As human beings, we like to know what others think. We're more likely to pick a restaurant that comes up as highly recommended. Or buy our household appliances from the shop that got the best reviews for its after-sales service. We also like to have our say - praise what we love, and vent about disappointing experiences.

The new Yellow Club is all about this. It is the only local platform that allows people to rate and review businesses - transparently. So there are no anonymous comments. All ratings and reviews are signed, making them more credible. More authentic.

Joining this conversation comes with a range of benefits. Here's why you should join the club.

 

Leave your verdict

Let others know whether you loved a business or hated it... or anything in between. Give five stars to businesses you'd recommend, and less stars to those that didn't quite fit the bill. Your rating will contribute to these businesses' overall rating. So the more Yellow Club members rate a business, the more accurate the overall rating becomes.

Think of it as a civic duty: leave your verdict to help others make the right choice.

 

Show and tell

 

Once you leave your star rating, you can write a review. Describe your experience, applaud good service or give more details about a bad experience. Whatever it is, go on, get it off your chest! You can also upload photos of your experience as a consumer to make your points even stronger.

 

This is citizenship journalism for businesses.

 

Pick your favourite businesses

If you're the loyal sort of customer, always going back to the businesses that served you well, you'll love this feature! Joining Yellow Club allows you to favourite businesses so that you can find them quickly and easily.

So, for example, your hairdresser and your mechanic can co-exist in your favourites list, from where you can even book your appointments using Yellow's online booking app - Timify. 

 

Make a difference

 

Ever been somewhere and thought to yourself: this place would be perfect, if only... Whether it's recommending that a menu is spellchecked, or that a shop improves its signage, you might have a valid point that will be taken on board.

 

Others can also reinforce your suggestion by up-voting your comment. After all, there's strength in numbers!

  

Earn points and rewards

Everything you do once you join the club, will earn you points. From signing up and filling in your profile details, to leaving ratings, reviews and uploading photos - all this will mean more points.

What's the point of these points, you ask? Well, they can be redeemed for a range of vouchers and prizes that are constantly updated on the Yellow website.

 

Get collecting

 

Your hard work and dedication will not go unnoticed. You will be given badges in recognition of your dedication and commitment.  These collectable badges range from the Newbie badge for signing up to the club, to being knighted Keyboard Warrior for your 100th review, and Firestarter for being the first to review a business.

 

The more badges you get, the more points, the more rewards. It's a win, win, win situation!

 

Satisfy your urge to win

It wouldn't be that much fun without a good dose of healthy competition, right? This is why those who collect the most points, get to show up on the Yellow Club leaderboard.

The rules are simple: the person with the most points gets to the top of the board. This, of course, also means more points, badges and rewards... apart from a good reason to gloat.

 

 

Go on, have your say! Join the Yellow Club today and be part of a community that values honest and fair reviews that will help people make a more informed choice as they search on Yellow.

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