Imagine that it is a special day, maybe your birthday or wedding anniversary, or some other day that you expect to receive a gift. The gift is presented to you in a huge box that is beautifully wrapped. But you open the box only to find that it is filled with bubble wrap and those white popcorn things. Imagine how disappointed you would be.
This is the same feeling experienced by many homeowners and contractors alike who use services like "this person's list", or "that persons magic" These services seem to be nothing more than beautifully wrapped empty boxes.
They claim to screen contractors but they don't verify if the contractor is licensed or not. They claim to list homeowner reviews, but anyone can submit a review on a contractor, even someone whom the contractor has never done work for. So if someone doesn't like you or is a competitor they can write negative reviews about you. They claim to give the contractors advertising ability and the homeowner a way to screen contractors, but in reality anyone who pays enough money can become certified and promoted by these services.
Contractors lose, homeowners lose, and the company who sells the big empty box wins.
The reality is that no company can accurately rate a contractor and homeowners shouldn't be foolish enough to use a contractor just because he paid to have someone's seal of approval. The only way to really screen a contractor is to talk to people who he has done work for, view pictures of his past jobs, and actually talk to the contractor, being able to ask him for his license number. This is what Watch Dog Contractor Service allows you to do.
Contractors win, homeowners win, that's unique and useful!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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