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  What new pros often overlook in their profile (that affects lead quality)

  Announcement ArvinC 243 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by ArvinC August 17New Pro Hub
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  THUMBTACK’S NEW PRO COMMUNITY SIGN-UP SWEEPSTAKES: OFFICIAL RULES

  THUMBTACK’S NEW PRO COMMUNITY SIGN-UP SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN; A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE AN ENTRANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING; VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY, RELEASE OF LIABIL…

  DustiO 174 views 0 comments 0 points Started by DustiO August 14 Community News
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  Calling all Home Organizers & Cleaners!

  One of our home organizers, @SOUNIQUE007, is looking to connect with fellow pros in the cleaning & organizing space to swap ideas and learn from others who've grown their business. Whether you specialize in organizing, hous…

  DustiO 136 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by MyCleanCharlotteMaid August 14Inspiration
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  Quick Replies

  Simple changes needed: -Stop limiting characters to 500, need 750 minimum. -Stop preventing using line breaks from us. -Allow us to use bold and or underline. Currently I cannot save any useful formatting of my quick replies. I …

  Jonathan_Stickland 56 views 3 comments 2 points Most recent by Jonathan_Stickland August 13Feedback in Action
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  What is the secret to being able to close more Jobs?

  Answered Ruan 54 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by MyCleanCharlotteMaid August 13Thumbtack Pro Rewards
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  Featured Expert how to qualify?

  I have been a Thumbtack Top Pro for over 10 years!! As I see on other competitors' profiles, I am the ONLY CPA to achieve this status continuously for the last 10 years! However, no one from Thumbtack has either recognized this…

  Answered NareshSetlur 38 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by NareshSetlur August 12Inspiration
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  Running both full home inspections and insurance inspections under one service — how does pricing wo

  I'm a licensed home inspector in Florida offering two very different products under Thumbtack's single "Home Inspection" service: Full home inspections — priced by square footage, roughly $350–$500 job cost. Ins…

  Question FL_Home_Inspector 31 views 0 comments 0 points Started by FL_Home_Inspector August 12 Feedback in Action
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  New here

  Where do I sign up for the workshop? Also I've been a member since 2023 and have never received an anniversary gift.

  Answered Dave3000 26 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by ArvinC August 11Thumbtack Pro Rewards
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  DIY Cleaning vs. Professional Cleaning — Where Do You Draw the Line?

  Keeping a home clean doesn’t have to be all DIY or all professional help. In many homes, the best routine is a combination of both. Daily habits like wiping counters, vacuuming, picking up clutter, cleaning bathrooms, and mopping c…

  MyCleanCharlotteMaid 27 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by ArvinC August 11Community News
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  Arsenio Carpenter

  zutycezu 28 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by ArvinC August 11Tools to help grow & run your business
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  Workshop

  I’d like to sign up for the workshop!

  Omnielite 47 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by ArvinC August 10Thumbtack Pro Rewards
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  Preset Jobs

  I wish Thumbatck would concentrate on generating leads only like when they first started. Becoming a company that want to do everything for us Pros. I use to get hundreds of leads and now just a trickle. And I offer 6 services so it…

  TCB247 62 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by ArvinC August 7Trending topics
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  Which lead system works better for your business?

  Over the past year, we had a much better experience using a pilot booking inquiries system—where we paid per lead after quote discussions and confirmed bookings—compared to the direct leads model. Before switching, we spent a signif…

  Poll Ilya_Sotnikov1 730 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by MyCleanCharlotteMaid August 7Business Resilience
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  Transparency for Clients about lead costs

  I am so frustrated. I am losing money to Thumbtack because customers won't follow through after I offer my time and services to set up the work connection. They stop communicating. I wonder if they are encouraged to reach ou…

  Jeany 146 views 6 comments 1 point Most recent by DustiO August 6Thumbtack Resources
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  How do you respond when a customer asks, “How much is this going to cost?”

  Hey Pro Community! I’d love to hear directly from you about what works best in real customer conversations. When a customer leads with, “How much is this going to cost?”, how do you usually respond? Do you give a price right away, a…

  KendlJ 1K views 21 comments 2 points Most recent by unknown August 5Thumbtack Resources
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  Uptick in "discounted lead" emails

  Anyone else seeing an uptick in Thumbtack offering 15% off leads for someone to respond to leads? I'm getting them more frequently than ever before. Here's my confusion with this — if we now have to pay 10% more for leads…

  SarzozaPhoto 64 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Jonathan_Stickland August 5Trending topics
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  Thumbtack Number Texts

  As we're all getting used to Thumbtack Numbers, I notice that when the message is texted, there are two auto replies of STOP and HELP included in the text. So if a lead hits STOP, does that count as a "Response" to Th…

  SarzozaPhoto 104 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Jonathan_Stickland August 5Feedback in Action
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  Question about TT numbers

  This discussion was created from comments split from: Thumbtack Numbers: If Customers Aren't Responding, What Is Thumbtack Selling?.

  System 193 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Jonathan_Stickland August 5Trending topics
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  Handyman / Computer Specialist - Available Today

  Licensed, insured, and have 15 years experience in the northwest and have grown to take available work close to physical labor of necessity on a trial basis of minimum wage to work as a team or closer to $110 an hour as a private co…

  conficross 15 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by DustiO August 4New Pro Hub
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  Remove Direct Leads

  I'd like to remove the direct leads function and just receive the general leads that you pay ONLY if the prospect replies. The direct leads are not working out.

  Answered vroomer64 484 views 12 comments 0 points Most recent by ArvinC August 3Thumbtack Resources