How to Earn Badges on Yelp

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Checking in on Yelp may be easy, but what you get in return for checking in may be extra rewarding. This article will explain these things Yelp calls a badge.

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    Try getting some of the easier badges first. Elite Yelp Member Chris Batchelor says: "The easiest badges to get on Yelp are the Rookie badge and the True Yelper badge. To get the Rookie badge, you just have to check in to 2 places within a month. For the True Yelper badge, first check in to a business, then review it."

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    For your very first check-in on Yelp, you'll happily be rewarded with the "Rookie" badge.
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    This one is a classic and easy badge to obtain that combines both challenging major topics of the service.
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    Check in to businesses everyday for a period of 6-7 days, and you'll be awarded the "Mobile Streaker" badge.
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    Some badges have minimum amounts of check-ins, while others may have different chores you'll have to complete.
    • Realize that Yelp tends to add and subtract badges at their will, but the major badges tend to stay put. If you don't see a certain badge on this list, don't worry. Yelp has potentially retired that badge or this site hasn't listed that badge yet.
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      Tips

      • If a business isn't present, you'll need to learn how to Add a Business to Yelp first, before checking in.
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      • You'll only be able to see your badges when you open up and sign-into the Yelp app under the "About Me" tab. They will never be seen anywhere on the Yelp website on your desktop; it's a mobile-only deal!
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      • According to the Yelp update mid-year 2012, Yelp made their "First to Tip" seem like a Badge. However, after they "dulled" this feature down, it's become more not-like any badge. it's not listed on the badge page. Yes, it might have some "badge-like" features behind it, but people won't see it as a Yelp badge.
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      Warnings

      • If you don't keep checking in to businesses, you'll end up losing your Beginner badge, so be extra vigilant in checking in with the app.
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      • You can't get hard copies of your badges like tvtag stickers; but being tvtag is more for entertainment items, these two are different.
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