Rated People - what's the point?

Innys

jaybeetoo wrote: »

The person who talked rubbish had lots of great ratings.

As with all sites such as this, the rubbish reviews are simply not posted.

You're better off picking names from the phone book. The best option, of course, is personal recommendation.

robatwork

You are better off on the buywithconfidence website, where there is some semblence of vetting, and comeback if things go wrong

nickj_2

there's no point whatsoever in any of them , you don't know if any of the reviews are genuine .
you might just as well pluck a random name from the local paper ,

srcandas

Don't know if these sites you mention are different but I have used MyBuilder.com and for me it has worked well. However I don't expect them to have fully vetted everybody. What it offers me is:

1. It puts my job out to a wide range of potential tradesman.
2. I determine if contact is made.
3. I get to see a range of proposed methods and prices - providing I post accurate details and photos

There are no guarantees so I need research my shortlist but so far 3 tradesman used and three great results.

Using the phone book I have wasted a lot of time seeing people who couldn't or didn't want the job - largely we mutually agreed but their time was wasted as well .

Justicia

tigerfeet101 wrote: »

hi guys just looking to do some research for a new website im desighning please let me know the pros/cons of such sitesa like checkatrade/rated people as i think i have a plan to ensure 100% satisfaction to customer and the builder (providing they do what is asked)

Do the research yourself; the "pros and cons" are not difficult to identify with only a little research. This thread itself has provided most of the answer...