To Yelp or Not?

Asking for client testimonials is a great way to build your resume as a Realtor or Broker and sharing those reviews online will no doubt broaden your reach of potential clients. Fred Griffin's recent post regarding Yelp, Reliable? Yelp can legally "Manipulate" ratings, says Fedral Court brought up a question I have been contemplating lately. With so many websites to direct clients to when asking for reviews, what site do you feel is the best place to direct them?

Is it best to have client testimonials all in one place or have them spread out over multiple sites? I'd like to think with the recent news regarding Yelp, it might be better to spread client testimonial out across the board. On the flip side, does it hurt your ranking if you only have 3 testimonials on one site but in actually may have as many as 15 reviews spread out over 5 different sites. What's your opinion?
Between the likes of Yelp, Google+, Linkedin, Reach 150, Activerain, Trulia, & Zillow and in addition to your personal website, how do you go about collecting client testimonials so they are most beneficial?

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