Julie's Journal
Good girls have diaries... Bad girls have blogs!Are you a homeowner looking to have some work done on your house? If you look in your local yellow pages to find one you are faced with hundreds of different ones that you know nothing about. How can you make such an important decision just by picking the one with the best looking ad? The solution is ServiceSpider.com that lets you see pre-screen contractors in your area that are waiting to compete for your home improvement project.
All you need to do is post your home improvement project on their site (for free) and let the contractors bid for your job. When the auction ends, you get to choose who you want to complete the job. Every contractor has their own profile page with all their company information, including their feedback score. This score is based on other homeowners like yourself who have worked with them on a home improvement project and reviewed them.
This service is free for the homeowner, and they charge a small flat fee of $199 for two years, for the contractors to create a profile page and bid on jobs. The ServiceSpiderpro.com package includes a custom built profile page that combines them with Google AdWords to bring you sales leads and reduce your marketing expenses.
This service is a great idea, and I wouldn’t hesitate to try them out if I was in the market for home improvement projects. So take the frustration out of finding a contractor in your area and check them out.
Comments
Thanks Jules for the resource. With a hubby in construction and currently unemployed I think putting him to work around the house works for me… at the moment. But it’s good to know of another source to go to should I need a job done in a timely fashion LOL!
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This will certainly make contractors think twice about ripping you off.
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that’s a great idea. we have a big project we want to get done in the next few years.
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That’s a unique idea. Too bad I didn’t know about it when we had our den made. We totally got ripped off.
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Good information- I too had a large project in late 07. I didn’t get ripped off, but there were a couple of glitches….
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That’s interesting, and could help people read reviews, and find home improvement project contractors.
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Privacy fence can be a great home improvement option. Super pages offers a good directory as well with some guaranteed vendors.
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Before you hire a contractor, it’d help to narrow down your hardwood choices. One company that’s running a sale right now is Advantage Trim & Lumber. They’re running their autumn ipe decking sale. They only sell eco-friendly wood too which is pretty awesome.
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