The Angie’s List for Contractors: All Free Stuff Here

Good morning BB’ers. Everyone or most everyone knows about Angie’s List and what it is but if you don’t well just go with it Came across this article written on WSJ: “No Free Stuff Here: At Angie’s List Members Pay.”

Great article and how Angie opens up about the the beginning stages of the company and we truly respect her for how she built it. It’s a great company and to us and we applaud them on what they do. It’s sad but there are some bad businesses and contractors out there that try and take advantage of customers. And it’s tough because those guys give the good, hardworking business owner/contractor a bad rep. Most businesses go through the hoops to get a license and pay for all the business things you are suppose to pay while others try and skip the system. Of course every business would like not to pay all the fees but it’s just the right thing to do and you could really get into some deep stuff if you don’t. Not saying we agree with all the licensing terms (because some are just flat out ridiculous and almost as ridiculous as association fees…).

The point I’m getting at is that yes there are some bad businesses out there that give us a bad name but there are also bad customers out there that give good customers a bad name. There are literally bad customers out there that are just waiting to take advantage of your business and what’s sad is we are seeing many b2b situations popping up too. You know the typical bad customer too – bully, arrogant, wants things for free, thinks they are right no matter if they’re wrong etc. This is why it’s crucial to pre-qualify customers before you work with them or even “hire” them for your business.

At Business Beware we help you watch out for these customers and it’s all free stuff here…

And speaking of WSJ, check out this article: How To Market On The Cheap