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Monday, May 19, 2008 at 12:48PM
It's such a risky business, trying to figure out who to call when your house needs repairs that are beyond your scope of expertise. Aside from canvassing neighbours and friends for referrals, what are you going to do?
Wouldn't it be neat to be able to find recommendations for plumbers, handymen, electricians, landscapers and flooring companies from folks in your area who you don't necessarily know?
Homestars, a web 2.0 Canadian Startup offers just that! A quick search for recommendations in the Richmond Hill area resulted in some really neat results. Folks are really embracing social media mechanisms to provide worthwhile content. In my area, over 1200 companies have been reviewed in the past 6 months! That's amazing!
Sure-Loc Interlocking in Mississauga received negative reviews, but Elite Designed Concrete were raved about!!! There's nothing more powerful than a handful of negative or positive comments to drive behaviors.
Now it's just a matter of figuring out what I want to do next with the house! :-)
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Wouldn't it be neat to be able to find recommendations for plumbers, handymen, electricians, landscapers and flooring companies from folks in your area who you don't necessarily know?
Homestars, a web 2.0 Canadian Startup offers just that! A quick search for recommendations in the Richmond Hill area resulted in some really neat results. Folks are really embracing social media mechanisms to provide worthwhile content. In my area, over 1200 companies have been reviewed in the past 6 months! That's amazing! Sure-Loc Interlocking in Mississauga received negative reviews, but Elite Designed Concrete were raved about!!! There's nothing more powerful than a handful of negative or positive comments to drive behaviors.
Now it's just a matter of figuring out what I want to do next with the house! :-)
Technorati Tags: Canada, Homestars, referrals, home repairs
Reader Comments (4)
I was somewhat concerned to see the www.homstars.com website down TODAY!
Thanks for stopping by.
It looks like the site is back and happy again....
Cheers,
Jules
Thank you for dropping by Jules. I encourage you to also use our new Forum to plan your next project - get other homeowners and contractors feedback on your plans.
http://homestars.com/forums
Kevin - sorry you had problems - It's possible you ran into a maintenance window which we use to add new features and keep the site clear of bugs (you mentioned HomStars.com - missing the 'e' - maybe you went to the wrong site?)
Back to you Juiles - just read your photo-blog - I'm an Olde Boy - are those photos of Kincardine?
best to you both.
Jodi (who misses the Kincardine sunsets!)
CTO HomeStars.com
Yes indeedy - photos of inverhuron and kincardine. Good eye!
I love the idea of Homestars, especially in an era when being handy on various subjects gets trickier and trickier!
;-)
Cheers,
jules