Angieslist provides homeowners in 124 major cities of the U.S.
with ratings and reviews on different home related categories such as plumbers, handymen, painting, landscapers, roofers, remodeling, decks & porches, and the like. When your search for the service of interest, you’ll see which contractors in your area have been highly rated by other Angie’s List members. The list also tells you useful information like the total number of reports they’ve received, their contact information, their distance to your home, if they offer any Angie’s List discounts and if they’ve won any Angie’s List awards. You can also click on a company’ name to see their full profile and you’ll know, on average, which grade (A-F) members have given the company in the categories of: price, quality, responsiveness, punctuality, professionalism. There’s also information about the specific types of services they perform, their hours of operation, how long they’ve been in business, the forms of payment they accept and whether or not they offer free estimates. From the company’s profile, you can click to read about each member’s real-life experience with the company, report by report.
Angieslist.com In Their Own Words
“A word-of-mouth network for consumers. More than 500,000 members across 124 cities use Angie’s List… The people who join Angie’s List are like you — looking for a way to find trustworthy companies that perform high-quality work.”
Why Angieslist.com It Might Be A Killer
Angieslist is a really useful reference site containing homeowners’ real-life experiences with local service companies. The information contained on the site seems trustworthy, since companies can respond to reviews, helping make sure that members get all the information they need to make a hiring decision, members can only report on a specific company once every six months, ensuring no one can “stack the deck” in favor of or against a company, and the site can catch service companies reporting on their own businesses. People can save a lot of time and bad experiences taking advantage of this site.
Some Questions About Angieslist.com
How are they going to make a profit from the site, since there doesn’t appear to be any advertising? Are they going to include a larger number of cities? 
