Angies List deceit

billyeadon · May 12, 2014

Even the BBB doesn't trust Angie.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiem...umer-reports-says-you-cant-trust-angies-list/

Lee Stockwell · May 12, 2014

Piqued my interest for Consumer's Checkbook.

I remember back in the very early 1990's when Angie's List was the holy grail of great referrals.

Vincent Feehan · May 12, 2014

Horrible scam, don't do it

ruff · May 12, 2014

Consumer CheckBook has been around for a long time here.

You can't buy advertisement and they do not even approach businesses. Like everything else (under the sun), ratings can be manipulated.

However, the organization itself, is not aggressive, seem to tell things as they are without half truths or hidden secrets. And really seem to care about serving the consumer.

We used to get some (not a whole lot) work through our high ratings. It was definitely the research inclined consumer. We'd know that a client came from CheckBook before they even mentioned it.

As far as I am concerned Angie's reaps what she sowed.

As an added benefit, any client I get through Angie's List, I email the articles about them: http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post--angies-list-plummets-on-securities-investigation

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The Great Oz · May 13, 2014

It's no surprise that Consumer Reports thinks highly of Consumer Checkbook, since Checkbook is their property.

Checkbook hasn't gained much traction with consumers in 40 years of existence, so the answer is to plant hatchet job articles on their competition?

Angie's is slimey. Consumer Reports is worse.

knoxclean · May 13, 2014

I despise Angies List as much as anyone because of the yearly increases I have been hit with. 30-40% increase every year for the same ad. The kicker is we do well with A.L. customers and they do bring in a steady flow of new customers with average job tickets about $340. Thing is I was getting those figures when I was paying 1/3 the price when I started with them. They will reach a point where my revenue will not be worth spending the advertising dollars very soon.

jcooper · May 13, 2014

Even the BBB doesn't trust Angie.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemc...t-angies-list/

IMO the BBB is not much better...

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/business-bureau-best-ratings-money-buy/story?id=12123843

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