Home Advisor Tree Service
I say, beware of home advisors tree pro’s and companies like them. As far as I can see these company’s make tree prices higher. Number one I believe they give you a false sense of giving you a professional company. If you look in their terms under licensing. Home advisor says,
“Home Advisor may display licensing information provided by service professionals on the service professionals profile pages. However Home Advisor does not confirm:
#1 the accuracy, of any such licensing information.
#2 that any such license is active or in good standing.
#3 that any such license is appropriate for the task for which you are seeking a service professional.
We recommend you confirm all licensing requirements before proceeding with your project. Large projects often require the use of sub-contractors for specific types of work. For example a kitchen remodel may require an electrician or plumber. We recommend you verify that all sub-contractors doing work on your project carry the appropriate license.”
So as far as I can see, they are saying we are sending you licensed professionals to your home. But basically we don’t know if their licensed or professional so check into it for yourself. The other problem I have with these companies is that they can control the reviews you put on their websites. I personally went on home advisors reviews. I put reviews telling people that the company was not licensed, it was a tree service. This tree service was being sent to peoples house and they were not licensed. So I put in my review that they were not licensed and surprisingly enough my review never appeared on home advisors reviews. So this shows you that if your paying a company like home advisors 3 to 5 hundred dollars a month they don’t want bad reviews posted about you. When Home Advisor called me and asked me to advertise with them. They told me that they would send me leads of people that wanted tree work done. It would cost me 17 dollars for every lead they gave me. And they would send the leads out to only three other company’s. So basically their making 51 dollars per lead. So I’m paying them 17 dollars whether I get the job or not. So if you think about it I’m averaging about 51 dollars a lead. Who do you think pays for that. That 51 dollars has to be paid for by somebody so its passed on to the customers tree price. But don’t worry about that with me, cause I wont use Home Advisor Tree Pros or any company like it. I recommend three places when looking for a professional. The Better Business Bureau because they keep companies walking a professional line. And the county licensing department they know who’s licensed and they pull shady contractors’ licenses. I also recommend Google if you Google the phone number or the company name you should come up with lots of information about the company. If nothing comes up beware they could be real new or unlicensed. This was brought to you by Jon Davis Tree Service jondavistreeservice.com Spring Hill, FL 34604. 352-799-3494
