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Cost of Leads as a Photographer and RefundsHey everyone. (apparently my post got deleted by thumbtack) I'm at the end of my rope with Thumbtack. They seem to have trash customer service, it's not even in the u.s. although the owner lives in California? My issues are as such… -
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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… -
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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ReviewsI had 25 5 star reviews on thumbtack and I was getting so much work that I turned Thumbtack off for a bit. Now my reviews are gone and I have emailed for help many times, but no one answers at all. Why is it so hard to get some assi…
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Duplicate PostsWhy isn't the platform set up to automatically flag suspicious duplicate posts like this?
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How Do I Get in Touch with An Actual Thumbtack Person?My background check has been "pending" since I joined some months ago. I'd like to get it resolved, but can't reach any real person to help. Thoughts from the group?
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Forbes Featured Wedding OfficiantI started my wedding officiant business Ceremonies by Raquel in January of 2020. I immediately received inquiries through Thumbtack! By December I had married close to 100 couples. Thumbtack featured me August 2020 as a Thumbtack…
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Pro Account Deactivated/Deleted, Now Banned, No idea whyHi, I don't understand what is happening. I recently started revamping my Pro account, and I received an email that it is now "on hold" because I'm offering services not allowed on Thumbtack. I'm offering massage therapy,…
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I would like some help getting work based on a keyword.I do assembly and I focus on one product that is wickedly tricky to get together properly. Let's call it WidgetWonder. Right now I would have to go under the assembly skill set and get all of them and parse them out. I am willing …
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Not getting any responses from prosI need local movers and I’ve sent out at least to 15 pros, and zero replies?? I used to get responses within 5 mins.
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Direct LeadsGreetings Team! I've noticed that Thumbtack will give a Direct Lead just to subtract money out of my account, without me getting the assignment. Have any of you experienced this? Also, I get tons of house cleaning leads (inside clea…
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Why I can't find where I can choose my area to work inn. I'm getting leads 40 miles away?I find it ridiculous I can't choose my work area radius. Im getting leads that are 30 miles away. Someone please show me where I can choose my work radius???
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Is thumbtack still in business? I stopped getting any leads at all a couple months ago.After consistently having a very high closing rate on the project leads I met with, along with a good rating, I suddenly stopped getting any leads at all almost 3 months ago. I spoke with customer service twice a while back and the… -
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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