Just ordered some signs from Tim
Thumbtack is a race to the bottom. 8 credits at $1.66 per credit is ~$13 from 5 âprosâ$13x5=$65, whose the real winner there?.?.?. ThumbtackâŚ
Put in a request through thumbtack before you become a âproâ on there to see what prices and pricing structures you have in your area. Joes handyman service and his 3000psi craftsman will do that house for a 6 pack and a pack of cigarettes, are you going to beat his prices? Lol.
Try Facebook ads or google adwords.
Clientele will be of a higher class than thumbtack and they may actually pay a reasonable fee.
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Justenâs right. There are times itâs good to buy business but the last thing you want is to get into a downward pricing auction just to see whoâs willing to drop his pants the farthest.
Find something other than price that sets you apart.
Not sure how youâre paying $1.66 per credit at thumbtack or if itâs just been a while since youâve used them. Iâm paying 39.99 for 20 credits, $2 each and $16 to bid one job.
We charge the same no matter if weâre bidding on thumbtack or a call on the phone. Our pricing doesnât change. Weâre not looking to compete against the weekend warriors who donât operate a full time professional business.
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I got mine from nitty34 double sided match my signs
People who use thumbtack to find contractors arenât looking for professionalsâŚWhy youâre using that platform for leads befuddles me.
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I used thumbtack for my landscaping company when they first entered the scene. It was much much cheaper then, and their system was completely different.
Because we make probably $3000 a month just off of thumbtack. No reason in the world to pass up easy money.
So thumb track is the best way for me to gauge what my area will bring in dollar wise?
No. As people said before thumb tack is full of low ballers and âweekend warriors.â That being saidâŚI get a very good too on my thumb tack leads. I donât land every job but I do tend to get the ones that are concerned with quality. Thumb tack shows up on tbe first page (usually above any real companies) on every city in my area. Lots of people use them. Like any other online service finder reviews and a professional image are key.
Not even close. Run far far away from anything that makes you pay to give bids.
Exactly. Thumbtack is making $65 every time they post a lead for a pressure washer⌠thatâs whoâs making the money.
Thumbtack takl service magic(home advisor). All sad, yet have the geeks to get their sites ranked.
Clean2 hit the nail on the head! Thumbtack is all over the first page in google search in my area. Weâve had several customers tell us that they used thumtack to get their bids because it was a national company and just felt safer using it to solicit their bids.
Thimbtack is a very good way to make money PERIOD. Anyone who says different is just PLAIN WRONG. Iâve had 1725 reasons in just the past 10 days to like thumtack 
But as I said earlier, the BEST way to make money is to be at the top of the search results when people are looking for someone to hire. Whether that be SEO or google adds. Thatâs the best way to grow your business.
Well I guess it is a good thing that I do web development and SEO professionally. I have had quite a few number 1 rankings for semi competitive keywords in my day.
How much of an edge do I actually have knowing that I can do 15-20k website, SEO, and analytical tracking, a/b testing myself?
In my opinion, that gives you a good edge. Iâm a senior systems analyst for a major corporation by day and built our website and did all of our SEO. We had the number one google spot in our area the day we opened our doors. That benefited us a great deal and brought us work immediately! Actually, we were booking jobs before we even had our equipment arrive.
Have you transitioned entirely into this new line of work, or are you still in your old of work? How do you manage phone calls and responding to emails? I have a relaxed work environment so I think I could pull it off unless I got super busy.
I still work for the corporation but we run this business full time. My wife and oldest son work it too and we do it 7 days a week from morning to dark. Letâs just say that Iâm pretty much my own boss⌠My director, the only person I report to, works 4 states away from me. I donât report in to an office, ever. And itâs rare if I even speak to my boss once a year. Iâve actually went two years without speaking to him.
