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June 2025 Pro Highlight — Meet Avi.Meet Avi, a Top Pro roofing contractor and Pro Advisor on our Thumbtack Pro Advisory Board. Avi is the owner of Sol Roofing, where he has earned Top Pro for the past 5 years. We asked him about his Thumbtack experience and to share … -
May 2025 Pro Highlight — Meet Beth.Meet @busyb Beth, a Top Pro home organization and move management professional, a pro mentor, and a Pro Advisor from our Thumbtack Pro Advisory Board. Beth has years of experience in her industry and is in her 5th year as a Top Pro.…
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Welcome to our new Community members — June 2025If you're tagged in this post, you joined the Community in May - 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 wh…
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Thumbtack's Customer ServiceI have been trying to get 2 issues resolved for a week. Thumbtack chat sends automated Spanish messages when I pressed ONE for ENGLISH, then they never connect. I've emailed, tried chat a dozen times, called (that's hopele… -
Anyone here use MailChimp?Hi all! Today in West Hollywood, CA, we have the MailChimp in-person workshop about SMS marketing. I currently use MailChimp for email marketing, but if I want to do SMS marketing, it would be an extra $20 per month. The thing I lik… -
Stop Charging Pros Unnecessary moneyI’m very disappointed with Thumbtack. It’s frustrating and unfair that I was charged for a direct lead, only to find out the customer provided a fake phone number. I responded immediately and did everything right on my end, but ther…
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Not only unlicensed but not even a registered companyhow can thumbtack stand by and allow unlicensed pros to advertise for service that requires a contractor license? Now I’m seeing pros advertise and not even have a valid business registration with the state. Which means more than li… -
Why am I suddenly getting multiple "Handyman" leads?I am not a handyman and suddenly 5/23/25 I am getting tons of leads? This is really annoying how do I stop this???? Jeff ARndt
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Here we go again -- coaches-- does Thumbtack even want us on their platform?After almost 2 years of hiding my profile on the Thumbtack platform because their "name your own lead price" policy insisted that I pay a minimum of $165 per lead even when most "leads" never responded to my repl…
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Background Check Server ErrorEvery time I've attempted a background check over the past few months, on both Safari and Chrome desktop browsers, both SSN and photo of an ID, I've gotten a "ServorError" badge and can't move forward. Help …
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ICYMI — More networking & mentorship sessions added.Thanks to your feedback, we've added an additional weekly session for our live (free) pro networking and mentoring sessions that take place over Zoom. Beginning on May 27th we'll have afternoon sessions on Tuesday every ot…
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May 2025 Pro Highlight — Meet Thomas.Meet Thomas, a Top Pro roofing contractor, a pro mentor, and a Pro Advisor from our Thumbtack Pro Advisory Board. Thomas has decades of experience in his industry and is a 3 year Top Pro. We asked him about his Thumbtack experience …
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Suspicious Leads — Same Job Requests for $85?Hi everyone, In the past 1–2 days, I’ve been receiving multiple leads for “Furniture Assembly” with the exact same setup: two desks or tables, always listed at $85. Same format. Same price. Same type of job. It’s starting to feel s…
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Mobile Notary Lead ChargesHi everyone, I’m new to both the notary business and Thumbtack, and I wanted to start a discussion to share some of what I’ve experienced so far using this platform to find clients and opportunities. In my opinion, Thumbtack’s lead …
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Change locationHow can I change the locations where I offer service
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Is it possibleIs it possible to request clients that are welling to pay more
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Can we review a bad client?Hello, I have been ghosted by two clients this year - a first (and 2nd!) time in my over 30 years of freelancing. They were both on thumbtack. Can I review them to help others on this site from hiring them also? I realize things may…
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Getting responsesAny suggestions for how to get some customers to reply, when you contact them within seconds
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Lead location preferences is bugged but they won't refund youThis is a warning to all pros out there, If you ever get a lead outside of the location preferences you have set you will not get anything refunded. I was asked to provide proof of setting up my distance as 25 instead of 50 miles b…
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Join us every other Thursday from 10:00-11:00am MT (9am PT, 11am CT, 12pm ET) for CommuniTEA - 60 minutes of networking with other Thumbtack Pros. Events take place via Google Meet and are meant to be a space for you to connect, share, and encourage your fellow Thumbtack Pros. See you there! (You will join using Google…
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[JOIN US] CommuniTEA: Live Community networking & mentorship
Join us every other Tuesday from 3:00-4:00pm MT (2pm PT, 4pm CT, 5pm ET) for CommuniTEA - 60 minutes of networking with other Thumbtack Pros. Events take place via Google Meet and are meant to be a space for you to connect, share, and encourage your fellow Thumbtack Pros. See you there! (You will join using Google Meet. If…
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