Comment on Ask HN: How would you launch a Yelp-like site?Comments−axod17yYou have your work cut out for you. There's a massive competitive market for getting customers opinions. The usual method is to pay them."Get paid to fill out surveys, try product samples, etc etc" is big business.I'd start with a handy feedback widget that small businesses can put on their websites. (If you haven't already got that setup)−potatolicious17yThe problem with paying is that you get skewed results. The type of people who will take spare change for writing reviews do not frequent many of the places or use the things you wish to collect opinions for.−ucdazOP17yBut the difference is that we allow the business owner to reply back to the same thread.There's more of a business owner and customer engagement.−axod17ySure, but I'm meaning at the moment, users expect something to give feedback. They want money for their time, a money off voucher, some freebie.
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You have your work cut out for you. There's a massive competitive market for getting customers opinions. The usual method is to pay them.
"Get paid to fill out surveys, try product samples, etc etc" is big business.
I'd start with a handy feedback widget that small businesses can put on their websites. (If you haven't already got that setup)
The problem with paying is that you get skewed results. The type of people who will take spare change for writing reviews do not frequent many of the places or use the things you wish to collect opinions for.
But the difference is that we allow the business owner to reply back to the same thread.
There's more of a business owner and customer engagement.
Sure, but I'm meaning at the moment, users expect something to give feedback. They want money for their time, a money off voucher, some freebie.