Asking for a Contractor Recommendation via Social Media? What you need to know first and how to avoid pitfalls
Baltimore, MD : We've all encountered it. You open Facebook or another social platform and see someone asking for a recommendation for a service. Typically a handyman, plumber, etc (we will keep it to Home Improvement for this article). Over the next few hours your timeline will fill with the posting person's friends and neighbors posting then, passively arguing whose contractor is better. Want to start a real debate? Forget politics, ask for a plumber instead. See below: Recommendation #1: "Call Tom, his number is 410-555-5555" Recommendation #2: "Try Jim, his number is 443-555-5555, he did our work last year, he is great" Recommendation #3: "Hey, last year I used Frank, he did a great job. He was prompt, fair priced, honest, sincere, etc. etc. etc." Notice a pattern? The first person usually throws the minimum info out, then it progresses with more detail. *Side note- I once saw a women recommend her roofer with a 5 paragrap...