Yodle

When I was first contacted by yodle, I was skeptical because I don't generally trust sales people who call out of the blue. But that call was the total truth. Nothing the salesman said was exaggerated; he never promised me above and beyond what I should expect. It's been a positive route from the start. Within the first 30 days I saw results, and within the first 60 days I made enough to pay for yodle for 6 months. The salesperson also told me I should expect follow up calls and sure enough I still get calls from reps making sure I'm being taken care of. I actually feel important to the company. Like they need me as much as I need them. I'm happy I took that call and signed up. I may believe salesmen more now!

When I decided to work with Yodle, I was very skeptical. Spent $3000 per month on adwords on Google. Went with the same budget for our mental health clinic through Google. What impressed me with Yodle is the representative Meredith Jones. We spoke regularly and she has been very attentive to our needs and questions. The first month is scary-- until the program they use kicks in. Have seen a 40% increase in viable referrals to our group. This is a great service for people who have some marketing savvy, but not enough to be successful on Google. The biggest advantage is their attentiveness. Many companies spend time with you once, then collect your money. I feel like its a real partnership. I don't see anything that would be construed as negative-- more of an issue as an enterpreneur giving control to others. But it is working and have nothing but good things to say about Yodle. Dr. J Henderson, NV

Okay, let's do the math. In the months immediately preceding them being sold, suddenly a huge number of 5-star reviews appear on this site--all brand new users with just one review. Coincidence?

My congratulations to the folks at Yodle for fooling the folks at Web.com enough for them to shell out $300 million to buy them. If I were a Web.com shareholder, I'd start shorting them now, because it won't be long before they realized they bought a worthless company that is full of good salespeople and not much else.

This company will do nothing for your small business but hurt it. Don't say you weren't warned.

We were with Yodle for over 6 months at $200/month and did not receive one valid lead that turned into a contract during this time.

We don't blame Yodle. I believe they honestly tried to get us business, but they just couldn't make it happen.

The gentlemen that initially contacted us was so personable and professional. Unfortunately the positive experience ended there! The projected lead generation was grossly over stated. Infact after nearly three months, we did not receive a single quality lead. The advert phone number they assigned us resulted in mutiple wrong numbers. Yet in Yodle's dashboard it registered as a lead. Their web site they created was done in literally minutes upon our account set up meeting and its quality reflected that. Their support staff was pleasant and professional but I got the feeling even they realize that the lofty promises made by their sales reps are rarely obtainable. I look forward to re-directing our online advert $$ in other directions, far away from Yodle.

When the Yodle salesman called me and asked me how much business I could handle, I rolled my eyes and was ready to say thanks, but no thanks. But I'm so happy that I heard him out and signed up with this wonderful service. After less than 50 days of them promoting my site, I'm back on Google maps, and I'm getting 1-2 requests for bids per day!

I've been working with Samantha to design and improve my site and quite frankly, I couldn't be happier. She really knows what she's doing and has made my Yodle site look really good. Aside from being a pleasure to work with, it been a tremendous collaborative effort that has paid off. Whatever they're paying Samantha, it's not enough!

So in summary, I give the Yodle team a 10! I'm sure glad I didn't hang up on that salesman!

Aggressive salesperson with unrealistic expectations to start with... Regretfully did it... Paid $3,200,,, finally got started up 9/26,,,, on 11/20, got charged another $369... a few weak leads but no loans in process,,, biggest waste of my money... I paid for this out of my personal funds to try to kickstart my branch and basically I'm out $3k + for nothing... More than disappointed & unsatisfied... Small business owners BEWARE

I just completed my initial setup call with a customer care rep at Yodle, and I'm thoroughly impressed! First of all, Beth spent almost two hours walking me through the website and answering all of my questions with care, patience, and a great sense of humor. If all of Yodle's team members are this dedicated and knowledgeable, I'll be a very happy camper. Secondly, the portal offers an array of useful and simple options to promote my business, and much of it is automated. Photos and reviews will automatically be pushed to my business' Facebook page, and I can set up email campaigns well in advance with just a few clicks. I'm looking forward to familiarizing myself with this even more so that I can make the best use of all the features.

I coordinate all of the marketing and public relations for Lexington Plastic Surgeons in New York. When I started working here we were spending money on online marketing tools that just weren’t exposing us to the right audience. We were getting impressions but not any calls or contacts. Now we’re targeting the right people and have seen a major increase in the number of consultations and procedures booked. Yodle has been very effective so far.

Yodle is a must for all small businesses. We were skeptical but gave it a try at the start of tax season (we are a tax business.) With just a little tweaking (with excellent assistance from our rep) we were soon on our way to receiving calls. As the season heated up our leads increased. When we missed a call their tracking system made it easy to recover the client's phone number and recover the opportunity. Then Yodle added some fabulous new features like the ability to request reviews! This was quick and easy -- and GOT RESULTS. Now our adversite has 9 positive reviews -- I'm sure we'll have more next year. We definitely got new clients, and not only paid for the service but made a profit too. YAY Yodle!

Just spent 49 minutes on the phone with Mike E. Who didn't seem to understand that I wasn't interested. After listening to his whole presentation and pricing (which I explained was WAY out of my budget), he still pushed and pushed. I explained that I had patients waiting and he still didn't care about anything other than making his sale. If he'd called back when he originally said he would later in the day, I would have heard his lower numbers. Instead, he talked over me until I hung up on him. They've most definitely lost any chance of doing business with me in the future and I'll be sure to tell everyone I know to avoid this company like the plague.