Today most people frustratingly browse the paper Yellow Pages and online directories to find local service professionals. If the professional picks up the phone, you’ll describe the work, ask if the pro’s available and at what price. Getting multiple quotes to make sure you’re not getting ripped off is likely to take more than 10 [...]
February 27, 2012 – 12:04 pm
We’re breaking out the bubbly today at Thumbtack to celebrate having recently registered our 250,000th service professional! Over the past nine months, the number of merchants signed up on Thumbtack has doubled, with a new professional creating a Thumbtack profile on average every three minutes. That’s why no matter where you live and what you [...]
January 18, 2012 – 12:14 pm
Today Thumbtack is introducing credit card payment support and invoicing services between buyers and sellers. These two new features – frequently requested by our buyers and sellers – are big steps towards Thumbtack’s mission to change the way we buy services. We want to make it as easy to hire a house cleaner or wedding [...]
January 9, 2012 – 9:03 am
Today we’re thrilled to announce some great news for our community of small businesses and consumers nationwide: Thumbtack has raised a $4.5 million Series A financing. We’ll now be able to significantly accelerate our growth, simplifying more lives and connecting many more people with great local professionals. Founded in 2009, Thumbtack is a community marketplace [...]
December 19, 2011 – 5:55 pm
We’re over midway through December, and the holiday season is in full swing. There are sparkling lights all over town, everyone is happily sipping on gingerbread lattes, and it seems like every weekend is suddenly filled with ugly sweater parties. We know that the holidays have officially arrived when requests for Santa Claus appearances start [...]
November 29, 2011 – 5:20 am
Many websites display the logos of media outlets that have run stories about or that mention that site. For example, we display various press logos prominently on our homepage. Press logos are thought to increase website conversions. And since website conversions are likely an SEO signal, adding press logos to your site might even give [...]
November 14, 2011 – 7:06 am
Is an undergraduate degree worth more than a technical college degree? We thought this wasn’t even a serious question – “Of course”, we presumed. “People wouldn’t pay for four years of undergraduate tuition if they could earn the same amount afterwards by attending a two-year technical college.” However, we checked – and double-checked – the [...]
October 13, 2011 – 9:49 am
Last week we published a study showing that many daily deals for local services (like house cleaning, handyman services, and interior painting) are priced equal to or higher than the average local price of the service. Something in that study really caught our attention: the regular prices quoted by Groupon and LivingSocial seemed strikingly high. We [...]
October 3, 2011 – 11:53 am
Lots of research has been done to see whether daily deals are a good deal for small businesses. However, not much research has been done to see whether daily deals are always a good deal for consumers. Presumably this is because daily deals are always a good deal for consumers – otherwise nobody would [...]
September 15, 2011 – 1:31 pm
How often do you check your email? Are you an email addict, checking your email every other minute during your waking hours? If so… join the club. We’re right there with you. Or do you only check a couple times a day? Maybe you’re fixing someone’s car, carting your kid around to basketball practice, or [...]