Thumbtack Creative Spin-Off

STL_Shooter78 · 4:44PM

I'm proposing that there should be a spin-off platform called "Thumbtack Creative".

As a videographer who has been on the platform since 2017, I have seen the decline of the creative gigs on here.

But I still get gigs from Thumbtack, even though it has gone "all in" on promoting itself as a home services based platform.

Oddly enough, I have recently gotten $13,400 for 4 video production gigs after not getting any gigs from Thumbtack over a year.

It seems to me that photography, videography, graphic design, etc could be spun off to a similar platform with a different name and all the marketing associated with it could be for people who are seeking creative pros.

Upwork has taken a lot of your marketshare away in the creative space. But Upwork is a horrible platform and Thumbtack has a better system for trust and safety.

Just my two cents.

ArvinC · 6:28PM

Hey @STL_Shooter78 , thanks for sharing this. And congrats on landing $13,400 across those four video production gigs, especially after such a long dry spell!

I can't speak to whether a separate creative-focused platform is something that's being considered, but I appreciate how specific your idea is. Your points about the shift toward home services, the opportunity you see for creative pros, and Thumbtack's trust and safety experience compared with other platforms give the team helpful context behind the suggestion.

I'll make sure the Thumbtack Creative idea and the reasoning you shared are flagged as feedback for the appropriate team.

Really appreciate you sticking with Thumbtack since 2017 and taking the time to share an idea for how the experience could better serve creative pros.

Thumbtack Creative Spin-Off

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