Yelp Updates Request a Quote Feature and Introduces a New One Called New Nearby Jobs

Yelp is reinventing the hiring experience by expanding Yelp’s existing Request-A-Quote product with guided questionnaires in new categories and adding a scheduling functionality that helps customers setup appointments. Yelp’s guided questionnaires solve this hiring friction by asking consumers a handful of tailored questions about the specific job they need done within the Request-A-Quote experience. This streamlines the business matching process by collecting helpful details about a project or problem, improving the quality of leads businesses receive from potential customers.

They are also launching Nearby Jobs, a new product that gives professionals an opportunity to proactively grow their business and pick the leads they want to pursue through a monthly subscription. Nearby Jobs is similar to an online job board that allows professionals to proactively find and secure new jobs that are suitable for their current schedule or skill set. Think this is a subscription feature that will cosy you about $8 a day.