http://www.remodeling.hw.net/produc...=email&utm_campaign=RDU_012414&day=2014-01-24
Hope this guy wins his case.
Hope this guy wins his case.
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It's way overdue. These types of cases will continue to grow until such time as the public figures out the reviews are useless and usually written by someone desperately in need of psychiatric intervention
I used Angies list before and you need to be careful when signing their contracts. If you don't pay they will sell your debt to collections and ruin your credit. They are more expensive then blue book and I never got a job from them. Also if you dont pay they will post it to your profile with big bold red letters. Then they state it's free for contractors to advertise on their tv ads.
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I once earned a lot of business from angies list, then I got one bad review from someone I couldn't even legally work for and she was allowed to post the review because we "spoke" when I asked to enter her condo unit and see where the leak was from the inside.
I no longer use Angieslist. I push anyone to stay far from angieslist.
I no longer use Angieslist. I push anyone to stay far from angieslist.
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A review site that reviewed review sites would have 100% bad reviews. The whole online review industry is 100% corrupt just like the online lead services and gives psychotics a place to vent without any intervention whatsoever from the corrupt review site management no matter how obviously inaccurate, unfair and emotionally unhinged a review is. A good portion of the reviewers don't even do business with the business they review. They just have a hissy fit because their budget was inadequate and they don't want to hear that.
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What are you reading?anna12365 said:
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I might have missed it, but no one (with a post count of over 100) will ever advise the Yellow people, ever.
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Google reviews are worth trying to get can be a PITA for the reviewer if they don't have a gmail account. As for lead services remember they tell the HO we can get refer you 5 contractors who will beat each other up on price to get the sale.PoleBarnsNY said:
No way...too expensive and 70% of the people never use it!
Go SEO, FB, Create a good functional website and ALWAYS ask for Referrals. One of my guys get 3-5 referrals every week!
Just started skimming through posts and many say they are
having success with the yellow pages. I guess it could be more
of a question then a statement because I have no idea if it
works or not.
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Yellow pages online do ok I'm sure lots of people search yellow pages then go from there to find a contractor. They are used to the old book in hand but now they go online . I've had seniors who use the computer tell me the found me online through the yellow pages. I don't pay for any type of add just a simple listing .anna12365 said:
Go SEO, FB, Create a good functional website and ALWAYS ask for Referrals. One of my guys get 3-5 referrals every week!
Can you explain this so a dummy can understand? Who am I asking for referrals?
SEO? FB?
Who are your guys?
Thanks and sorry if I don't get it
Can you explain this so a dummy can understand? Who am I asking for referrals?
SEO? FB?
Who are your guys?
Thanks and sorry if I don't get it
BTW Thanks everyone for all the good advice!!!
I have only 1 review on yelp I should tell customers to rate me there
Here is the link
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cicchetti-construction-saugus?nb=1
I have only 1 review on yelp I should tell customers to rate me there
Here is the link
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cicchetti-construction-saugus?nb=1
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We have good luck with Angie's List. BUT you have to get good reviews. You don't last long if you get a bad review. Overall, it pays for itself though.
When my Angie's List advertising runs out, I'm not going to renew.
1. There was a sharp increase in the cost every year (almost double)
2. Every time I check my listing as a member, I get a follow up email from Angie's List offering me one of their "Big Deals" in my category. I'm not going to pay a company to undrecut my advertising.
1. There was a sharp increase in the cost every year (almost double)
2. Every time I check my listing as a member, I get a follow up email from Angie's List offering me one of their "Big Deals" in my category. I'm not going to pay a company to undrecut my advertising.
I almost got "snookered" into signing a contract with angies list. Rep was telling me everything I wanted to hear. About 5 minutes after hanging up, I got an email from my AL consumer account, promoting the big deal in my area for the exact things I was about to sign up for. The guy was advertising such low prices that I don't know how you can run a business, especially because you have to give AL a percentage. I am not going to pay for advertising where they are putting that guy in my category. Also I thought that contractors can't pay to be on Angies List?....Why do they keep hounding me for money then?
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