I'm a roofing contractor who was slow and thought, lets join H Advisor and see what its about and pickup some fill in work. Mind you, I never ever had to advertise in 35 yrs. All word of mouth. They so call background ck you which is nothing a homeowner can't do. Then you give them your CC and the fun begins. They charge you a initial $250. Joining fee... For a roof estimate they were charging me 87.00 & 131.00 per roof est depending on the size and area the job is in...
Well, the 2nd or 3rd lead I got was a fake. And I got atleast 3 of them. Now you have to go back and request a credit. Theres a job. And when they tell you they can't give you one, then the blood starts boiling... And the moment you call back on a lead, they're pulling the money out of your acct. And you get homeowners that just want an idea of what their roof will cost to replace, not knowing it just cost me $131.and they had no plans of replacing the roof. That happened a half dozen times. They tell you its free. Yes it is for the homeowner, but not the contractor...
They say they give the lead to you and 3 other contractors. Then the race is on for you to call the homeowner ASAP... A few homeowners told me that so many contractors called that they didn't want me to show up... BANG.$87.00 down the drain. I did get a few jobs, but only repairs... It was a waste of about $2500 I pd them. Eventually I cancelled them after 8 mons or so... Theres so much more to this experience with HOMEADVISOR, I don't think Sitejabber has enough room for me to print it. So... STAY AWAY. Homeowners and legit CONTRACTORS.
Hi Warren - I'm sorry to hear that you didn't find more success with Yodle. I appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback and I will be sure to pass it along. If you have any additional feedback to share, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at 646-768-3690 or gina.balistreri@yodle.com. Thanks, GB.