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Anonymous
Gerlinda Antoine
2 years, 1 week and 6 days
I've been an angies list pro for about 2months. Even though I was running my business on my own for a while I decided to stop due to a family emergency. I attempted to cancel my subscription and they are trying to charge me $1,000+ For a service I no longer need and THIS WAS NEVER DISCUSSED ON MY INTIAL SIGN UP. All the sales rep does is feed you great stuff so they can sign you up and make a commission. They never tell you this upfront! It's either that or continue to pay 300.00 a month for a business I no longer have and advertisement they are NO LONGER PROVIDING! If I knew this from the very beginning I would not have signed up and would have went with another lead generating company. Things happen with small business but Angies List gives you this false pretense when signing up and never discuss certain topics. I was told my subscription will give me about 9-15 leads per month, LIES! I've only receive 3 leads this past 2 MONTHS, and had only secured 1 client because the other 2 didn't answer the phone or respond back to my messages! If your thinking about signing up, DONT. Not unless your 100% positive that nothing in this world will ever happen to you in 12months.Anonymous
Marta Lomeli
1 year, 4 weeks and 4 days
Gerlinda, I'm sorry that this happened to you. I used to be very enthusiastic in referring people to Angie's List, but no more. We recently had some drywall work done inside our home. The company, Joe's Drywall Repair (Carlos Joseph Avila in San Diego) answered our request for a bid. We texted back and forth, via Angie's List. Found out too late that they are not even licensed. No business license. No contractor's license. I thought that Angie's List checked out the "business" before listing them! They should stop hustling people into paying more for being listed and they should respect the good businesses by making sure that ALL prove that they are certified, licensed, and bonded.Anonymous
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1 year, 13 weeks and 4 days
It's all a scamAnonymous
Marta Lomeli
1 year, 4 weeks and 4 days
yes and this is wrongAnonymous
Kenton L
1 year, 22 weeks and 1 day
I feel bad for you in this terrible time for small independent contractors. Several years ago I had a contract with Angie's List for a 12 month period. It was in two areas of the city that I live (Columbus).. In the 12 month period I received ONE lead from email. The lead came in late Dec. of that year. Met the prospective client. When I went they had set up a time with 5 contractors at the same time! How ridiculous! Needless to say I did not get the job nor did I want the job! It was like taking $3600 for the year and blowing it in the wind! The sales and I mean sales person that led me into the contract did not give me all the information that I needed. I called after the third month of the contract that year to talk with my rep. Her response was to get more reviews. If needed have a neighbor make out a review. I told them this was like 3rd grade thinking. I apparently had enough good reviews for Angie's List to reach out to me to PAY for advertising. Apparently I did not have reviews for them (Angie's List) to place me where my name would be seen. Very unfair practice. Also please watch out for scammers who will contact you through your Angie's List Business email. Best of luck to you!Anonymous
Heather
1 year, 50 weeks and 3 days
The exact same thing happened to me! I am so pissed, my sales guy told me there was an overload of work needed in my area and it was all lies!! I can't afford 400$ a month to not get any leads. RidiculousAnonymous
Marta Lomeli
1 year, 4 weeks and 4 days
It is ridiculous! Turns out that they don't always check the background of a business, and that makes legitimate businesses like yours look bad.