How to join the Yellow Club and get rewarded
by Yellow
Speaking up can make a difference - as one woman found out when she headed out to buy milk. When she got to the confectioner round the corner, the aisles were cluttered with promotional stands. She couldn’t make her way into the shop with her pushchair, inside which there was her sleeping child. She went home fuming after having to walk for 20 minutes in the heat to another shop to get milk.
The woman shared her experience. Within a few days the aisles were cleared. The shop owner thanked her for her valuable feedback. She felt rewarded for taking action and, in the process, all other pushchair and wheelchair users benefited from this.
What does this true story show us? People’s genuine feedback, negative or positive, is always constructive. This is one of the driving values behind the Yellow Club, the only local platform allowing people to rate and review businesses.
By sharing honest reviews, good or bad, people offer unbiased guidance to others. Their feedback also helps improve local businesses. And if this is not rewarding enough, Yellow Club members who share their views get points which they can exchange for great prizes. Here’s how the Yellow Club works.
Join the club
Before you can start giving feedback, you need to sign up to the Yellow Club. This is free and simple. Click on the ‘Login’ section, select ‘Create Account’, fill in the required fields and hit ‘Submit’. You will receive an email with a link you’ll need to click to activate your Yellow Club account.
And in case you’re wondering why you’re asked for details such as your full name and contact information, this is done in the name of transparency. There are no anonymous comments. All ratings and reviews are signed, making them more trustworthy.
Share your views
You’re now in the club. So let the reviewing begin! Start by making sure you’re logged in. Find the business you want to review by typing its name in the Yellow website’s search bar. Scroll to the bottom of the business page and select your star rating. Rate the business according to various categories such as ambiance, service and value. Then write your review. You can also upload a photo of your experience at the business establishmet in question before you submit.
Your review will not appear immediately, but you will receive an email informing you that it’s been approved.
Collect points and badges
You will be rewarded for taking the time to leave your honest feedback. And the more you share, the more points you get. There are many ways to collect points - completing your profile, rating and reviewing businesses, suggesting updates to details on an existing business listing, uploading photos or upvoting (liking) other reviews.
Different actions lead to the unlocking of badges worth points. For example, if you’re the first to review a business, you get a ‘Firestarter’ badge. For writing over 100 reviews, you unlock the ‘Keyboard Warrior’ title. The person with the most points gets to the top of the Leaderboard, and staying there for a month leads you to earn the ‘King of the Hill’ badge.
Redeem your rewards
Once you collect enough points, you can exchange them for prizes. To do this, simply visit the rewards section. Here you’ll see all the rewards available and how many points are required to redeem each one.
Rewards include vanilla shakes and pizzas from New York Best, pulled pork ftiras and pasta dishes from Pulled Meat Company, as well as gym memberships (for good measure) of up to 3 months from StudioFifteen.
Once you choose a reward, click on it to learn more about it. If you like what you see, press ‘Redeem’. Enjoy!
Have your say and get rewarded! Join the Yellow Club for free today and be part of a community that values honest and fair reviews, helping others make a more informed choice as they search on Yellow.
