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Brain Dump from 12/7/20 MeetingHi everyone - sorry if this is lengthy, I try to be thorough! We had a great meeting today and I thought I would bring what was discussed to the group to have even more participation in the discussion! General thoughts Instead of u… -
Some ideas to get the ball rolling :)In our Beta Community Feedback Group this week, let’s focus on what resources would be helpful for you. Here are some thoughts we had to get some ideas flowing, but we really want to hear your ideas! Tips for running a small busines… -
Do you teach online or in-person?Hi Thumbtack music teachers! 👋🏽 I was thinking about making a discussion on this, but then I realized that there is a poll option. I am curious if Thumbtack music teaching Pros are teaching online, in-person, or a combination of b… -
Residential/Commercial Cleaning Pros?Cleaning Pros! I'm biased but I think this is one of the hardest (and most rewarding) industries to be in... Patryk Gawlak here - owner of Peak Cleaning Service in Scottsdale, Arizona. We specialize in residential cleaning and… -
Week 2: Ongoing Experiences with booking inquiriesWelcome to week 2 — please share your answers to the following questions by next Tuesday (6/10). And if you haven't already, please introduce yourself and answer the questions on our first discussion post here: Pros and Cons: … -
Group notifications are finally live!Hi everyone! Our community has recently been updated, so you will now receive notifications for posts in groups! This is huge and we are super excited. Now, you can use these groups to connect, idea-share, and support pros in your s… -
Painter's Worldfirst live open paint discussion starts today from 6:00 pm to 6:30 -
Group notifications are finally live!Hi everyone! Our community has recently been updated, so you will now receive notifications for posts in groups! This is huge and we are super excited. Now, you can use these groups to connect, idea-share, and support pros in your s…
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Group notifications are finally live!Hi everyone! Our community has recently been updated, so you will now receive notifications for posts in groups! This is huge and we are super excited. Now, you can use these groups to connect, idea-share, and support pros in your s…
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Group notifications are finally live!Hi everyone! Our community has recently been updated, so you will now receive notifications for posts in groups! This is huge and we are super excited. Now, you can use these groups to connect, idea-share, and support pros in your s…
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Group notifications are finally live!Hi everyone! Our community has recently been updated, so you will now receive notifications for posts in groups! This is huge and we are super excited. Now, you can use these groups to connect, idea-share, and support pros in your s…
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Notifications are finally live!Hi everyone! Our community has recently been updated, so you will now receive notifications for posts in groups! This is huge and we are super excited. Now, you can use these groups to connect, idea-share, and support pros in your s…
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Welcome! First Post!Hi Fellow Members, Thanks for joining my education company group. My name is Varna Naik, I'm the founder/owner of a company called InfinityEd, I started this group to network with other folks in the industry and to help each o… -
How To Handle Wedding Guests/PartiesHere is a new discussion I thought we would all be able to take part in. Having a big guest list can create gorgeous photographs and exceed expectations with unique pictures. Although, in the last few years alone I have experienced … -
welcome!!!!!Hello, my name is is Brad Near. I’m the owner of Brad The Tile Guy LLC. I have been doing tile for 25 years. Let's talk backsplashes!
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Welcome to the group - Marketing Workshop attendees and registrants!If you got invited to this group, it means you have registered for the Marketing Workshop taking place on Friday. This will be your place to come and keep the conversation going - share your insights, tips and tricks or ask question…
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Hello and Welcome!Hello! So excited to welcome you to Thumbtacks California Event Pro Group. I can't wait for you all to share and collaborate. Please feel free to network and enjoy. Let's keep it positive and inspirational! 😁 -
Who's Here?Hello all! My name is Malena, and I run a small music lessons & homeschool/life enrichment studio in southern Maine, although we have students all over the US now that classes are remote. :) Who's here with me? What type of… -
We have some new users!Hi Community Leaders! I just shared a new post welcoming some new Community members we have. Check that out here and give them a welcome if you can 🙂
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Share your story.Before I joined the Thumbtack team, I was a business owner for many years. I owned a wedding cake company for 12 years - where, like most of you, I wore all the hats. My cake business started out as just a hobby, but when my partner…
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Next Meeting December 3rd, 2025 11:00am CST Be There!Please join us Wednesday Dec 3rd, 11:00am cst and tell our 24k listeners of commercial real estate about you and your company. Cut and paste: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7393712857865048065/
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Week 4: Wrap Up and Wishlist FeaturesThanks for all your valuable feedback! This is the last prompt for this forum before we close out the group next Wednesday. Overall Experience: Rate your level of satisfaction with booking inquiries so far: 1 - Very dissatisfied 2- …
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Week 3: Assessing customer readinessThanks for continuing to provide feedback on booking inquiries and your patience with sharing week 3's prompt—please feel free to take an extra day to respond to this post (responses due Wednesday, June 17). We'd love to k…
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Welcome to our new pros!Welcome to our mentorship page! If you're new and looking to connect with an experienced Thumbtack pro, we're excited to help you on your journey. Please comment below, letting us know which industry you're in, and we…
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WELCOME TO ZEN GARDENSDAY 1. IDEAS FOR INNOVATING THE MARKET!
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Price increaseTo be honest I was a little bit dreading the roll out of new pricing on November 12th. But I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't as bad as I thought it could be. We have to count on Thumbtack being successful so that we can… -
WelcomeWelcome to all new members. Please feel free to write what you want as long as it has something to do with cleaning or organizing. -
A Painters Worldnext live meeting April 30th from 6-6:30 pm please join now for access for zoom link entrepreneurs welcome to join!!!!!
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A Painters WorldNext meet for painters world will be March 31st 2023 at 6pm please feel free to leave message regarding any questions regarding painters world or tips for interior & exterior painters.
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Using direct leadsI’ve been with Thumbtack for close to 11 years. Back when I started sending a quote was only $3.48. yes times have changed and over the course of 5+ years it’s been a nightmare with customers who don’t reply. And I just paid $25 to …
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Referral list reply:I'm a newer company. I'm in my first couple years of business and I'm all about helping people out. One hand washing the other. Good handy men that do good work are hard to find. We should come up with a contact list…
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IntroduceHello Fellow Educational Businesses, Let us be a network of support for each other, rather than competitors. Many people need educators, so let's start sending and reciprocating each other's needs, allowing us all to flour…
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Refunds!I am tired of being charged for insta books that are supposed to be guaranteed booking jobs and the clients canceling well thumbtack refuses to issue a refund. not to mention the cost of the instabook! I paid $178 for a two bedroom …
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Checking in!Hi everyone! We hope you all had a great weekend. You should have received an email from Dusti last week with a survey for you to take. If you haven't taken it already, please do so when you have some extra time. Community Lead…
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Getting chosen by the clientAs businessman on Thumbtack since 2014, I have seen amazing improvements that have afforded me several hires. I work towards updating my profile with new and relevant content to attract more clients. I have added other services that…
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Thumbtackers. We got thisI hope everyone is having a great holiday season If you are looking for help to make your 2026 business explode You found the right place Thumbtack will make it happen. If you need help or advice Reach out to the top pros you …
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Bad reviewsI hate getting bad reviews from people I never worked for. Why is that a thing? My only two bad reviews come from people I never worked for.
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As a new pro, what are you hoping to learn here?If you are new to Thumbtack (or to business ownership in general) what are the top few things that you would hope to learn by connecting with a seasoned Thumbtack pro/business owner? Tell us in the comments!
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Ongoing experience with booking inquiries pt. 2Welcome back! Thanks for making it more than halfway through our beta testing program. In our next invite, I'll send out a link to sign up for 30 minute optional 1:1 interviews to check in on your experience in detail. Please f…
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$275 budget for week and no work!!!Here to show. $200 budget for the week and have all customers don’t respond even to discounts calls texts. This week I payed thumbtack for me to do work for free. Yet! They seen by budget offered me 10 free leads to move to unlimite…
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Tell us about your experience with Booking Inquiries!Hi y'all - Thanks again for providing your feedback as part of this group. We'll likely have a few others joining us in the next couple days so stay on the lookout to welcome new folks joining in the intro discussion. Our…
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Welcome to the Booking Inquiries Beta Testing Research Project!Hi everyone! My name is Sebastian, and I'm a UX researcher at Thumbtack. I'm excited to welcome you to the Booking Inquiries Beta Testing Research project! Thank you so much for taking the time to participate in this study…
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Thumbtack is a scam I’m sure of itI was convinced to try out thumbtack, so I said ok if I was sure if I wasn’t satisfied I would get my money back, but the thumbtack rep later said no I couldn’t get my money back or money paid for leads that never got jobs. To top i…
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Outrageous lead feesFYI I was just charged a $79 lead fee via instant booking for a job I made $155 on. Dumbtack Support offered no help.
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What has changed with Thumbtack for Pros?I'm curious if any other pros on Thumbtack are having the same or very similar experience as I am having. Between 2019 (when I started my retirement business) and sometime mid to late 2023, I got all the business I needed or de…
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Thumbtack Invites TrollsI have been a Pro member for over 3 years. It seems that even thought I have spoke in depth with Thumbtack regarding fake leads and solutions, they have refused to address this even though promising to do so. Years ago, I bid on an…
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Instant booking is reinforcing the distance between Thumbtack and prosI'm Thumbtack pro since 2016. It was a amazing tool back them. Over the years, Thumbtack is forcing the pros to accept changes that are not good for them. Instant booking is far the worst change ever made. I have 4 power washi…
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Has Thumbtack lost its everloving mind?????I dont know if anyone is encountering the same issue as me but they are FORCING ME to accept instant booking which is EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC for more reasons than I care to exhaust here. All of the customers so far clicked on instant…
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New memberHey everyone I’m new here, do I have any North Carolina pros here? -
Piano Lessons in San Diego 2023!Hello, my name is Charlie I am a local San Diego Piano Instructor accepting new students for 2023! Give me at call to sign up at (619)991-0701. Happy New Year 2023!
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What do you do when there is reduced demand for music lessons? Also Instant Book and credentials.Hi music lessons teachers! 👋🏽 I have talked to a couple of Thumbtack Pros who are music teachers, and they have noticed the same thing that I have observed for the last 1-2 months: there is significantly less demand for our servic…
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to everyone here at the Thumbtack Community. Remember to thank your teachers! 🙏🏽
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Fair and Balanced Astrology listings@DustiO @Meckell Hi Dusti and Meckell--I've posted on the fact that in the Astrology listings, Tt notes those in the Top Ten are Tt's choices as, obviously, the BEST of all the rest (of us). I thought the selections we…
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Welcome to Bienestar!New year, new hymn, new you! Everything starts with an intention. And we've all heard the trite but true adage that 'timing is everything'. Combine the two and you get what I call, Universe MAGIC. 2/22/2022 is a …
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Welcoming Members!Hi Guys, It's been a couple of months. We now have 4 members including myself. I would like to hear from all of you about yourself. Maybe we can post brief intros, and maybe something about our respective business? I'd …
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The Community soft launch is live!Hi Community Leaders! Today we had a very successful soft launch of our new Pro Community. We've had over 200 users sign up and a lot of conversations happening. Be sure to look around at current conversations and engage with f…
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Feedback on what questions we should ask the Pro CommunityHi everyone, and happy Friday! Earlier this week we had a great conversation with @BITBLeah @PomeranzLaw. A piece of feedback we heard was that we should ask pros specific and pointed questions to jumpstart meaningful conversations.…
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Suggestion BoxThis new discussion has been open as a suggestion box for Thumbtack from Pros in the Beta Community. As a reminder, this is not a sounding board, complaint thread, or trolling platform. Simply a place to provide feedback, recommenda…
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