@Meckell, Thank you. But I was hoping that Thumbtack would have something else to share with Pros, especially with this pandemic. DJ Stevie 4-1-2020 ... View more

@Meckell, I wasn't able to edit my previous reply, so I am adding here in this comment box. Has Thumbtack decided what they will do to help Pros with direct leads(if any come in) automatically charged? Also, The lead costs in Opportunities Tab should be less as it's secondary because Thumbtack wants us to concentrate on Direct Leads. Many Pros are in agreement that the costs should be less, and has Thumbtack decided to address that concern? DJ Stevie 4-1-2020 ... View more

@Meckell, Thank you for your reply, but my questions about how Thumbtack may help us, weren't answered. If I repeat them, then I risk them being deleted, edited, or my entire comment deleted. This virus is more than 3 weeks old, which goes back beyond the March 12 increase in fees for Opportunities Tab. With that said, Thumbtack should have at least waited to increase fees, as other lead generation companies did, to see which direction the country was going to take. Now you say that another update is being put on hold for a few weeks. Is this for another cost increase? The added increase in lead costs has Pros thinking that Thumbtack doesn't have our backs, especially in these tough times. Speaking of lead costs, especially in the Opportunities Tab, I know that this was discussed in another thread, but can't find it right now. But these lead costs should be less, not more, as they are "used" leads. "Customers" have reached out to other Pros already, possibly conversing with those Pros, and then we are given these leads as secondary , so they shouldn't cost us more than direct leads. There has been an increase in Direct Leads as well. I am very confused as to why, in the past several months, that there have been more increases in both Direct and Opportunities. Thank you for the resource links, but nothing shows me how I'm being protected by Thumbtack.. Thus, I'm following local news outlets as to how this pandemic will affect my business in the coming weeks and months. DJ Stevie 3-25-2020 ... View more

@Drew, I just checked my Opportunities Tab, and saw a job that I thought I would bid on, and the lead cost is $82!!! Forgive me for asking as I did in a reply earlier in this thread, but in these tough times when leads are more rare than the past 6+ months, will Thumbtack be helping Pros out by not charging us, as other platforms are doing for a period of time, or at the least, lower the lead costs for both Direct and Opportunities Leads, and charge us once the country is getting back to normal? DJ Stevie 3-19-2020 ... View more