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your experience with referral services
I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's
List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. |
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On 5/10/2016 5:47 PM, Mayayana wrote:
I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. Not a contractor but I subscribed to Angie's list earlier this year and found its a real PITA on the user end. It spams you two or three times a day. I am seriously considering adding it to the bozo bin. John |
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On Tue, 10 May 2016 17:47:24 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote: I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. Heck with those web sites. Get a reference by word of mouth of your neighbors. |
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On 5/10/2016 5:47 PM, Mayayana wrote:
I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. It can pay to advertise and I guess you need make decision as to what you get in return for your advertising dollar. My brief look at Home Advisor a couple of months ago did not list any of the roofers I knew that had good reputations and did a lot of work in my area. When I looked at Angie's list many years ago most of the contractors were far removed from the area. I would not use either to find a contractor. |
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On 5/10/2016 5:47 PM, Mayayana wrote:
I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. Back around the turn of the century, I asked the local building inspector for the name of a reputable roofer. While he wouldn't/couldn't answer, a day or two later I had a roofers business card stuffed in my door. Roof company did an excellent job, no leaks yet. And once you find one honest contractor, ask them for referrals for other building trades. These guys often know each other and know who the jackleg crooks are. |
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On 5/10/2016 5:01 PM, John wrote:
On 5/10/2016 5:47 PM, Mayayana wrote: I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. Not a contractor but I subscribed to Angie's list earlier this year and found its a real PITA on the user end. It spams you two or three times a day. I am seriously considering adding it to the bozo bin. +1 If you look something up they wait a week or so and then start dunning you for a reference on the business or any allied business you may have chosen instead. From what I've seen on their site, the listing/reference for most seems pretty vanilla. Waste of money. Glad I got a super deal on it through Groupon and paid only nickels on the dollar. I won't be renewing at the end of 3 years or whatever. |
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On Tue, 10 May 2016 17:47:24 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote: I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. I used Service Magic (now Home advisor) a few times. For furnace repair, window repair, and roofing. I was satisfied, but there are pluses and minuses for contractors. The roofer actually wasn't currently signed up with them but they were still pestering him. Don't remember the exact details. As I recall the contractors were putting out 20 to100 bucks for the referrals, depending on the work requested. They weren't too happy when they lost a bid. I actually asked some of the losing bidders how they felt about using the service. Most were just resigned to it as a cost of doing business, so the roofer was an exception. Keep in mind you have to be fast coming out to bid. Each time I used the service the phone started ringing immediately, as the guys got texted on their cells. |
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On Tue, 10 May 2016 18:01:22 -0400, John wrote:
On 5/10/2016 5:47 PM, Mayayana wrote: I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. Not a contractor but I subscribed to Angie's list earlier this year and found its a real PITA on the user end. It spams you two or three times a day. I am seriously considering adding it to the bozo bin. John A lot like advertising in the local bargainhunter rag. You get all the "customers" looking for a deal -and the ones NOBODY can satisfy. Unlike the bargainhunter rags, they'll badmouth you across the country. Admitedly, they are not ALL that kind of customer - but do you need ANY of them??? You might get 20 real happy customers and one of the "others" - - and you are done like dinner. |
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On Tue, 10 May 2016 19:23:20 -0400, Rich wrote:
On 5/10/2016 5:47 PM, Mayayana wrote: I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. Back around the turn of the century, I asked the local building inspector for the name of a reputable roofer. While he wouldn't/couldn't answer, a day or two later I had a roofers business card stuffed in my door. Oooooeeeeoooo. Roof company did an excellent job, no leaks yet. And once you find one honest contractor, ask them for referrals for other building trades. These guys often know each other and know who the jackleg crooks are. |
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On 05/10/2016 06:54 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 10 May 2016 17:47:24 -0400, "Mayayana" wrote: I've debated whether to sign up with Angie's List and/or Home Advisor as a contractor, but have no idea whether it would be useful. I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience, as a contractor or as a customer, with any such service. snip Catch 22 How do you choose a good referral service? I generally hire contractors via "word of mouth". Which contractors do people I know have good experience with? Most of the time I go with a company that is right in my own neighborhood. |
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