Well, from the looks of it, most pros do not like the Promote system, and I have to add my name to the list. My comments about the "Check Availability" button and the inconsistent and inaccurate review percentage calculations are small potatoes compared to my peers complaints. If I had to encapsulate all of the complaints into one, it would be that we do not have a say in the business. Most of us are small business entrepreneurs trying to make a living...so when the business is taken out of our hands it pisses us off. Most objectionable is when we try to improve the system no one listens, or at the least does not follow up! Thumbtack needs to, in my opinion, go back to making it fun to do business with Thumbtack (like it was before the Promote system). I take a lot of pride in what I have done with Thumbtack, and I suspect that Thumbtack is starting to listen: to Pros leaving Thumbtack, Thumbtack sales decreasing, Pros grumbling, and stress internal and external. It's a shame, because I love Thumbtack and don't want to see it fail due to it's unwillingness to change. Denny
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