If you're looking for a plumber,
electrician, maid service, lawn services or any other household
service there is an excellent source for finding referrals from your
neighbors and other community members at Angies list. Remodeling
contractors, painting services, piano tuners and many other service
providers in the Tampa Bay area are on the list. They are rated in
six categories by other members of the list. This is well worth the
annual subscription cost of about $50.
Angie’s List is a privately held, for-profit company which deals in
reviews of local service companies. It publishes a magazine
containing reviews made by its members. Revenue for Angie's List comes from the
fees, both initial and monthly, that it charges to its members. The
members can then post the information about contractors and receive
the magazine. Contractors are not allowed to post information about
themselves directly. Members have unlimited access to the list via
Internet or phone; receive the Angie’s List magazine, which includes
articles on home improvement and maintenance, consumer trends and
scam alerts; and they can utilize the Angie’s List complaint
resolution service. Link
www.angieslist.com (Excerpt from
Wikipedia)
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Another free though less
comprehensive rating service is available at Insiderpages .
Insider Pages is an online local search company
that aggregates consumer reviews on neighborhood merchants. The
company, based in Redwood Shores, California, has over 600,000
reviews of local merchants around the country. Insider Pages was
founded by Stuart MacFarlane in 2004. In press coverage, the company
has distanced itself from other social networking companies that
target the "YouTube generation" by arguing that it serves a very
different demographic: young and middle-aged families who own homes
in urban and suburban areas. Link
www.insiderpages.com (Excerpt from
Wikipedia)
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