@LZDNVG   " I agree, if Thumbtack isn’t working for you why post here all the time and bash Thumbtack? Makes no sense." Because at one point, Thumbtack did work for us, just fine, until they started mucking with it and made it something that didn't work.  As I've said, I've been on thumbtack since 2010, have been hired 300+ times and got over 140 positive reviews, earning me Top Pro status a bunch of times.  And I give Thumbtack a lot of credit for the success I've had so far, but by contrast, Top Pros like myself contributed to Thumbtack's success.  Otherwise, it would be like a lot of those other sites like Fiver or Upwork that are out there and not particularly useful.   And I think by turning it into essentially "Yelp-plus", they've done themselves a disservice.  The full week of Promote, I got 160 views, and only 6 contacts, of which MAYBE 2 of them will turn into jobs this week.  I think part of the problem is that unlike before when I was only competing with local resume writers, I am now competing with every resume writing service in the country.  I did look at "View as a customer", and saw that there were a whole list of people who aren't in my region who are also promoted.  I'm sure this overwealms the viewer, and they don't follow through.       ... View more

I don't have a problem with Thumbtack being successful.   I have a problem with Thumbtack going to a system that was fairly beneficial to one that is practically unusable.   The one good thing I can say is that they finally got pricing in my category - resume writing- down to reasonable levels.  Almost back to the cost where it was before they started mucking things up with "Instant Match" and "Promot" last year.  Except now they've reduced it essentially Yelp on Roids, I've gotten 138 views on "promote" this week and all of one contact that didn't go anywhere.  I'm not sure if this is because they are bombarded by every resume writer in the country ... View more

@DJStevie I activated Promote again this week and really, didn't see much for it.  42 views for Saturday and Sunday- one contact, who was just kicking the tires.  This week, so far I've seen 92 views and only one contact, who contacted me, seemed interested and then changed his mind for whatever reason.  if I offer "on line" services, I'd probably get more contacts, but on line just means I'll get ripped off more often, so I'm not really inclined to do that.   So far this year, I've spent about $98.00,  had 17 contacts with six hires.   So I'm spending $1.00 to make $4.00.   ... View more

To be fair, pricing seems to have come down at least in my field.. so I am giving "Promote" another go.   I've gotten 5 leads, 2 of which have gone nowhere, two are still in limbo and one panned out.  So Thumbtack has moved from a "not really" option to a "Maybe" option for me... at least for now.   There is still the problem where i am competing against people from all over the country instead of just locally.   ... View more

@Mkat4464 are you using promote.  If you aren't, then "Pros" who are on promote will be listed above you, regardless of Top Pro status or any other criteria.   As for the "outside service area",  I have the same problem.  I am constantly getting quotes outside my service area.     ... View more

I'm not in the Events sector, i'm in services, but.   If you are NOT promoting your profile but you HAVE tried it:     What was your experience like? (e.g., What worked? What didn’t work?) Awful Turned it off after a few days.  I spent a lot of money letting people kick the tires.  Why did you stop promoting your profile? I spent 96.00 in a week for one single job earning $50.00 What could we change about promoting your profile that would lead you to try it again? You did lower prices, but the things I would change.  Don't let everyone all over the country compete for jobs. Only local providers. Don't charge folks for someone merely pressing, "When are you available".  Only charge if a conversation takes place.  Other thoughts/ideas to share? a good system would be to only make us pay if we get the job.   ... View more

@RCPS - as I am well aware.  I am probably going to hit it This evaluation period that ended in Jan (Jan-Dec 2018) because I racked up enough hires and good reviews to carry me over.  I worry more about the next one, which is July 18 to June 19.   There I only have four reviews and 17 hires.        ... View more

@CappellaPhoto I kind of feel the same way.   If I get one lead a hire from Thumbtack a month, I consider myself lucky.  Now it's down to, "Is it worth it to keep using TT to keep Top Pro Status" like that means anything anymore.  ... View more

@DJStevie I am seeing that the price quote in my category has gone down quite a bit.  So while I have not reactivated Promote,  I am answering some individual ads.  I even got an actual customer, but he had heard about me from a previous customer but didn't have my contact info.  My prices also went up at the begining of the year.   I might try to reactivate promote on a trial run some weekend this month, see if it works any better.   ... View more