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"The 20% fee seems ridiculously high." In one sense it is high but in another it's not. If you consider the amount of time it would take a typical contractor,
by larrys 12y ago
"The 20% fee seems ridiculously high."
In one sense it is high but in another it's not.
If you consider the amount of time it would take a typical contractor, say an electrician, to land a job if this comes in as more pre qualified business then the extra cost will save having to bid out and spend time on jobs that never pan out. People typically get prices from multiple sources. They don't always follow through on work that was quoted. If this type of work is "shovel ready" that's a great cost savings to the person doing the work. Not having to spend time on sales and marketing at least not as much as if they got calls from an advertisement. (Rating system means people have less doubt about using them).
- zanny 12y agoI do local IT tech on the side. Usually two or three calls a week. If I can get 50% more appointments though the Amazon service without having to do word of mouth advertising locally, that is a win in my book, even if I write off 20% for Amazons insane fee. Though I think they are trying to use their size to their advantage here. If they wanted to be really competitive 10% would be much more reasonable. 20% strongly motivates me to get new customers to work with me off the Amazon service to avoid that overhead.