[ProLectric]

For the contractors that advertise on Angie's List, how much did your renewal offer go up this year? They are trying to justify an 88% increase. I have always been a fan of Angie's List but with an increase like that????

 

[FranklinsApprentice]

I'm about to find out. They gave me a really good deal, this year, but something tells me I'll hear the same story as yours.

 

[wadjacker]

I made a company profile there about a month ago, everything was approved. But I haven't heard from them, they haven't contacted me asking for money. Do they not like me?

 

[FranklinsApprentice]

I made a company profile there about a month ago, everything was approved. But I haven't heard from them, they haven't contacted me asking for money. Do they not like me?

I didn't get a call until I got some reviews. I I got those because customers who had an account but didn't go through them hired me, and then left a review.

 

[drm]

Great service. We get a good amount of calls from there.

 

[drspec]

I know a lot of guys will say it really works for them

but what I am interested in is ROI

what do you pay per month and do you run any specials on there?

 

[Switched]

Ours increased about 80% this year. There is no way I would quit AL, we have a great deal of business coming from them.

Here is the thing with them long term that I have noticed. You always are getting new clients. They have a very high turnover. People will use it, get quality contractors then quit. So they have to constantly pump money into recruiting new members, hence the ever increasing advertising costs. Part of business, we just pass it along.

 

[wadjacker]

What are you guys paying?

 

[Switched]

Here is my advice.......Negotiate.:thumbsup:

They can and will at times budge. This year, not as much as last though....

 

[ProLectric]

Yup, we are negotiating. They are coming down a little.
Yes they are well worth the money, I will most likely renew once we get it down a little bit more. Just sucks to see a large increase like that!

 

[sbrn33]

I thought no contractor could pay to be on Angies list???

 

[kbsparky]

I thought no contractor could pay to be on Angies list???

That's what they advertise. What they actually do, however, is exactly the opposite.

Angie is a liar and a fraud.

 

[ProLectric]

You pay to be placed at the top of the list. You can be on Angie's List with out paying, just you end up on page 2 or 3 in a major market if you have no reviews. Definitely pays to be rotating at the top! But don't waste your money if you don't have the reviews.

 

[GoldStarElectrical]

I never used Angie's List. I would consider it if they didn't annoy me with constant emails.

 

[B-ri]

I thought no contractor could pay to be on Angies list???

They're crooks.

We pay about $420 a month, and then they take a cut on any deal we run. Haven't had an increase yet this year.

 

[chicken steve]

Angie does squat thrusts on flagpoles

~CS~

 

[drspec]

Angie does squat thrusts on flagpoles

~CS~

wow

:laughing:

 

[That_Dude]

That's what they advertise. What they actually do, however, is exactly the opposite.

Angie is a liar and a fraud.

More like Angie is a ho. She takes it both ways, and will do anything for money. :whistling2::laughing:

 

[chicken steve]

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/busine...-figuring-out-the-real-purpose-of-angies-list

Getting on vs. Being Seen
Technically, that’s true. Contractors don’t pay to belong. They do, however, pay to advertise. And being on Angie’s List, if you’re a contractor, and being seen on Angie’s List, are two different things. This is where the money comes in.How is it that home improvement companies spend $20,000, $30,000, or $40,000 on Angie’s List if the list is, as implied, a completely unbought and therefore unbiased online community of homeowners? Well, that’s why Angie is on TV. The more subscribers Angie has, the more the company can charge service providers for its services.

~CS~

 

[B W E]

For the contractors that use angie's list....

WHY do you use angie's list?? NO ONE ELSE DOES!