{"id":20042,"date":"2023-02-14T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience1dev.wpengine.com\/resources\/?p=19948"},"modified":"2023-04-04T18:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T18:12:59","slug":"search-find-and-refer-top-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/search-find-and-refer-top-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Search, Find, and  Refer Top Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What is the Search Site?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Effortlessly search, find, and refer industry-leading professionals.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Prominence, relevance, and proximity are key factors influencing our decision-making when looking for a professional\/service provider who meets our needs. As customers, we value authority, trustworthiness, and social proof; word of mouth never went out of fashion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Search Site gives you all that and more. The Search Site makes life easy to find reliable service providers in any industry in your selected location.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to learn how to connect with top-rated professionals across industries using the Search Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#055da9\">Search by location, industry, business, agent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a customer, you can search and browse using keyword(s) in a location by business service category.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Browse professionals by category and apply filters that simplify your search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Search by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business vertical or service (For example, Loan Service Providers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location (For example, Loan officers in Chicago)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professionals (For example, Name of the agent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Filters:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Filter professionals based on the following parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Services: Example- Mortgage, Real Estate, Banking, Human Resources, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location: Search for a location by entering the city, state, or zip code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distance: Based on your current location, you can filter professionals listed within a certain radius( 0-100 miles).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ratings: Filter professionals based on the average of their review ratings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of Reviews: You can view only professionals with more than a certain number of reviews by checking the relevant box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#055da9\">List and map view to explore results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/TundgNbLwVZt0auis5I1K8zL6yJMqVLtKbicOxMqGVvSDvTXCsN_qE35ErtwfvVIhZA1zf6S0sl7PNOz8oj-B6_ERl9mb-OJ6Jpem6q0PqdKnPow_LR8lExZOY3wxvihLAeZWLPFtV7ylwJeM4euXVw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view professionals in the default list view, which displays the highest-rated professionals on the top, or switch to the map view. The search results provide an overview of the professional\u2019s basic information, such as Name, Position, Photo, Ratings, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your location is captured (either through the location entered in the location field or using the shared location), professionals within a 25-mile radius of the identified location are displayed in the search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the map view, each professional is shown as a pin on the map. When you hover the cursor over the pin, you can see the professional listed in that pinned location.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#055da9\">Social proof for reliable connections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Search Site showcases verified Experience.com reviews from real-time customers who have worked closely with the professional, in addition to reviews from various third-party social sites such as Facebook and GMB. High-quality reviews from diverse platforms help you identify the professionals who are best suited to meet your needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/zEvW0Y5AOU-HJcxhzrojwQ8h58Qn9grJQFuI06bbMycNfMX0eGSYha55XtG1aH52XKvflpEXF6at6tq5R8Z_adejzoWYuv9XAnnRZeAub-qdKIlAE3nETr7XYMHnmTlS9tZg_6yEuzkzE8J_yl-mjmA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Professional\u2019s Total Experience Score, a new score combining reviews and ratings from customers across several sites, lends credibility to the customers using the<a href=\"http:\/\/experience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Experience.com<\/a> Search Site to find services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most searched professionals are distinguished by the top 5% badge on their profile picture. The badge highlights professionals who lie within the top 5 percentile of the total number of professionals registered in that industry. You can also tell the top 5% apart by the gold stars used to denote their rating (as opposed to the blue stars for all other professionals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/ijReZkOg7266mOrGiKYjZ4uHUDJssM7RoRnm_zoU5pA2VGur_nEmRG47Poo6klSojzByyzVvQRoIpcAiSKI2RWwu8TTBbEr05PJaVn4QU9AfuLNMvDj5C10K2Df9g7XIVZczdoBMeOVdNWKvBQCQ9s4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Find top-rated, reliable professionals in your location using the Search Site, a top-end business listing platform with social networking functionalities that offers a credible landscape for professionals and their customers to connect and do business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"mediumbtn tatsu-button rounded tatsu-action-button\" style=\"background: #238ad2;color: #fff\" href=\"http:\/\/pro.experience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-gdpr-atts=\"{}\">Check out the Search Site<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Search Site? Effortlessly search, find, and refer industry-leading professionals.&nbsp; Prominence, relevance, and proximity are key factors influencing our decision-making when looking for a professional\/service provider who meets<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/search-find-and-refer-top-professionals\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"wpb-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[422,424,425,426,423,427],"solutions":[101],"industries":[7],"class_list":["post-20042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-customer-reviews","tag-google-map-ranking","tag-google-search-results","tag-organic-search","tag-search-algorithms","tag-website-user-experience","solutions-measurement-analytics","industries-mortgage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20042"},{"taxonomy":"solutions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solutions?post=20042"},{"taxonomy":"industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/try.experience.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industries?post=20042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}