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    Thumbtack.......Your opinion on them and the leads..........

    Hi there,

    I started buying a few leads with them, and have been a little disappointed with the results over the past 6 months. Seems to me they are a lot like Craigslist, and people are looking for the bottom feeders......real cheap DJ'S or entertainment no matter what.....anyone else have any luck with them? Nancy from CMS

    Calash, The wheel goes round

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    I have bought a couple of them too, no results

    Michael W. Junkins
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    Huntsville, AL Wedding DJ

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    I have checked it out as well-
    no good results here in gilbert, AZ


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    I'm registered with them and have received leads from them, usually witout an exact date of the event. The price to submit a quote is $8.99. I've emailed back to Thumbtack.com numerous times stating that I'm a one man operation and need an exact date and month for the event. I told them that should be one of the required fields for the client to fill out before they can submit their information for a bid. In all cases, they responded back "We're aware of that and are working on it". Then they want me to put a link to their website onto mine, so instead of a client directly requesting information from me, Thumbtack wants them to submit through their link...and charge me for client information I would otherwise get for free on my own website. Like yeah, right, I'm going to put your link on my site and pay for leads I generated with my own website.

    Thmbtack is way overpriced and not worth my time.

    Ron Ralph
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    Pensacola's Leader In Quality Entertainment

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    have a listing on there. i don't buy leads from them.

    Jason Mastrogiacomo | Founder, Disc Jockey | Boston DJ Services
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    I have spent hours on the phone with Thumbtack representatives answering questions and giving them advice on how to make their services more "DJ Friendly", (they sought me out)... more specific dates & times, better representations of realistic fee schedules, etc.

    I subscribed so that I could answer unlimited leads and in one month I responded to over 50 events in the Southern California area... Zip! Nada! Zilch! Bupkes!

    Some of the leads were already 'not accepting any more bids' seconds after they arrived in my email!

    I unsubscribed.

    Keep on Rockin',

    Ken

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    Just another for-profit, pay-per-lead service aimed at separating hard earned money from hard working DJ's. I still can't believe they wanted me to place their link on my website so the lead would go to them, and they were going to charge me for a lead generated by my own website. Now that's funny!!

    Ron Ralph
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    Pensacola's Leader In Quality Entertainment

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    its hot garbage... no replies

    Adrian Esparza
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    I have been using them on the PAY PER LEAD.. some leads are too expensive and I wont purchase.. the good thing is they give refunds. EVERY SINGLE LEAD I PURCHASED was refunded because the client didnt respond. I told them that they need to MAKE SURE they tell the people asking for services that the vendors and paying for leads.. I received on that just said they had no date in mind but just want to see what it might cost. WHO is the world is going to pay for something just to give a price and not have any chance to get the lead..

    Also I get a lot of leads for Wedding Photography and videography. they all say under $1000 in their budget .. I told THUMBTACK that they need to fix their forms so the person looking understands a realistic budget for services they want.. I had one I almost booked.. BUT when he called he told me he had quotes for a wedding DJ from $300 all the way to $1800 .. I asked why he didnt book one of those and he said he was trying BUT the ones at the price he wanted didnt return his calls.. WONDER WHY.. I gave him a price and he said he was booking and I sent him agreement but when he called me back a day later to say he found a DJ for less then $500 for his wedding....


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    I canceled my account a couple months back because I was sick of wasting my time with crappy leads.

    Alan Ley
    Sound Master Entertainment
    www.smedenver.com
    "Setting the Tone for a Celebration of a Lifetime"

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