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Cleaning and leadsGreetings everyone my name is Louis Hall and I'm happy to be apart of the thumbtack community 😁 I'm new at this so bare with me -
Refund failures and disappearing posts?For the 2nd time now, a critical post of mine has mysteriously disappeared from this forum. I don't get it? What's going on? :/ Luckily, as before, I saved the original….. I was charged $77 for a lead whose budget was CLEARLY under …
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Leads Costing MeOften the Leads I receive are not responding even though I am responding quickly to them. Which means I am losing money. If this was happening occassionally fine but the last 4 leads only one responded. Any suggestions?
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Custom budget for leadsI have a business and I have been using thumbtack for years now. I have experienced this platform thru a lot of there changes and updates. The fact that they don’t allow you to adjust you budget until Monday does not seem feasible t…
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Why doesn't Thumbtack make its fee structure public?I have been working with Thumbtack for several years and still don't have a clue how the fee structure works. I am charged anywhere from $37 to $100 to do the same job at the same distance from my home.
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Very disappointed in what thumbtack has becomeWe've been on thumbtack for almost 2 years. This used to be a good resource for leads. Sadly, we will not use this platform anymore. I've given a few chances to set if things will get better and all were a bunch of dead leads which …
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Re New: Customers can now book you from Google@DustiO I already had my own Google Reserve booking system setup with different appointment system. How do I make sure I opt out of integration. I fill up a form already. I ti may mess up my google business profile. I just received…
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Welcome to our new Community members — May 2024If you're tagged in this post, you've joined the Community over the past 2 months - 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 - o… -
Is your business losing a significant number of jobs to cheaper, unlicensed competitors on TT?We've been the top pro in our area for over a year, but recently got bumped by a company that is not licensed to offer the service. Additionally, we have in the 3rd and 4th spots companies that are "top pros" and "rec…
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[JOIN US] Pro Led Workshop — Business Bookkeeping Best PracticesJoin Laura W (@AR2i Business Solutions) tomorrow 3/20 at 9:00am PT (10am MT, 11am CT, 12pm ET) for a follow up to her previous pro-led Business Accounting Basics workshop (recording here). This time she'll be diving more deeply into…
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JOIN US tomorrow (Thursday 2/29 - Leap day!) 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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Pro advisor board meetingI just wanted to say that I was so honored to be a part of our pro advisory board meeting that we had yesterday. This is a new board that was just created about 6 months ago that's helping the Thumbtack team and top pros and pros ar… -
Does Instant Booking work for you?I am very disgruntled with instant booking. I had a text communication with Thumbtack today and here’s some of what it said. What a waste of my time them: We hope you will try Instant Booking and continue to advertise on our platfo…
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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…
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Competitive lead pricing?My question is are there any other providers out there that are having a problem with the competitive lead pricing platform?
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JOIN US tomorrow (Thursday 8/3) 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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It is time to change the category name... "video editing" to "remote video editing"I have made this suggestion numberous times to Thumtack...but has fallen on deaf ears. It seems that consumers often pick video editing when they really need video production. This wastes my time and money when I reply to a video ed…
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New GroupHello if you are a house cleaner or you do organizing please join the new group. -
Account constant deactivation and no phone supportI have been a pro with Thumbtack for over three years now, and for about a year of that time, my telephone support, so-called privileges were revoked until, I had a long conversation via text, (that conversation literally took sever…
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ducks in a rowI'm not sure if other industries have this issue, but as a videographer, I see a lot of leads where the client doesn't have their ducks in a row. These tend to be "passion projects" where the person is self-funding. It's…
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JOIN US tomorrow (Thursday 7/20) 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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Documents and esigning for fitness professionalsHello! My name is Andrew Lehane, owner and personal trainer at Trainz 4 Gainz. I was wondering if Thumbtack had any documents we could utilize for liability purposes, insurance, and Par-Q's? I do know that would go a long way with… -
good morningmy wife and I currently work in the mental health field. we are wanting to do lawn care, house cleaning, hauling junk, pressure washing or painting. we are very reliable and very hardworking. 8166015572 give us a call -
Welcome to our new Community members! (4/1)If you're tagged in this post, you've joined the Community in the last 2 weeks - 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 w…
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April Contest: Tips for success.One of the most important things we do here in this Community, is help each other grow by sharing tips and tricks for success. For this month's contest we want to hear: Your biggest tip for success when just starting a business Your…
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Welcome to our new Community members! (3/1)If you're tagged in this post, you've joined the Community in the last 2 weeks - 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 w…
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JOIN US tomorrow (Thursday 3/2) 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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[MEDIA OPPORTUNITY] Calling all house cleaners!Our team is in the process of creating an article that features some of the best spring cleaning tips to make our customers' lives easier. We would LOVE to feature tips, hacks and advice from our Thumbtack professionals, and we woul…
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Why have leads stopped?!?It’s been over two weeks since the app had offered any leads and maybe have had 1 job in the past month. I like the platform but almost ready for ask for my money out of my account since it’s not bringing me new leads. Can someone s…
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The new year 2023I am a Ballroom and Latin dance teacher, teaching at my private/home studio in San Francisco. I teach mostly couples getting married. I teach couples their first dance for their wedding. My business name is Fascinating Rhythm Dance …
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