@ReeseTee  Back in August of last year, I received a phone call and email pertaining to this program. The rep tried his best to have me "buy" into it ($300 to receive another $150 in credits). I didn't participate for various reasons. One was why should I pay Thumbtack to have a rep work with me when they have "success coaches" to show me how the platform works?  Some local Pro friends of mine said they received same invitation, but were told to pay more or less up front. It wasn't the same level playing field cost wise. Nevertheless, I didn't partake in the program. DJ Stevie 1-18-2020     ... View more

@crussell821  I understand that. But if that message was for another Pro, then the message should have been sent via messages not in Deatils box where Pros may think it's for them, as in my case, with all of my 5 Star reviews, I thought it was for me. Details box should be just that, details about their event, not messages. DJ Stevie 1-15-2020 ... View more

@MR  I've had hardly any success with the Opportunities Tab since February 2019.  A couple of months ago, I had 1 hire from that tab.  Now I am very careful to check the lead cost for those jobs in the Opportunities Tab before sending a quote/message as I found out that the lead costs in my category has sky rocketed. Recently I posted that one of those leads is over $50 and for more than 8 hours for a wedding. I tried to convey to email support that the customer is more than likely just seeing which vendors are available during those hours. But they told me otherwise. Anyway, I know that we are supposed to rely on Targeting and Direct Leads, but those Direct Leads are "tire kickers". Majority of the time, they are just looking for pricing, availability, etc.  That has been discussed repeatedly in these threads, so no need for me to repeat my thoughts and suggestions. One other thing, with Targeting on pause, I receive more local leads via Opportunities Tab. And with Targeting on, I receive no local leads. Any leads in my in box are very rare these days(months). DJ Stevie 1-6-2020 ... View more

@JoeB131  I know that it's not just my category, but many others including yours as well. I hear ya that we should receive good leads for the cost.  I would also like to see us receive some kind of contact information as well, but that discussion has been made in various threads, so I won't comment further on that here as my post has to deal with lead costs. DJ Stevie 1-2-2020   ... View more

@ReeseTee  I've been checking other Pro's profiles in my category to see what I may be doing wrong as I haven't had a quality lead in awhile, and noticed the same thing as you have about posting their Instagram contact info, and even to the point of placing their personal contact information WITHIN their profile. DJ Stevie 1-2-2020 ... View more

@PhoenixPhotog  I know, as I have Pro friends listed in different categories and they say the same thing about lead costs. My issue was that was listed as 8+ hour event, and I reached out to Support. I told them that majority of the time, couples list their wedding as 8 hours as they are unsure of when to have their reception (day or night), and to find out which vendors will be available during those times. DJ's are at cocktail/dinner/ reception for 4-5 hours, not 8+.  Support says that they believe the "customer" because of what they wrote and told me that lead costs reflect what a given job is worth. I should be the only one who knows what a given job is worth and shouldn't be able to pay $50+ for leads. Good thing that this was in Opportunities Tab or I may have been charged for "exact match" DJ Stevie 1-2-2020 ... View more

@Drew  It will be interesting to see what changes are made to improve the Community. Two changes that  I'm looking forward to see, is how the relationships between the Pros and your team will be improved, and how will the Pros connect with more Thumbtack employees. DJ Stevie 12-27-2019 ... View more

@rareuser  I have given numerous feedback about wanting to see lead costs and customer info ahead of time before sending a quote/message and getting charged, as it used to be. But I don't know what has happened to those suggestions. DJ Stevie 12-5-2019 ... View more