HomeAdvisor (Powered by Angi)Reviews 8,479

This service has turbo charged my business. They send me leads constantly. Of course you don't close every lead you get and of course not every lead is perfect for you. (They will refund the lead charge if it's totally off.) I'm closing probably around 20% of the leads they send me, which if you know anything about leads is a great rate. They put me in direct contact with people who are trying to get the exact service I offer. They have optimized their search presence which puts them high in the results of people searching for my services. Then through their page, the customer is questioned and directed to my company. The customer gets my contact info and I get theirs. Some times they even call me first. Otherwise, I'll call them within a few minutes of getting the lead. That quick connection to the customer is a huge help in creating a relationship and getting their confidence that you'll be attentive. For what they charge for a lead ($10 - $40) it's worth every penny. I've never been so busy. If you don't believe me, call me and ask.

I was looking for some contractors for my home remodel and I used the HomeAdvisor website, 3 times. First 2 referrals were great but the 3rd contact had the worst cust serv (actually "no service") imaginable. I wrote a negative review... which did not get posted. Wrote a 2nd review, which again, did not get posted. Makes me doubt the validity of this type of website. I feel it's still best to use referrals from friends/relatives. I gave it 3 stars because my overall experience has been, just okay; nothing I can rely on.

The mission of this Colorado firm is to stab you, not to help your small business. I got billed for instance $188.20 in one month, and $56 of that was for giving me ONE lead that I never even followed up on because I install home theaters, and never got a single person who wanted that, mostly repair my TV power supply when the Chinese made electronics fail or mount my TV to the wall because Best Buy charges more than I want. They say it's $17 per month but don't tell you about the $80 every three months and the scam with random $20 fees for leads that you have no notice you are going to be paying for.
Be aware this site I had for a full year and it cost me over a thousand dollars with only one small sale. DONT SIGN UP unless you have money to just burn or are in a BIG city AND in the DOWNTOWN area.

I went on HomeAdvisor website twice for two different searches. I found none of the referrals adequate, but to add salt to the wound, I am now pestered everyday, even Sundays at 7:30 am with solicitation calls. I plead with them to stop but they do not. I have used up all 12 of my "do not call" options to block some calls. Still it is not enough. Do NOT trust this website to respect your privacy.

Posted a negative review on Home Advisors.com three weeks ago fee: roofing and gutter company called Cheryl A. Hunt of Roofing and Gutters of Oregon, Newberg, Oregon. They ripped me off for $300.00 for incomplete job. They have not listed my negative review. I also checked and have seen over 400 complaints regarding this company.

I used these guys to try to find a contractor to renovate a family room. They simply post MY name and address and phone number for anyone who is paying to be a "contractor" looking for leads!

I received many calls from people many miles away from my home, ALL provided quotes that were seriously high. ~ very much like a con job service. I received quotes reaching $45k! I eventually located a local contractor who is doing the work for $7500.

NOW while i'm on the do not call list, i still receive 15 unsolicited calls a day for carpet cleaning, solar installation, etc.

You get the picture!

These people COULD easily be con men using the web to review a home prior to ripping you off.

STAY AWAY FROM HOMEADVISOR.COM!

UPDATE: here it's about a year later and i STILL get a LOT of "home improvement" calls. I believe that in spit of asking homeadvisor to remove my contact information, it STILL sits out there for anyone (who pays homeadvisor) to pick up and call.

Well now 2 years later and i STILL get unsolicited contractors calling me up. This is likely just a phone number collection site who then sells your name and number for cash. I'm reading here how they even are ripping off contractors with "leads" that are worthless. What a crooked company HomeAdvisor.com is!