Anyone heard of Thumbtack?

[saltlakephoto]

This thread just reeks of some dude that works for Thumbtack trying to recruit more people.

I'm not buyin' into this.

He immediately launches into how great this site is (it's not) and then wants us to take a look at his work, but instead of linking to a portfolio or website, he links us to his Thumbtack profile.

Either OP is severely delusion about the credibility of Thumbtack as a valid source of clientele or income... or he's just trying to make a buck out of our pockets some how by driving us to the very website that he has already admitted working for.

Call me skeptical Sally.

This just don't feel right. I don't make no damn sense. :lmao:

Just to be clear I am not earning anything from 'recruiting' people to thumbtack, I had never heard of it until I started working for them and have been hired for a few jobs, thought I would share is all.
Trying to be nice is all

You should probably just post your images for C&C and not worry about telling people about Thumbtack. It's kind of terrible anyway. And posts like the one you have above just make you sound spammy, especially if you only have 5 posts on the forum and 0 credibility with the crowd here.

This is in the "Aspiring photographers" section... just thought I would mention a site that can help get hired... nothing more nothing less.
I have posted pictures in other areas. I guess I am failing to see what I did wrong by posting in this specific area, I could understand if I was in the main forum rooms.

 

[Derrel]

You're right...you've been insulted, and then attacked here. You have had your photography, your motives, and your abilities, and your intentions questioned. Welcome to TPF.

 

[e.rose]

Just to be clear I am not earning anything from 'recruiting' people to thumbtack, I had never heard of it until I started working for them and have been hired for a few jobs, thought I would share is all.
Trying to be nice is all

You should probably just post your images for C&C and not worry about telling people about Thumbtack. It's kind of terrible anyway. And posts like the one you have above just make you sound spammy, especially if you only have 5 posts on the forum and 0 credibility with the crowd here.

This is in the "Aspiring photographers" section... just thought I would mention a site that can help get hired... nothing more nothing less.
I have posted pictures in other areas. I guess I am failing to see what I did wrong by posting in this specific area, I could understand if I was in the main forum rooms.

I already told you.

It just seemed spammy. :greenpbl:

 

[saltlakephoto]

You're right...you've been insulted, and then attacked here. You have had your photography, your motives, and your abilities, and your intentions questioned. Welcome to TPF.

I appreciate it

 

[robbins.photo]

You're right...you've been insulted, and then attacked here. You have had your photography, your motives, and your abilities, and your intentions questioned. Welcome to TPF.

It really was a lot easier when we had a supply of tar and feathers. Just saying.. lol

 

[robbins.photo]

Just to be clear I am not earning anything from 'recruiting' people to thumbtack, I had never heard of it until I started working for them and have been hired for a few jobs, thought I would share is all.
Trying to be nice is all

You should probably just post your images for C&C and not worry about telling people about Thumbtack. It's kind of terrible anyway. And posts like the one you have above just make you sound spammy, especially if you only have 5 posts on the forum and 0 credibility with the crowd here.

This is in the "Aspiring photographers" section... just thought I would mention a site that can help get hired... nothing more nothing less.
I have posted pictures in other areas. I guess I am failing to see what I did wrong by posting in this specific area, I could understand if I was in the main forum rooms.

Well I sort of browsed through this and I think the reason it might have seemed "spammy" is that unless I misread something you mentioned that you did some work for thumbtack, though I may have read that incorrectly it sounded like you were associated with the website itself at least in some small way.

So far at least as some of the other folks have mentioned thumbtack has a pretty bad rep, at least in these parts - so don't be too upset if folks don't seem to take to openly to your suggestion.

As for myself, I'm not a professional and I have zero desire to ever become one, so sort of a moot point for me personally. But hey, welcome to TPF.

 

[saltlakephoto]

No I understand, I do work for thumbtack as a tech support but I am not trying to promote it in a 'spammy' way, I had just never heard of it before and had gotten hired a few times so I thought I would share is all.

 

[robbins.photo]

No I understand, I do work for thumbtack as a tech support but I am not trying to promote it in a 'spammy' way, I had just never heard of it before and had gotten hired a few times so I thought I would share is all.

Lol.. I get it. Sort of a "Hey I'm proud of this" sort of thing. Honestly I'd never heard of thumbtack before a couple of people brought it up here, and unfortunately they haven't had a real positive experience with it. But for me it really is a moot point, I don't shoot professionally and I really don't want to start. For me photography is a very enjoyable hobby, and I've worked hard to keep it that way.. lol

 

[vintagesnaps]

I thought I'd run across Thumbtack before, not photography related, but it doesn't look familiar. As usual I started looking at Terms and Privacy info. and it didn't take much before I ruled it out as anything I'd consider using.

Under Privacy Policy, A. #2 regarding collecting user info. it talks about if users sign in thru Facebook they need to provide their email address AND PASSWORD??! They're kidding, right? They expect site users to give them the password to their FB page?? Sometimes I hope I'm reading this stuff wrong...

Under Terms of Use - M. Thumbtack Fees 1. - it talks about that it may charge service professionals fees for contacting service users, responding to job leads, etc. I don't know how much the fees would be but I don't see that being beneficial to a photographer (or other service providers for that matter).

I think for aspiring professional photographers it's better to continue to develop skills to be able to provide photos that are properly exposed, well framed and composed. It would be more beneficial to work toward that than to try to list yourself as a service provider before you're able to provide professional quality photos on a consistent basis.

 

[tirediron]

Putting aside the photography aspect of this, how the Hades can you provide someone a quote for most services without actually conducting a site visit? It's fine for fixed-price services such as a family photo session, but let's say I'm an electrician and someone wants me to install a new electrical outlet... HOW could I possibly a realistic quote without knowing what the current situation is? Seems like a very flawed concept to me.

 

[Browncoat]

Heard about it, tried it, didn't like it, no longer use it.

 

[benp2k6]

I'm just confused.

You have 2, 2k lens but a $400 camera body?

I know all about not having the funds but why would you buy a 14-24 2.8 before upgrading your body to at least a $800 camera lol.

No gear isn't everything. But it sure helps.


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Why would you shoot portraits with wide angle lenses?

 

[Braineack]

No I understand, I do work for thumbtack as a tech support but I am not trying to promote it in a 'spammy' way, I had just never heard of it before and had gotten hired a few times so I thought I would share is all.

so just in a shilly way?

;-)

 

[12sndsgood]

I had never heard of it. Saw it. Joined up. Stared getting 5-6 leads a day. After the first day you notice all the emails are written the same way not much info at all to go on. Just a two sentence email wanting a quote. After not hearing back from anyone I started doing a little research and found people complaining about the same things over and over. Two sentences. Never hearing from leads. Thinking majority of leads were fake and not legitimate. Just spammed out to get you to spend a few bucks on each one to get your money. After seeing so many complaints I jumped ship before I lost any real money.

The first and only positive review I've seen of the place is by the OP who works for them. Go figure.

 

[MOREGONE]

I just discovered it recently and have been getting the leads for the last couple days. Was weary of getting fake leads for real money spent on 'credits'.

Most of the quotes all seem to be very similar with their budget, give or take $50.