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The Booked Solid Podcast

A podcast for home service and trades business owners who want their schedule full without becoming marketers themselves.

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Thumbtack, Angi, and the Marketing You Actually Own

Episode 14 · October 14, 2026 · 6 min · Episode page & transcript

Thumbtack versus Angi is the wrong question. The real question is whether paying for leads should be your whole marketing plan or just one piece of it. This episode breaks down what lead marketplaces actually cost you, and what it takes to build marketing you truly own.

Chapters:
0:05 Cold Open
0:27 The Setup
1:18 What To Actually Ask Before You Pay
1:48 Where Your Own Website And Google Fit In
3:28 The Part Nobody Has Time For
4:02 What To Actually Do
4:59 Close

Read the full article: https://tradesfluence.ai/blog/thumbtack-vs-angi-vs-your-own-marketing-a-neutral-look-for-trades-pros
Free guide, plans and pricing: https://tradesfluence.ai/pricing
Call or WhatsApp: (419) 500-4882

#tradesmarketing #leadgen #localseo #homeservices #googlebusiness

Exclusive Leads vs Shared Leads: What You're Really Paying For

Episode 13 · October 14, 2026 · 7 min · Episode page & transcript

Not all leads cost the same once you count the competition baked into the price. We break down why shared leads from marketplaces like Angi and Thumbtack turn every call into a race, and why exclusive leads change your win rate, your stress, and your real cost per job.

In this episode:
What shared leads actually are and how marketplaces sell them
Why speed decides who wins a shared lead every time
Where exclusive leads really come from
The honest tradeoff between cash now and time invested
Why ownership matters more than any single lead price
How to blend both models while you build owned lead flow
The one question to ask any lead source before you pay

This is for trades business owners trying to figure out why their lead costs and close rates never seem to match up.

Chapters:
0:05 Cold Open
0:22 The Setup
1:51 What Exclusive Actually Means
3:11 Why Ownership Changes The Math
4:52 What To Actually Do About It
5:46 The Close

Read the full article: https://tradesfluence.ai/blog/exclusive-leads-vs-shared-leads-for-home-service-businesses
Free guide, plans and pricing: https://tradesfluence.ai/pricing
Call or WhatsApp: (419) 500-4882

#tradesmarketing #localseo #leadgen #contractorlife #homeservices