Rated people????

[tbaysaint]

hi guys, happy new year when it comes lets all be busy in 2010.

i recently signed upto the website "RATEDPEOPLE" to see if i could get tiling work that way,once you get a text or email about a job it costs u between £4 and £16 plus vat to buy the lead . i tried this 4times and went out and gave my best possible quote that i could afford.all quotes were not winners and am now thinking that this is not the way to go and win work,has anybody else used this site and what are your thoughts on this. sorry if posted in wrong page

[Dan]

Those types of sites often don't seem to work. Heard one story about a guy buying a lead, getting to the job, and about 5 other guys were there quoting so he left.

Though the sites like www.mybuilder.com and www.myhammer.co.uk appear to be more transparent. You quote for jobs and only pay if you WIN the work. Seems a lot more fair to me.

Checkout this for a list of them: Tradesmen Directories (Find a Tradesmen Type Websites) - Blogs - Contractor Forum | Construction and Redevelopment Advice for Professional Contractors and Tradesmen)

[Dan]

Some old chat on it here too: rated people

[kilty55]

i used this site when i first started out,,at 1st leads were about 4 quid each which i thought was aceptable if it led to a good job,,this quickly increased as u stated to up to 16 quid just to qoute,,i did land maybe 3 jobs out of it one which led to a tonne of further work however i was spending a small fortune on this site and eventually stopped,,in the current climate i can imagine its hellish trying to land a quote on such a site mate

[Ajax123]

Do none of the tile outlets operate lead swapping systems? I know the way my company works with the screed installers whenever we get a lead or generate a spec it is given to a number of screed installers on the basis that if they win the job we get the order. It generates a certain amount of loyalty both ways that way. They get something I get something. If they don't win it it becomes fair game for other screeders so that is where the relationship building kicks in.