Thumbtack, We have been over many ideas and yet here we go again with an idea that does not benefit many of us pros who cant have a fixed cost quote. Do you charge the same price for every lead? Because that is how many of us feel. A 20% discount on a lead that we dont even know what the original price is absurd. You could show us any price you want and then reduce it by 20% and still get paid what you really wanted. It's time to change your system to a 1-5% fee based on the agreed upon price between pro and client that is charged to the customer. It will be a non refundable fee. Your success should be based on pros success not on how many pros you can charge a fee. Customers being able to "choose" as many pros and contacting them is unfair and not professional when it comes to charging them all. I and many other pros would have no issue paying you $50 on a $1,000 job (5%). Your competitors have a similar model that allows me to do these things. I have a hard time justifying paying 15-30 for a lead that might only earn me $100-$150. So let's talk about thumbtack and pros succeeding together.
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