I want to share a warning based on my experience with Yelp. I’ve been dealing with ongoing issues for over three years. I opened my Yelp business page in August 2022 and initially tried their paid advertising service, but it led to nothing but robotic, fake leads. To this day, they claim I owe them $160, which I refuse to pay due to their unethical practices.

It seems Yelp has blacklisted my account: they only display negative reviews on my page while marking all genuine five-star reviews as “not recommended” under the excuse that I supposedly requested them. These reviews are, in fact, from real clients.

I’m now exploring ways to delete my Yelp page entirely, and I advise new business owners to think twice before creating one.