How to Use the Yelp User Talk Area on the Yelp for iPhone App
Download, install and open the Yelp for iPhone app from the Apple AppStore (if you haven't done so already)., Login to the Yelp for iPhone app, with your Yelp credentials, if you haven't done so already. , Lock in a zip code that defines the area...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Download
The Talk page will change, depending on your zipcode.
What you see in one zipcode may be different than those messages in a totally different zipcode a bunch of miles away.
You'll find these settings on your Settings page in the Yelp for iPhone app. , Tap the More button on the white bar at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the "Talk" option from the resulting drop-open list.
This option should be near the top of the list (a few down from the top of the list). ,,, If not, tap the "Talk" arrow near the top left corner to bring you back to the menu of other choices of conversations to read. ,, You'll be directed to a page asking you to input additional information. , Make it catch the readers eye/attention. , Tap the "Category" button underneath the "Category" label.
If you've ever participated in the Yelp Talk page on your PC, you'll notice that these are the same exact categories as the ones you would see there too.
Most topics can either be filed under "Local Questions & Answers"
"Site Questions & Updates" or "Other".
Sometimes, there's even been call for Yelpers to say "a long-time big hello" by using the "Yelper Shout-Outs" category. , Make sure the text that appears in this box, closely matches that of the summary you wrote in "Conversation Topic" above.
There is no limit to how many characters can fit into this box, so there is no need to count. , Tap the "Post" button at the top of the box, to post this conversation to your My Conversations area of the Talk area of the app.
Saved conversations will be stored in the tab labeled "My Talk"
and when a new reply has posted you'll receive a copy of the reply to the email box you typed when you signed up for an account (and the email account you are currently using to sign into the app). ,,, This should automatically bring up the last reply and the "Reply" box where you'll need to type your reply message. ,, -
Step 2: install and open the Yelp for iPhone app from the Apple AppStore (if you haven't done so already).
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Step 3: Login to the Yelp for iPhone app
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Step 4: with your Yelp credentials
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Step 5: if you haven't done so already.
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Step 6: Lock in a zip code that defines the area you'd be most-helpful with searching and answering questions from.
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Step 7: Navigate to the Talk option.
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Step 8: Scroll through the list and see if any of the conversations appeal to you.
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Step 9: Tap the conversation you'd like to read.
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Step 10: Read through the conversation discussion page
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Step 11: to see if the conversation appeals to your liking.
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Step 12: Check to make sure a conversation like the one you are potentially going to mention
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Step 13: hasn't been asked or answered already from the location you're Yelping in (from your settings in the app).
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Step 14: Tap the "New" button at the top right corner of the screen.
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Step 15: Tap and type a summary of what you'd like to explain later
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Step 16: into the "Conversation Topic" box.
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Step 17: Categorize the new conversation.
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Step 18: Tap and type the description of the new conversation into the Message box.
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Step 19: Post your conversation to Yelp.
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Step 20: Locate a conversation where you know of a reply that you can post.
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Step 21: Read all the other replies to this conversation/discussion
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Step 22: if your reply would be the first (or you choose not to read the replies (which you really shouldn't do))
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Step 23: continue to the next step without doing so.
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Step 24: Tap the "Jump to End" button from the top right corner of the screen.
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Step 25: Tap and type your reply message into the box labeled beneath the label "Reply".
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Step 26: Tap the "Post" button when the message is completely written and spell- (and format-) checked for accuracy.
Detailed Guide
The Talk page will change, depending on your zipcode.
What you see in one zipcode may be different than those messages in a totally different zipcode a bunch of miles away.
You'll find these settings on your Settings page in the Yelp for iPhone app. , Tap the More button on the white bar at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the "Talk" option from the resulting drop-open list.
This option should be near the top of the list (a few down from the top of the list). ,,, If not, tap the "Talk" arrow near the top left corner to bring you back to the menu of other choices of conversations to read. ,, You'll be directed to a page asking you to input additional information. , Make it catch the readers eye/attention. , Tap the "Category" button underneath the "Category" label.
If you've ever participated in the Yelp Talk page on your PC, you'll notice that these are the same exact categories as the ones you would see there too.
Most topics can either be filed under "Local Questions & Answers"
"Site Questions & Updates" or "Other".
Sometimes, there's even been call for Yelpers to say "a long-time big hello" by using the "Yelper Shout-Outs" category. , Make sure the text that appears in this box, closely matches that of the summary you wrote in "Conversation Topic" above.
There is no limit to how many characters can fit into this box, so there is no need to count. , Tap the "Post" button at the top of the box, to post this conversation to your My Conversations area of the Talk area of the app.
Saved conversations will be stored in the tab labeled "My Talk"
and when a new reply has posted you'll receive a copy of the reply to the email box you typed when you signed up for an account (and the email account you are currently using to sign into the app). ,,, This should automatically bring up the last reply and the "Reply" box where you'll need to type your reply message. ,,
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