About Angie's List

By Ankit Bhardwaj, published Aug 02, 2007
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Angie's List is a word of mouth network for consumers. Operating in over 120 cities across the country, AngiesList is comprised of more than 500,000 members. Members use the Angieslis to find companies via reports other members have shared about that company. Angies List is supported by members adding reports - around 15,000 a month to be exact! Members can submit and consult reports in a couple of ways - by calling the Angie's List call center or by convenient 24 hour access on www.angieslist.com.

Angie's List reports are all checked by live human beings for accuracy and most importantly, to ensure the report is valid. AngiesList members have the opportunity to rate a company on the following factors: price, quality, responsiveness, punctuality, and professionalism. The rating system is just like a grade school report card. Letter grades A-F are given for each of these categories. There's also space on the Angie's List report card for members to give, in their own words, a detailed description of the work performed and their overall impressions. Once the report is given a stamp of approval it's entered in the database for members to see.

Plumbers to pet sitters, roofers to party rentals, Angie's List takes the leg work out of the ask- your- neighbor approach and provides you with thousands of neighbors' opinion that you can access on your computer at www.angieslist.com or by calling an Angie's List neighborhood specialist.

Angie's List Benefits

Angie's List takes the ask-your-neighbor approach to the next level. Instead of the handful of neighbors you may seek advice from; AngiesList connects you with thousands of neighbors who've submitted reports on hundreds of companies ranging from plumbers to bicycle repair shops.

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A word-of-mouth network for consumers Angie's List is a growing collection of homeowners' real-life experiences with local service companies. The people who join Angie's List are like you - looking for a way to find trustworthy companies that perform high-quality work. More than 500,000 members across 124 cities use Angie's List...

Posted on 08/13/2007 at 12:08:00 AM

 
Keeping it honest: Because Angie's List relies on its members' experiences, reviews aren't submitted anonymously. Of course members' information is kept confidential on the List, but reports are made available to the companies who have been reviewed. Since there are always two sides to every story, companies can respond to reviews, helping make sure that members get all the information they need to make a hiring decision. Additionally, 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. Finally, all reviews submitted by members go through a team of Angie's List staff who look for any irregularities or red flags. Occasionally, we can catch service companies reporting on their own businesses. Those companies are reprimanded and the reports are promptly and permanently removed from the List.> List of services rated in your area.

Posted on 08/13/2007 at 12:08:00 AM

 
Angieslists best part is in the details. What makes Angie's List unique is that not only can members find out which companies were rated highest by other consumers, they also get the detailed comments and reviews. They'll quickly find out things like whether the contractor cleaned up after themselves, how much the job cost and how they handled the inevitable change orders that often come with home improvement.

Posted on 08/12/2007 at 2:08:00 AM

 
Angieslist is a leader in data integrity :- Because Angie's List relies on its members' experiences, reviews can't be submitted anonymously. This holds the consumers accountable for the reports and makes the list trustworthy. Additionally, 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. Since there are always two sides to every story, companies can respond to reviews, helping make sure that members get all the information they need to make a hiring decision. Finally, all reviews submitted by members go through a team of Angie's List staff who look for any irregularities or red flags.

Posted on 08/09/2007 at 1:08:00 AM

 
Angieslist is the real scoop. Each month Angie's List receives nearly 15,000 reviews on local companies from consumers across the U.S. In their reviews, members describe their project and the work done. They also tell whether they'd hire the company again, and grade the company - A, B, C, D or F, just like a report card - in six areas: overall experience, price, quality of work, responsiveness, punctuality and professionalism.

Posted on 08/09/2007 at 1:08:00 AM

 
Angie's List is a growing collection of homeowners' real-life experiences with local service companies. The people who join Angie's List are like you - looking for a way to find trustworthy companies that perform high-quality work.

Posted on 08/07/2007 at 2:08:00 AM

 
Angieslists best part is in the details. What makes Angie's List unique is that not only can members find out which companies were rated highest by other consumers, they also get the detailed comments and reviews. They'll quickly find out things like whether the contractor cleaned up after themselves, how much the job cost and how they handled the inevitable change orders that often come with home improvement.

Posted on 08/04/2007 at 5:08:00 AM

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