37 Apps Like Thumbtack To Help You Pick Up More Work in Your Field

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Thumbtack

If you’ve had success with Thumbtack, one of these platforms might be right for you, as well. You never know which of these platforms becomes the next big home service marketplace. Signing up early and scoring a couple of stellar reviews can give you a competitive advantage once the site really catches on.

#Home Services #Professional Services #Work Marketplace 21 social mentions

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Gentask

Gentask works very similarly to Thumbtack. Customers log into the mobile app or website and explain what type of service they’re looking for. Then professionals can submit quotes and the customer chooses which professional they’d like to hire.

#Online Marketplace #On-Demand #Clone Script

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Shiftgig

Shiftgig is a mobile marketplace that allows you to connect with individuals and businesses looking to hire specialists for all sorts of odd jobs. Once you’re registered as a Shiftgig Specialist, you can use the mobile app to apply for short-term jobs that make use of your skillset.

#Hiring And Recruitment #Job Marketplace #Hiring Marketplace

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Bloomchase

Once you’re verified as a trusted professional, Bloomchase matches your skillset to a customer’s specific needs. Potential customers can search Bloomchase for the type of service they need, view your profile, read reviews, and ask for a quote before booking you.

#Service Industry #Marketplace #Work Marketplace

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

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Needto.com

Needto.com specializes in small odd jobs. People post their small projects – from landscaping and home maintenance to furniture assembly — and users bid to complete the job.

#Home Services #Restaurant Discovery #Work Marketplace

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TaskRabbit

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

#Work Marketplace #Freelance Marketplace #Professional Services 13 social mentions

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Wonolo

Unlike many of the resources listed here, Wonolo is a staffing service for businesses. You can use the site to find general labor or cleaning gigs. This isn’t an idea lead-generation method, per se, but if you’re looking for subcontract work, it’s something to try.

#Design As A Service #Home Services #Graphic Design 2 social mentions

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

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Amazon Home Services

#Home Services #Work Marketplace #Freelance Marketplace

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Angie's List

#Work Marketplace #Home Services #Restaurant Discovery 1 social mentions

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craigslist

Craigslist’s job boards have been a go-to for most service professionals, contractors, and small business owners at some point and time their careers. The classified ads offer an array of industries to post services, resumes, and seek out work opportunities. Perhaps one of the simplest platforms to use, the free service does come with its fair share of pros and cons. What you see is what you get, but still always a good reference point to keep in your back pocket.

#Classifieds Ads #Classifieds #eCommerce 13 social mentions

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Facebook for Business

allows for in-depth filtering to only show ads to potential leads that will be interested in your business. Don’t let the technical jargon scare you. Facebook Ads is user-friendly and with a small investment, it’s certainly one of the most cost-effective ways to market to gain visibility for your business.

#Small Business #Business Network #Ad Networks

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

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Groupon

While customer retention can be an issue, Groupon is a good way for younger businesses (or home service businesses in a slow season) to find work and set yourself up for new referrals.

#Coupons #Discount Codes #Online Shopping

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HomeAdvisor

Thumbtack then emails information about the lead to service providers who offer that service within the selected area. It differs from sites like HomeAdvisor in that you only pay a fee (which varies by industry and goes up to $15) when you choose to send the potential customer a response.

#Work Marketplace #Home Services #Restaurant Discovery 10 social mentions

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Yelp

Yelp is one of the main review sites that customers visit before choosing a service business, especially when it comes to moderate to large ticket commitments such as home services. Grow your Yelp reviews, grow your business.

#Restaurant Discovery #Travel #Travel & Location

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

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Citysearch

While Citysearch doesn’t help with lead generation or vetting customers, it serves as an ideal local business directory. The more credible places that your business is listed, the more that your website’s SEO search rankings will improve.

#Home Services #Restaurant Discovery #Travel

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Adopt-a-Contractor

A lesser-known website, Adopt-a-Contractor is a lead generation website designed specifically for people looking to hire contractors. There are no memberships or contracts involved. Adopt a Contractor claims that it only sends “fresh” and qualified leads.

#Home Services #Work Marketplace #Restaurant Discovery

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Consumers’ Checkbook

#Home Services #Restaurant Discovery #Travel 6 social mentions

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

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Field Nation

The online dashboard’s algorithm filters pros. Once a job has been negotiated and accepted, pros can keep clients updated in real-time, via Field Nation’s mobile app. Once the work is complete and the customer approves of the job, the company pays out for the completed project.

#Sales Force Automation #Sales Automation #Work Management 9 social mentions

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Foursquare

The local search and discovery mobile app provides personalized recommendations for users. Geared towards both small and large business owners, you can claim your business on the digital directory to find customers. Foursquare boasts that most brick and mortar businesses are on their platform.

#Travel #Restaurant Discovery #Travel & Tourism 1 social mentions

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Homeflock

Homeflock is a contractor directory geared towards plumbers, electricians, remodeling professionals, and general contractors. They pull business and review information from multiple sources, including state and federal licensing agencies, customers receive a list of trade professionals that have recently completed work in their neighborhood. It enables them to see previously completed projects and connect with past clients. Your company might already be listed, but you can add contact information to the listing.

#Work Marketplace #Home Services #Restaurant Discovery

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Houzz

Connecting your business website to the Houzz directory enables searchers to see previously completed projects, prices, reviews, and connect by email, phone or social media. You can pay for a premium profile or concierge service for Houzz staff to prescreen leads.

#Interior Design #Social Networks #Shopping 26 social mentions

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Hux

A smaller, regionally-based home services app, HUX is an all-in-one app for cleaning, lawn care, handyman and delivery professionals in the Charlotte, NC, and Atlanta, GA metropolitan areas. Pros can market their services in an online directory to residential homes, apartments, and AirBnbs.

#Home Services #Cleaning Services #Work Marketplace 1 social mentions

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Insider Pages

Insider Pages is an online directory for businesses to connect with people in their area. Spanning multiple industries, customers can leave reviews and recommendations. Like Homeflock, you can claim your listing so that the site links directly to your website.

#Restaurant Discovery #Home Services #Travel

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

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Local.com

One area to note about Local.com is that it's powered by Yext. Yext is the parent to many of the online directories that small businesses market their services. This is why it is important to make sure that your business N.A.P. (name, address, and phone number) is the same across the board. If it’s different in multiple places, Google tends to penalize websites that don’t follow this rule. This can hurt your search engine rankings, meaning that fewer people know about your business, and that’s less money in your pocket.

#Restaurant Discovery #Travel #Travel & Location 2 social mentions

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

Just starting out your business and need to find your first few jobs? Troolr is a search engine for service pros and trade professionals. Similar to TaskRabbit or Fiverr, customers can post work orders, including the size of the project and due date. Contractors can communicate with potential clients without a middleman. Service users gain more visibility by paying for premium options such as promoted listings and advertisements.

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TheHomeFixers

The Home Fixers is a subscription service that lists licensed service pros in a contractor directory, handling their marketing and advertising. This is a lesser known platform, and we couldn’t find much in the way of reviews. For smaller fish like Home Fixers, we recommend doing your own research before investing heavily in a platform.

#Home Services #Work Marketplace #Professional Services

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Yellow Pages

When you first start a home services business or marketing on the web, the Yellow Pages should always be one of your first stops. Yes, it is the same big book that is dropped off on your doorstep several times a year...only now it’s an app. Notwithstanding, any and all business should make it a point to list here.

#Business & Commerce #Online Services #Accounting 7 social mentions

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Super

Positioning itself as an online home services concierge, Super manages the logistics and coordinates maintenance and repair jobs. Pros can choose from an assortment of available jobs in their area with the mobile app. Once accepted, clients will be able to see your distance in proximity to their location (arrival time). Super covers breakdown charges for service pros.

#Video #Web App #Video Converter

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Smith

What sets Smith apart from other lead generation sites and applications is that it shows service pros the average rate of a job in the area. For example: If a job fixing sprinkler heads pays $300, then the pro can see the average rate range for similar jobs in that neighborhood or city. This ensures that you’re getting paid the premium rate.

#Home Services #Restaurant Discovery #Travel