Anybody using Home Advisor for leads?

by Larry Henson Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:26 pm

Got a call today from Home Advisor regarding leads for carpet, upholstery and tile/grout and was wondering if anybody else has looked into it or uses them?

by ej54 Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:36 pm

An Aussie perspective.
This really depends where your business is at if it will work for you.
If you are in the building the business phase it would be helpful to get some extra income. But they will keep a percentage so you are not going to make alot out of it.

by Larry Henson Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:41 pm

Kinda sounded like Angie's List but didn't charge the customers a fee to research and find someone.

by Freemind1 Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:40 pm

I passed. There are a lot of bad stories out there about them. I have not heard anyone, on any board, say anything positive about Home Advisor.

All the review I had found of them, were mostly negative, from both business and customer.

They charge you PER LEAD. Even if the lead is not even a real lead. They also will give the same lead to several companies.

by Mo Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:08 pm

ej54 wrote:An Aussie perspective.
This really depends where your business is at if it will work for you.
If you are in the building the business phase it would be helpful to get some extra income. But they will keep a percentage so you are not going to make alot out of it.

Thansk EJ we could use a little more of An Aussie perspective on this forum:australian fla

by OneBlueSummer Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:54 pm

Yes it works.. you can go the website and search for your desired service in your area. Also see how many searches people actually do for cc etc.
Problem?
It kills your local seo. They do this by listing your biz name with their phone number and they have many many pages and sites they use for their seo with your fake phone number.

by Danb Sat Dec 07, 2013 2:45 pm

DO NOT DO IT.
For two reasons. First it is almost $30 per lead and you are not the only cleaner they will give that lead to.
Second and most importantly, They advertise your company name with their phone number. This confuses google and causes your google ranking to drop. If you are do any seo at all, Home advisor would be a bad move.

Dan
DKB Restoration