>It seems like it should be a no brainer to have a service that reliably connects you with people who will do awesome work on your home. But I guess it's too ha

>It seems like it should be a no brainer to have a service that reliably connects you with people who will do awesome work on your home. But I guess it's too hard to monetize that... It is difficult to monetize when the end customers care first and foremost about cost/price and not quality. Low volume, high price, quality work doesn't need or require the lead generation [volume] that these sites offer home pros. Word of mouth is sufficient, and free.