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hi anyone use rated people or service magic on here
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Hi , I am a gas engineer/plumber and I use to have a tradesman account with Rated People for last 2 years. I used to pay £40 per each 3 months + price for each lead. Last one year I did not buy any leads from them because I have enough job to do but continued to pay them £40 for each 3 months.
Just now before Xmas'2013 I paid £51.20 for a lead 'combi boiler replacement'. They sent me contact details of the client. I contact the client and ask him for available day and time to visit the property, to check the system and be able to give him a quote. Client said that access is not possible at first . On second call he told me that job is not more available , his council is going to do the job. I call back Rated People and ask my £51.20 for this lead to be given back as a credit. They told me that the amount can not be given back and they changed their policy since 11.12.2013 and there is not any more 'refund policy'. I can not describe to you my RAGE. I closed my account with them. They do not do any thing just sell contact details of the client to 3 tradesman and finish. No one care for the client and the tradesman. Clients does not lose anything but we as a tradesman losing money.
Hi , I am a gas engineer/plumber and I use to have a tradesman account with Rated People for last 2 years. I used to pay £40 per each 3 months + price for each lead. Last one year I did not buy any leads from them because I have enough job to do but continued to pay them £40 for each 3 months.
Just now before Xmas'2013 I paid £51.20 for a lead 'combi boiler replacement'. They sent me contact details of the client. I contact the client and ask him for available day and time to visit the property, to check the system and be able to give him a quote. Client said that access is not possible at first . On second call he told me that job is not more available , his council is going to do the job. I call back Rated People and ask my £51.20 for this lead to be given back as a credit. They told me that the amount can not be given back and they changed their policy since 11.12.2013 and there is not any more 'refund policy'. I can not describe to you my RAGE. I closed my account with them. They do not do any thing just sell contact details of the client to 3 tradesman and finish. No one care for the client and the tradesman. Clients does not lose anything but we as a tradesman losing money.
As said above they are all r se holes. I'm starting one up but it's going to be much better....
I get the job for you, get the custard to pay you top whack, then when it's all done and everyone is happy you send me £50? On a handshake obviously.
Hope this business model takes off?
Good luck with that!!!As said above they are all r se holes. I'm starting one up but it's going to be much better....
I get the job for you, get the custard to pay you top whack, then when it's all done and everyone is happy you send me £50? On a handshake obviously.
Hope this business model takes off?
Over 50 quid for the opportunity to quote a combi swop! OMG!!!
If it was as described ,in other words you provided a combi-swap,'signed, sealed,delivered 'for a £50 fee it would be very fair.As said above they are all r se holes. I'm starting one up but it's going to be much better....
I get the job for you, get the custard to pay you top whack, then when it's all done and everyone is happy you send me £50? On a handshake obviously.
Hope this business model takes off?
Hi Marie,I read your various posts with interest.You are making your way in this trade and it is not easy.You seem to have a great deal of faith in the power of the internet.I hope it works for you but do investigate thoroughly.My web designer guy has built a website but just for plumbers as that is who he mainly works for. His theory is that if he can get work for individual plumbers and they pay him £500+ per month for social media and se optimisation he can get them for all plumbers if plumbers pay £120 per year taking out commission fees and short list fees such as MyBuilder. I think that is a pretty fair price is it not? £10 a month and he does everything ie; advertisement and he isn't greedy or hungry unlike MyBuilder, ServiceMagic and RatedPeople who all have investors and need to make money at all costs.
Hi Marie,I read your various posts with interest.You are making your way in this trade and it is not easy.You seem to have a great deal of faith in the power of the internet.I hope it works for you but do investigate thoroughly.
Firstly let me deal with all these internet companies that leech on the honest trader and in many ways are less than honest in their business dealings.I am like the vast majority on here.I would not pay anyone for the possibilty of finding me work for what often can be the wrong type of customer who only want quotes,cheapest price etc.You are tied into expensive arrangements and the only winner is them.I accept some do OK.
Regarding your web designer guy and the costs.I had a long time when I was scraping buy and living at home because I had to,not because I chose to.There is no way I had £500+ spare per month and if I had it would not have gone on advertising on or off the web.Tools/van/putting myself through college were the priority.I believe you sell yourself and your skills and getting your foot in doors is the key but not convinced internet firms or even personal web sites are the answer,especially at the prices you mention for an optimized web site.I see websites as possibly more effective as a show case for your business rather than relying on it to establish it.
Re-the alternative to My Builder etc,'How would that work?'What would be the costs and what would you get?
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