now? Friction you notice in week one compounds forever, and tool-hopping costs more than any feature gap.