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Am i the only one complaining about fake leads. And other contractors putting up job requests to make contractors waste credits.

And some are customers puting up job requests just to see how much a job is (window shopping) with not having the remote intention to hire a pro. I WASTED around $90.00 in the past 2 weeks to get a $100.00 job...thats a $10.00 profit from thumbtack. Craigslist is the way to go also you might try moonlighting and there are a couple more that you can out up a post about what you do. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbtack_(website) Stay away from homeadvisors they have even bigger charges to match you with potential Customers here.

Thumbtak average about $9.00+ (in my field of work) homeadvisors average about $15.00+ per lead.

Long of the short is, stay with craigslist or look for another place like moonlighting, yelp or some other advertising people. Thumbtak has becomed a paid craigslist.

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Ok so I can say that that name does look interesting but Ify is a real name from people from other countries. But the thing is she (Ify is predominately used for women) was probably just looking around not really inquiring for some services which is the part I hate.

Im hoping Im paying for people who are actually looking not just curious about what she could find.

I havent tried Moonlighting yet but I have tried (and am on) Bloomchase which has gotten me actual hot leads because they are actively looking for someone that can help them in my field.

Before I bid on thumbtack I look to see if they add something to their description not just responding to the prompts. But on Bloomchase I just create my profile then promote it and wait for the leads to come in.

Xzavien Vea

You are absolutely correct!

When I was working as a cleaning contractor in another state I found multiple other companies using this site that makeup a job that doesn't exist and write themselves 5 Star reviews whenever they receive a bad review from a real customer.

I have brought this to Thumbtack's attention and they have decided to look the other way!

I am POSITIVE this IS happening!

The reviews are posted on the same day that the requests come in + plus they are obviously fake and written by the owners!

Some examples are: A. getting a security deposit back for a cleaning that happened the same day that the request came in and this is not even likely until 30 days later, but definitely not the same day! B. hiring the company to come clean for Thanksgiving and Christmas when the requests was originally submitted 5 days after Christmas!

C. Reviews talking about the customer contacting the company, them sending someone out the following day and mentioning that the cleaning took place yesterday or a few days before when the review was written the same day or the day after the request was submitted etc... Thumbtacks "Team" that takes care of this, or "looks at" the reported fraudulent requests, apparently lives inside of a box, has no common sense or like I said they don't care! And look the other way!

They don't want to do anything about it because they make money off of every contractor that bids on these jobs whether they are real or not... VERY deceptive company! I have pointed out specific jobs, that were used to write fake reviews, that I bid on myself, and Thumbtack deletes those so that I no longer have proof of this happening and I never get refunded my credits... Great Job Thumbtack!

They are knowingly taking advantage of people especially the professionals that give good customer service. It's all about money! How can other pros have 75 hires and 74 reviews or vice versa.? people don't take the time to write good reviews because they expect good service if it sounds too good to be true...

it most likely is and I suggest everyone read profiles completely (hires vs. # of reviews) before making a judgement call on who to hire based on reviews! Since living here, trying my luck again and using Thumbtack... The same thing is taking place!

Thumbtack= Scam Artists all over the country... They Also... told me the customer viewed my quote when I had created a few accounts and bid on them to view customers perspective...

I WAS THE CUSTOMER, Ditzo! I NEVER opened any of them!

Xzavien Vea

No, you're not!

That's why I'm here,

Only I have what I feel is proof that leads are actually being computer generated also!

Read my review I'm posting today..

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