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Painting Services
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Jan 6, 2012
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Run fast from any potential agreement to do business with them
Yes, I agree, this is another ServiceMagic type rip off to Contractors. They sell you points, then they determine how many points a particular job is worth the amount of area or bedrooms etc, etc. You buy the points up front or when you view the job and Contact the Owner. They tell you that they respond to the customer with 2-3 Contractors only, but that's BS! Some of jobs get 10-30 offers.
So, what we have here is a Media Company, racking in the $$$$ on the backs of Contractors who think that they have a one in three chance of landing the paint job, when their bidding against 5, 10, 15 or more! It's a shell game!
You only have to get burned once to understand their scam. On a personal note, I paid $25.00 to buy the points necessary to get in Contact with a Owner near my business. the owner never returned my emails or phone calls. When I asked Billy to credit me those points ($25.00) they responded with, maybe next time.
When I finally reached the owner, she said she had 14 responses!
Do the math: 14 contractors @ $25.00 each = $350.00!!! Anybody else want to go to Vegas?
Professional Paiinting Contractor in Southern California.
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Ken Gibson
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Jan 21, 2012
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The prices you get are higher than if you called the company directly
Billy.com is a scam. The deals are not attractive and they make money out of giving bad advises.
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Painting Services
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Mar 13, 2012
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Run fast from any potential agreement to do business with them
LOGIC 101
We had a melt down business and economy wise wise and suddenly we have literally hundreds of so called Lead Finding Professionals. Billy.com, Service Magic, I could go on and on. Some want $197.00 or more sign up fee, some work on you buying credits from them and using the credits to connect with the client. "It's a shell game"!
They are representing your business as a business they have checked out. More BS. When business was great all those years before the recession, these guys where not around. What there selling you and me is Faith. Faith that they have the connections you don't. They don't Some unsuspecting home or property owner, who read that Billy.com knows where all the great Painters, Plumbers, Electricians etc. etc. They don't. They give the home owner 4-5 contacts. Depending on the size of the project, they determine how many credits ($$$) the Contractor needs to buy this contact. You buy the contact along with the other Contractors and maybe one of you get the job! Meanwhile, Billy.com, Service Magic etc. has made $150-$250 bucks. Wake up people. Don't waste your hard earned money on these Carny's selling a better can opener!
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