Yelp Listing Google Index Status Confusion

[Matt Chauhan]

My branded search query shows my Yelp listing in Google results, indicating it's indexed. However, site:https://www.yelp.com/biz/foxxr-digital-marketing-saint-petersburg yields no results. Why this discrepancy? Is my Yelp listing truly indexed in Google?

 

[JoyHawkins]

Hey Matt,

I'm seeing your Yelp listing just fine. What do you see and where are you accessing it from (what country)?

 

[Matt Chauhan]

Hey Matt,

I'm seeing your Yelp listing just fine. What do you see and where are you accessing it from (what country)?

Hi Joy, I am in India. I just noticed that Yelp only indexes the mobile version URL of any listing.

 

[JoyHawkins]

I would try using a VPN to access Yelp and see if it looks any different.

 

[Matt Chauhan]

I would try using a VPN to access Yelp and see if it looks any different.

I just did it. I saw that the Yelp listing of our business is indexed in Google.

But when I checked to see the index status using site:, no results were returned.

 

[JoyHawkins]

I'm not sure you're supposed to use the site: operator like that. You usually put a domain, not a specific URL.

Example:
site:yelp.com

If you do a Google search for just the URL of your Yelp listing, it shows as indexed fine.

 

[Matt Chauhan]

I'm not sure you're supposed to use the site: operator like that. You usually put a domain, not a specific URL.

Example:
site:yelp.com

If you do a Google search for just the URL of your Yelp listing, it shows as indexed fine.

In that case, what is the best way to check if any directory listing or a backlink is indexed in Google?

 

[JoyHawkins]

By searching the URL.