Finding quality Home Improvement Contracting PROs can be a frustrating experience. Usually after exhausting all of the referrals you received from family & friends to Home Improvement PROs (who likely are already fully booked), where do you turn? Are You Thinking of Trying Home Services Websites? (We Had a Feeling 😊)
BE CAREFUL of Lead Generation Websites Presenting as Home Services Websites!
The most thought would be to try certain home services websites that are typically the first ones to come up via a quick Google search. If this is what you’re thinking, we encourage you to be very, very careful.
These home services websites are actually “lead generation” websites. You might notice that one of the first things they ask you for is your name, phone number, and email address. This is usually not a red flag as many websites ask for this information, even retail sites. The issue is what they do with that information after you supply it.
Typically, your name, email address, and telephone number are sold to several Home Improvement Contracting PROs for the highest price, and in many cases each Home Improvement Contracting PRO pays $50+ (We know Right! Just for your name and phone number!). Next, these Home Improvement Contracting PROs, who are now highly motivated to recoup the money they just spent, will start aggressively calling and emailing you to schedule an appointment. Are these PROs the most qualified or the top rated? Nope, but they did pay the most. Are they licensed? Possibly not, but they sound nice. From the PRO’s perspective, what matters is how fast they can schedule an appointment with you to beat everyone else. Because these PROs rely on that lead source, speed is key, by the time they get in your home, there’s a good chance the Home Improvement PRO may not remember your name, what your project specifically is, or the phone conversation.
With HutSolver, our approach is substantially different. When Homeowners create a post in our system, it’s broadcast to PROs in our community without them receiving any of your personal information. Each PRO has undergone a criminal background check and has a license that was verified. If a homeowner likes how a PRO responds to their post, invite them for a walkthrough. We aim for PROs to be responsive, engaging, and informative, to this end, PROs a homeowner invites are never charged for the homeowner’s information, PROs only pay a fee if they win the homeowner’s project.
Sign up to HutSolver – it’s free to join and use! We believe you’ll solve many of your home projects with creative ideas and knowledgeable Home Improvement PROs.
About HutSolver
HutSolver is a marketplace for home projects where homeowners share their projects (create project posts), receive creative feedback and build relationships with qualified home improvement professionals (PROs). Post, Hire, and Manage your project all on HutSolver.
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