Warning: Don't Waste $500 on Houzz Leads for Custom Cabinet Jobs

I dropped $500 on Houzz leads thinking it'd get me some solid custom cabinet gigs, but all I got were cheapskates wanting Kreg pocket hole fixes for their IKEA hacks. Those leads are a total scam for us carpenters chasing real woodworking projects. Stick to local networking instead of that BS.

Houzz is screwing every small carpentry shop out there, total ripoff.

i feel your pain, been there with electrical leads too.

goddamn it, why do these platforms keep getting away with charging us for garbage?

every carpenter i know hates those lead gen sites.

wasted $300 on angi leads last month, never again.

watch out for thumbtack too, same shady game.

NGL, i tried it once and got one decent deck job out of 10 leads.

lucky you, i got zero from mine.

it's all the same corporate greed piling on us trades.

furious about how they price gouge small operators like us.

been burned by homeadvisor, same story every time.

haha, at least you only lost 500, i blew 2k before i quit.

customer called from a houzz lead wanting free advice on door installs, what a clown.

i feel ya, those leads are 90% no-shows or lowballers.

damn right, and the ones that call are measuring your time for free.

every time i see a houzz ad i just scroll past now.

houzz reps act like their leads are gold, total liars.

use facebook groups instead, way better for local carpenter referrals.

facebook marketplace has worked for me on trim jobs.

skip the paid crap, build a simple website and seo it yourself.

SEO takes time, but yeah cheaper than those lead fees.

sharktank fittings are overrated, but lead gen is way worse.

disagree, at least sharkbites save time on emergencies.

for cabinets, nothing beats good old door hangers in neighborhoods.

i hear that, handed out 200 last week and got two calls.

door hangers still work? thought that was old school.

old school wins, especially for custom woodworking gigs.

yep, targeted the right hoods and it paid off.

wasted a ton on nextdoor ads, same problem.

nextdoor is hit or miss, but cheaper than houzz.

miss mostly, got a weird request for a birdhouse once.

birdhouses? that's funny, at least it was cheap materials.

damn these sites, theyre killing small carpentry businesses.

yeah, feels like a racket designed to bleed us dry.

try google my business, optimize it and leads come free.

google my business got me steady painting referrals.

ten years in, still hate paying for leads that suck.

join the contractors network fb group, real leads there.

fb groups are gold for swapping actual job tips.

what's your take on angi's new pricing? worth it?

angi? hell no, stick to free methods.

saw a post in carpenters of america about ditching paid leads altogether.

good call, that group has solid advice on local marketing.

watched essential craftsman vid on building your own network, spot on.