Our small business is also being held hostage by Yext! We signed up a year ago and they updated all of the info. The problem is when you decide to no longer use the service. Now all of my info is completely inaccurate and I am unable to fix by going directly to sies because it can only be done if you are a subscriber to Yext. Complete scam and will be hiring and attorney to file suit! DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THESE SCAM ARTISTS!
It all started because I wanted my business to appear on Alexa. To do that it has to be on Yahoo. To get on Yahoo you have to be on Yelp and use Yext because Yelp may or may not send your listing to Yahoo. Yelp is worthless anyway because nobody uses it. So, Yext will charge you at least $500 for it's lowest level listing to get you on such coveted sites as "hotfrog" and "citysearch" which again, no one uses anyway. You run a search of your business with them and they show you all the sites you are not listed in, or something is wrong with your listing, even though you know it's not true. For instance, I knew I had a strong Google, Facebook and Bing listing, but Yext said I didn't. So, I figured, what the heck, I will fork over the $500 this one time and see if it makes a difference. They show that within 24 hours nearly all of the sites are now updated with my information. About a week later I go to one of the sites and it prompts me to run a search for my business. Guess what? I am not found, so they will scan my listings for me. And wow! My business is missing from all the big sites, like Google, Bing, Facebook, Twitter, and... HOTFROG! And all I have to do is sign up for YEXT to improve my business rankings. So, this is an endless cycle they have you running around in never to return. You need Yext no matter which way you go - only Yext can save you. But guess what? Yext doesn't do squat. Alexa still can't find my business when asked for a local recommendation but she can give my address when asked for by name. Then again, who uses Alexa for directions? People use Apple or Google maps and my business has been on there for years. So, audios Yext.
Hi Natalie, thank you for speaking with Yext Support last week. We understand that our Listings solution wasn't exactly what you needed. With your account canceled and fully refunded, we hope your concerns have been resolved, including those raised here. We appreciate you closing your prior complaint. If you need additional support, please reach back out.
If you ever want to control your business information that Yext helps publish, you will always have to pay them. They cannot even help correct information on directories they exclusively represent.
We are sorry to hear that you feel this way. Prior to ending your account, Yext sent you multiple emails warning of account cancellation and missed payment. Our Director of Industry Insights, Rev Ciancio would be happy to chat with you to better understand what happened and if there is anything we can do to work with you in the future. As a former small business owner and a former small business marketing agency owner, Rev has experience working with Yext. If you're interested in speaking with him, his email is rev@yext.com.
I was very pleased with the prompt and professional help I received! I am very confident at this time that my continued relationship with yext will be a positive one.
Thank you for leaving your review, Nancy. We are so happy to hear about your positive experience with our Team! Thanks for being a great customer!
I am very happy with their customer support! They are positive and veryyy helpful! Spoke to Felecia D. And she helped me more than my expectation. Thanks!
It is so funny that the try to put the screws to business owners by selling companies something which you can do yourself. They even attempt to say that the business owner has enter there information in correctly! I just told the person that I spoke to that she does not know what she say! I even told her that I enter the information on my own and I entered the information the way I wanted it to be!
I also told her that I have enter everything concerning my business for FREE so how the hell can you try to sell businesses something that they can do for FREE!
The best part is that I even told her not to ever call me and that her company does nothing but scam people. When she attempted to speak again she got a disconnection by me banging the phone down as I hung up! This company is such a waste! PEOPLE DO NOT DEAL WITH THESE FOOLS!
Yext PowerListings is a third party company that has designed a software to help business owners maintain, update, enhance, and control their listings on a large platform of local listing sites. Updates are mostly in real-time, and occur through an automatic feed that we have with each listing that we service. Through this direct control, business owners are in the driver's seat of their presence on local listing sites across the web to ensure that clients are receiving accurate, rich information that is always current.
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ANSWER YOUR PHONE LIKE AN ADULT --- writes Yext Sales Agent xxxxxxxxx - I cannot believe that they actually let an agent like this handle potential customers, needless to say I'll stay with my current web provider - at least they know what customer satisfaction is about. Read the reviews ---- Yext needs to rethink their salespeopleship training program - in the words of Zig Z -- selling is something you do for someone - not to someone. I ask that if anyone at Yext would like to chat about this agent, please feel free to contact me.
Hi Doug. If you're having trouble getting through to someone's direct line, I would advise giving out Support Department a call. Our sales associates are the ones who facilitate the sales process, but once this is complete, our Support representatives will be the ones to help. We are always available by from on Monday-Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm and are equipped to help you in any way that you need. I would reach out to you directly, but I don't have your contact information, so please feel free to reach me at 888-921-8247 if you would like to further discuss your issue. - Supervisor of Client Support, Yext
Not only is this service a brilliant idea it is easy to maintain and affordable. My mind is at ease knowing I don't have to do all that work to maintain numerous listings.
Thank you for writing a review! We are happy to hear that Yext has been helpful to your business. We'll continue working toensure that you're in control of your business information online!
I do find it frustrating that one has to pay to correct wrong information however that is not my criticism of YEXT. I do Search Engine Optimization and a client wanted to sign up, so I signed the client up and also signed myself up. The control panel is good and the service does correct incorrect information. This is my problem: the service did not generate any additional traffic to the client's website or my website and it did not improve either sites' ranking in Google. So I paid to correct some listings and to be put on directories that I was not on but it generated no traffic to either webiste and had no impact upon my ranking in Google Local. (Most of the higher value directories in YEXT you can sign up with directly once, and not have to pay the annual fee.) I knew all these little know sites would not generate traffic but I did expect to see an improvement in Google rankings, did not happen.
I also think it is a fallacy that a business is going to constantly be changing their contact info. How often does a business change it's phone number or address? Rarely. But Yext is an annual fee.
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Product is very simple and straight-forward to use, yet the results are fantastic and impressive. Huge time saver and content aggregator - definitely recommended!
Customer Service rep was extremely polite and professional and patient.
It was an overall great experience and a lesson about how Customer Service should be handled by anyone in that position.
Thank you for sharing! We appreciate the feedback, and we'll make sure to pass this along to our team.
Cancelled service, over 10 months to go on the subscription we had. We had 4 actually. Basically told we don't do refunds. Lesson learned. Don't use YEXT.
Thank you for leaving a review. We are sorry to lose you as a customer and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have further questions, please email partnersupport@yext.com.
My food was great, hot, fast! The manager Mystical checked on us how the food was and offered us more breadsticks! Love this place will come back!
5 Stars! A lot of companies make a great product, yet forget about customer service. Yext is not only a great product, their customer service is excellent, highly recommend them!
Thank you for leaving a review, Amy! We are happy to hear that your experience with Yext has been positive. We are glad to have you as a customer!
Yext, is nothing but extortionist company, by purposely listing your infomation wrong and holding your correct information hostage till you pay them. It reminds me of the oldtimes with the mob.
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Very happy with all the help from Teneka and every one at yext for their patience with me in my endeavors into the tech world, being a newcomer and all they were there for me.
Thanks so much for leaving your review, Dave. We're glad to hear we were able to help your business!
Thank you yext for all your help! Great sales people they took alot of time helping me. Very freindly was not rushed through set up. Even posted my pictures.
Thank you for writing a review! We'll pass on your review to our Sales Team, and we'll continue working to provide you with great customer support.
Very pleased with Kim... she fixed all my problems and found a few I did not know about... she was GREAT!
Yext is the Best! My business has really improved since i signed up with yext. Thank you Keep adding new sites i love it. Gary & Laurie
I'm going to give them 2 more weeks to get everything worked out.
It's been over a month still nothing.
I was scammed by them, they are a TOTAL RIPOFF!...
We appreciate your feedback, Keith. We are glad to hear that you are working with Hannah and Jenna on our Support Team to review your online listings and ensure you're taking full advantage of our services.
Answer: Thank you for reaching out, Sharon. Can you please send us your contact information (email and phone)? We can have a member of our Support team reach out to you.
Answer: Hi Brad. Thanks for reaching out. Yext Reviews helps you generate authentic reviews directly from your customers, which can help you stand out in today's new search experiences. And you can monitor and respond to reviews across the PowerListings® Network, uncovering new opportunities to improve your operations and win more business. If you're interested in learning more, you can check out our products here: https://www.yext.com/products/reviews/ or schedule a demo: https://www.yext.com/demo/?is_us=true.
Answer: Hi Ritchie. Rev here. What kind of feedback are you interested in getting? What kind of advertising are you doing? Are you using Yext currently and if so, what is the name of your business?
Yext has a rating of 3.2 stars from 170 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Yext most frequently mention customer service, business listings and great experience. Yext ranks 27th among Marketing sites.
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