How to find a good tradie
Belinda Humphries
I’m quite fortunate in that everything at my place is in good working order. I’m also a bit of a self-sufficient kind of girl. I know one end of a screwdriver from the other, I can attach ends to a coax lead to make a TV cable and I can unblock my own drains without significant incident - emphasis on the term “significant”.
But I digress. My point is that I don’t often have a need for a tradie, so when the odd thing explodes, falls off or has red wine spilled on it (you smirk, but it happens with strange regularity), how do you find someone who is going to do an efficient, appropriately-priced job?
You could always look in the local paper. But as a society, we’re getting savvier. We know that what is written in the ad is exactly what the advertiser wants us to read about them.
If only there was a way I could hear from people who had used that business before. If only they could discuss their experience in an online place so I could take their experiences into account before making my decision … oh but there is - online reviews!
I love that I can jump online, look up any business and read about other people’s experiences so I’ve got information from both sides before making a call.
Conversely, I am also quite the fan of sharing my experiences. If it costs me five minutes of my life to review, helping the next person find the right business for them and potentially helping the business find out what they’re doing well and where they could improve. It’s all worth it.
How have you used online reviews? Were they helpful?
