Check-a-Trade

[yellowvanman]

Is it worth it? Does it work?

 

[Octopus]

How much do you currently spend on marketing?

I know 2 (plumbers) who were completely reliant on Check-a-trade for their leads and both now are struggling - they spend time doing countless quotes and the customers use and abuse them - then go for the cheapest price.

I'd avoid it if I were you.

£600 per year is a big spend!

 

[telectrix]

they seem to be better than rated people, but then, death by hanging is better tan rated people.

 

[Farmelectrics]

Another scam to me

 

[Guest77]

Check a trade---check a trade .com, lalalalala- lala:37:

 

[Johnuk]

all scams

 

[GMES]

Check a trade---check a trade .com, lalalalala- lala:37:

Hi Mike, have you been on the creamflow again Lol

 

[Plonker 3]

They are just another unnecessary money spinner for someone else. What's wrong with a phone book, using the internet or even a recommendation from someone else. Tradesman managed over hundreds of years between them before these parasites came along to allow you to pay them just to quote a job.

 

[GMES]

Parasites the lot of them, you will spend all day chasing your arse for no return.
Get out Banging on doors if your short of work.

 

[wozz]

some of the comments on here make me wonder if the posters know anything about check a trade.

 

[Plonker 3]

some of the comments on here make me wonder if the posters know anything about check a trade.

Care to expand on this comment?

 

[Octopus]

some of the comments on here make me wonder if the posters know anything about check a trade.

So what do you know then???

 

[shanky887614]

some of the comments on here make me wonder if the posters know anything about check a trade.

yup we do money grabbing parasites, there not bothered about quality of work and they want to pay next to nothing fir it.

pay peanuts get monkeys

 

[wozz]

'paying to quote for a job'

can you explain how check a trade differs from any other from of advertising in this respect?

 

[wozz]

So what do you know then???

as a ex member i know how it works. if you need to know go on their website if you need to know.

 

[wozz]

yup we do money grabbing parasites, there not bothered about quality of work and they want to pay next to nothing fir it.

pay peanuts get monkeys

erm whats peoples prices got to do with check a trade?

do yellow pages or the internet care about quality of work?

 

[Plonker 3]

'paying to quote for a job'

can you explain how check a trade differs from any other from of advertising in this respect?

so unless I am wrong and please correct me if I am, but you "buy" a lead that someone has put on there, then contact them to go and look at the job to then quote for it in the hope they choose you to carry out the work?

 

[Octopus]

as a ex member i know how it works. if you need to know go on their website if you need to know.

What a cop out answer.....

I wouldn't waste £50 per month on it!

 

[wozz]

so unless I am wrong and please correct me if I am, but you "buy" a lead that someone has put on there, then contact them to go and look at the job to then quote for it in the hope they choose you to carry out the work?

No its just a webpage that has a facility for a customer to leave feedback, customer contacts tradesman directly through email adress or your phone number.

 

[Plonker 3]

erm whats peoples prices got to do with check a trade?

do yellow pages or the internet care about quality of work?

no but they just provide a phone number, these sites claim they vet and check all the registered trademans work. The customer can then leave a review for your businesses, please could you tell me why non of these sites have any negative reviews for them?