What is Angie's List?
Angie's List is a word-of-mouth network for homeowners with more than 650,000 members nationwide. Angie's List members rate and review the service companies they've hired in more than 300 different categories. These homeowners pay a membership fee to access the ratings and information on Angie's List. We receive over 400,000 inquiries on companies and more than 15,000 reports from our members each month. When our members need service, they check Angie's List via our magazine, website and call center to find out which companies are doing the best work based on the feedback of other homeowners in their area.
Companies don't pay to be on the List.
Let us say it again . . . companies don't pay to be on Angie's List. It is free for your company to be on the List. Companies are added to Angie's List when one of our members (a consumer who has used your services) tells us about their experience with your company in a member report. It only takes one report to get on Angie's List. The List is strictly based on the feedback of area homeowners that are Angie's List m embers.
How Angie's List works.
A company's standing with Angie's List is recorded on an A-F grading scale (just like a school report card). When our members research local companies through our magazine, website or call ce nter, we first share information on A and B rated companies. Besides just the company name and how to get in touch with them, we also share details such as:
- Number of employees
- Area of specialization
- Hours of operation
- Location
- Overall rating or grade on Angie's List
- Reviews from members who have had experience with the company
Why new reports are important.
Your company's overall rating is based on reports we've received on your company within the last two years (current reports). The more reports we have on your company, the better educated our members are when making their hiring decision. To build your company's report portfolio, it's important to encourage your current customers who are Angie's List members t o report on their experiences with your company.
Keep in mind, Angie's List does not accept reports on your company from individuals affiliated with your company like employees and family members. Angie's List maintains a strict policy against self-reporters. We take great precautions to prohibit a company from manipulating their way on the List, reporting on their own company or reporting on a competitor. Additionally, members can only report on an individual company once ev ery six months. This prohibits anyone from stacking the deck for or against any one business.
What people are saying about your company.
You can see what Angie's List members are saying about your company and read their reports by signing in to CompanyConnect. We encourage you to respond to any and all reports on your company. If you haven't registered your company yet and don't know your Company ID number or you don't have your sign in information, please call CompanyConnect at 1-866-843-LIST (5478) or email CompanyConnect@AngiesList. com.