One of the services offered by RateYourCourse a reputation system website is the ability for you the Golf Course to claim your listing allowing you to have full control over the transparent reviewing process on RYC.
The great benefit of Claiming your Listing is that you will gather a deeper insight in to how the Patrons perceive your course and you will be able to see the scores for each reviewing criteria and not just the average. Not to mention the fact that you will have right of reply to the user as well as the ability to comment on the review.
"At its best, the use of reputation systems builds community, adds knowledge to groups, and elevates the accountability of the institutions and people who are being rated. Online reputation systems can enable people in making decisions about which users to trust, or to compare their opinions to others". Pew Internet
The process to Claim Your Listing :
- Register as a Golf Course Venue.
- Search for your Golf Course in the listings
- Click on the claim on your golf course listing.
- Place an order in Purchase Goods & Services
- Receive notification that your claim has been approved
- Receive E-mails of all reviews for your course once they have been moderated
- Comment on reviews received from Patrons.
Example of the Review Criteria Once Claimed.
So it seems that RateYourCourse.com.au provides the Golf Courses as well as the Patrons with the ideal format to give their opinions and Post Golf Course Reviews.
