Understanding Your Online Contractor Referral Company
This is a special message to all homeowners and other
contractors who use some online contractor referral companies. Some of
these companies charge outrageous fees and you should be aware, of the
fees that these companies charge, before using their services.
I can't imagine the amount of money that some of these online contractor
referral companies are actually making. Could you imagine, collecting
almost $300 and in some cases more than $300, simply for providing a
friendly service to the homeowner or other contractors that are looking
for home repair, home remodeling or home building contractors.
Here is how one company operates. You go online and fill out the form
that they have provided and let's say that you're looking for a few
bathroom remodeling contractors. You provide all the information that
they have required and then they immediately e-mail or contact the
contractors that are willing to pay large amounts of money, for your
business information.
How valuable is this information, how does $65 per contractor sound.
Surprised, I am just guessing at what the amount is today, this is what
it used to be a few years ago. It could actually be over $100 per
contractor today. These fees start to get larger and larger as more
contractors are signing up for the services.
The information that you have filled out, with your friendly online
contractor referral service, has just made this company between 300 and
$400. The contractors don't end up paying these fees, they get past down
to unsuspecting homeowners. Do a little bitter research, before using
one of these online contractor referral services. Most of this
information can be found in the contractor areas on these sites.