New Website May Lead To More Work For Contractors And Better Prices For Consumers
September 2, 2008 - Possibly the first website of its kind www.skilledlaborauction.com was just launched and is now online. What makes www.skilledlaborauction.com different from other sites is that it is not purporting to offer all types of consumer goods to the public, but rather it attempts to match consumers with skilled trades people for home improvement projects. More significantly there are no auctions for sales of services, but rather auctions for the sale of options.
This empowers the consumer, because the consumer is not entering into a contract for the service and can later decide not to use the contractor for any reason. Skilled Labor Auction also provides for ratings of the services which in turn pressures contractors to do a good job.
Part founder and owner Arnold Hernandez said" We envision www.skilledlaborauction.com as a clearinghouse for home improvement services where consumers can obtain competitive pricing on services and have some indication as to the quality of the service before hiring by use of the rating system."
For the contractor it a means of getting high quality leads at no cost. If the consumer exercises its option the contractor has a job. If the consumer decides not to exercise the option the contractor is no money out of pocket as the option sold would cover the small advertising fee charged for a sale.
Skilled tradespeople such as handymen, carpenters, and plumbers can offer their services on an hourly or piece rate basis to the general public, or let the market determine the rate.
The greatest benefit for contractors signing early on is that they will get ratings quicker and consumers will more likely than not choose contractors with good ratings over non-rated contractors.
Contractors can post free of charge after a small nominal verification fee is paid, and consumers can register for free. Through the end of September 2008, contractors make their first sale free of charge by entering voucher code no. c5ceed0b9a58. No registration is required to browse.
For more information contact Arnold Hernandez, general counsel and part owner of www.skilledlaborauction.com, http://www.skilledlaborauction.com at admin@skilledlaborauction.com or (760) 471-4624
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