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Welcome to our new Community members! (September 2023)If you're tagged in this post, you've joined the Community over the summer - and we're so glad you're here. Drop a comment and introduce yourself - post a pic, a link to your Thumbtack profile, tell us about your business - or whate… -
How could Thumbtack improve the galleries/featured projects functionality?I am a muralist, and the ability to upload and showcase images is key for people to really understand what I do. I feel the platform has evolved to include more types of industries, but with visual mediums, there has to be a better … -
[VIDEO] Introducing the Thumbtack Pro Advisory BoardWhether you’re new here or you’ve been in the Community for a while, welcome! This is your space to learn and connect with real pros — a place to network, share resources, and exchange ideas and advice. We’re excited to announce Th…
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Can dealing with negative customer interactions actually help your business?In response to a recent question from another Community member about why Thumbtack doesn't allow us to rate customers, like other platforms such as Uber: I am a fellow Pro and have had moments of frustration with this myself, thinki… -
Tips for fellow prosJust a few tips for my fellow pros and new group announcement. 1.use every tool available when receiving a lead phone text email. remember they may log off thumbtack and a phone call or text message can land that lead. 2. check you…Announcement ShaquealThomas 467 views 8 comments 2 points Most recent by ShaquealThomas Business Resilience -
Try To Anticipate Your Clients NeedsMost people come to Thumbtack with a problem that they need solved. We should aim to be the answer to that problem as quickly and effectively as possible. If you can LEARN to anticipate the needs of your client, that is going to sep…Announcement Lemargriffinfilms 242 views 4 comments 6 points Most recent by mbrand15 Business Resources -
$254.12 for Cancelled lead. Help me pleaseI've never opted in or activated "INSTANT BOOKING" but today I received a instant booking lead for junk removal. I was skeptical after I called the lead 3 times without an answer. So I texted the client and received a resp…
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Be a featured expert.At Thumbtack we are always looking for ways to amplify our pro voices and pro stories. If you are a Top Pro (a pro with Platinum rewards status), you are eligible to become a featured expert. We feature our pros in many ways, like: …
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When I don’t get hired for a jobI would find it very helpful if there would be a way for me to see if my lead hired someone else. Of course, I wouldn’t be able to see who of my competition they hired, neither am I interested, but I would find it so helpful to see…
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Anyone else have a n issue with max lead price?It almost a week i can't change my max lead price more than 27$ which i could change it up to 35-40$ until last week. Now other pros offer higher max lead price and this is the reason i lost the 1st place. I talked with the custome…
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Customer supportas many other users I received a fake lead. Paid $45.00 plus. Customer never responded, I tried calling them and the number is disconnected. I requested a refund and it got declined. I have tried contacting via text the customer ser…
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Pro Membership and BoardHi. I’d love to be onboard as a Pro again. I was a part of the thumbtack mentorship program and events in the past.
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Instant bookingThere has been a lot of discussion surrounding instant booking if we together as pros can vote on yes to instant booking or no to instant booking we may be able to submit this to thumbtack as a community.
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Thumbtack Scheduling....what am I missing???Hi, first post here. I am new to Thumbtack this month. I decided I needed to pause any paid leads for a week to catch up and adjust my strategy when those come in. Today I received a lead as shown in the image below, even though I a…
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Significant Drop Off in LeadsI have been on Thumbtack.com for many years, and have a great record of ratings, reviews, standings, etc. I have been hired 250 times (probably more, those are just the ones that have been reported) and have 149 ratings and reviews…
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Email says I am less competitive, but my profile says otherwiseI have received an email twice that rate for paying for leads wasn’t competitive, but when I go to my profile, it is very much at a competitive rate. I have had zero leads for a month now, but when I search my profile I come up in t…
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Is Thumbtack Losing Touch with its ContractorsIn my professional experience, thumbtack has been great. However in recent years it’s seems to be less focused providing fair exchange. The leads are down for myself and everyone I talk to, they implement words like cheap right befo…
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Opportunities vs leadsThere was an Opportunities Lead that I responded to. I provide the services that the job poster is looking for. I do it very well. The job poster reached out to 3 other Pros. One of them hadn't responded yet when I sent in my bid.…
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What is Thumbtack Pro Rewards, and how does it work?Thumbtack Pro Rewards is here - to recognize and celebrate YOU! You provide a great experience for your customers and we want you to know your effort doesn’t go unnoticed – we see you. Thumbtack Pro Rewards is made up of three tiers…
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A Montage mural for a brick wall.One of the most interesting ways to work on a project is to get the clients input and design something they love. This is what we did with 4 vacation destinations including their honeymoon spot that they gave us. Epedemic Sound fo…
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AUTUMN CONTEST: Share a project.We know you are hard at work - and you deserve a shout out! Comment below with a project you are proud of, something you are currently working on, or an amazing before and after photo - we want to see what you've been up to so we ca…
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Expensive leads for cheap jobsUnder my category of Pressure Washing , there are several prices they recommend you set. One of them is the price to pressure wash a generic driveway which has a competitive price of $126. This turns out to be too low to do most dri…
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A dispute was filed on me.I need help.My account has been put on hold. we did a job a few weeks ago. It was to remove carpet and stain steps We did the job everything went great the customer picked his color for stain and then gave us the color for risers The first is…Chrissy5555 31 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by ShaquealThomas Link your Thumbtack account with partner platforms
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REFUNDSIm getting real tired of being told that my request for a refund isn’t approved. The latest one being a head hunter. This is getting ridiculous. -
Leads have dried up for a month, what about you guys?I have done the usual, checked my competitive max lead price to make sure I am competitive, altered my profile, added new projects, checked out my competition and see that I am ranked 3rd when "muralist" is searched for Sa…
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Not showing up in search resultshello, I am not sure where to post this but I need help. I have my profile set up properly, I am a top pro with platinum awards and am usually getting 150-175 views per week. That dropped significantly to 1 the last week. I tried …
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Meet Thumbtack’s Pro Partnership CommitteeWe believe that collaborating with our pros will help to shape the future of Thumbtack. In fact, that’s why earlier this year, we partnered with some of our best pros to kickstart this Community - a space designed to facilitate col…
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Celebrate with us - show us your Thumbtack swag!Your commitment to your craft and your consistently excellent service make Thumbtack great, and we think you should be celebrated - with things like swag. Here’s what some pros recently shared: If you’ve been to a pro event, won a C…
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Finished my biggest mural yet!This mural was done on the side of a 40' building, over 500sqft of coverage! This was also the first time I didn't design the mural I was painting, all new, but all great challenges to progress to bigger things! To give you an idea …
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Latest muralsHello! I was lucky enough to be hired to do two murals in a week span two cities apart! It’s as a hustle to get it done, but proud of how each one was so uniquely different and showcased a skill of precision and fun. First one is …
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My leads stopped. zero leads in 4 months. not sure whats going onHas anyone have this issue? I have not received any leads in 4 months. I made sure everything was updated. Updated credit card and everything seems to be ok. is anyone else having this issue?
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Non licensed prosWhy does thumbtack allow non licensed people to advertise for services that require a county and or state license? -
Having hard time setting up my profileI'm a pro setting up Mt profile but it sk me three questions about language, how many employees and apps I use? I feel it out checking the boxes then it doesn't let me click k submit
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JOIN US tomorrow (Thursday 8/31) for CommuniTEA.If you haven't been to a CommuniTEA networking hour, you're missing out! We would love to meet you! Please join us tomorrow from 9:00-10:00am PT (10am MT, 11am CT, 12pm ET) via Zoom. We'll do some intros and then open up for you to …
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Being more competitive?I get these notices that I’m not being too competitive in my pricing on some things. I’ve always been a fair price with the cost of a vehicle used for work. Truck payment, gas, insurance and upkeep. I shouldn’t have to lower my pric…
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