Houzz Pro

houzz pro maturing to another level

Kommentare: iniatialy used as a way to get homeowners leads its moving to an all professional construction software but still with limitations for Canada

Vorteile:

Multiple functions CRM applications look and feel

Nachteile:

For Canadians the product does not carry all the functionality and is still a little clunky

Great Project Management Software for the Remodeling Industry

Kommentare: Overall I am happy and use it daily in my business to make estimates and invoices, track expenses; send brochures to new customers and get reviews.

Vorteile:

Ease of use Flexibility Accounting, love the ability to see expenses per project; feature that allows invoices and receipts to be uploaded to expenses. Ability to make estimates and invoices.

Nachteile:

The mobile app is slow and not able to use much in the field.

Do not recommend

Vorteile:

N/A - (for the service that I intended to use this platform, I did not find any positives as I did not get any leads, therefore for me, no pros.

Nachteile:

Despite being a customer of Houzz since early beginnings in London from 2017, I have to say that I always found the Houzz platform very useful, somewhat like you would Facebook if you will. Enjoyable tool that definitely does not need to be paid, but can somewhat benefit. However I have for long considered opting for the advertising on their platform as it promised alluring client leads that would be coming and I would get more business, who would not want that? Sadly, long story short after almost 10 months of service and receiving 3 measly leads that were not even for the service that we provide, I have to conclude that this was (and sadly still is!!!) a complete waste of money for us. We have not go one good lead where we could generate any revenue. I was being told that the "magical system of Houzz" requires at least 6 months commitment which is why they try to lock you in for 12 months. Needless to say, this is purely so they can get the profit that they need for running their ads, and 6 months did not change anything. I am extremely disappointed as a frequent user of their platform prior this membership I was quite happy, even though we have never received any leads directly I was glad to promote our work. However now, when paying for this service in a locked 12 month contract and still getting the same amount of leads - NONE than before, I really feel repulsed by the platform, that does not bring me anything just invoices. I hope that anyone who is on the fence and is thinking about their services, thinks 10x times before going ahead. Remember, you are singing for 12, very, looong months of invoices with abosutely 0% change of getting anything in return. Hope this helps someone, like I wish someone would have told me beforehand. All the best Dom

Houzz Pro To the Rescue

Kommentare: Site Mangement. Since hiring a project manger I can see the pictures taken on site and it provides one place for communication between subs, team members, and clients.

Vorteile:

The product is easy to use and for clients to maneuver. I get far less pushback from sub contractors with this software than with others I've used in the past.

Nachteile:

At first I thought there was, but after some interaction with the Houzz Pro team, we were off to the races. As we get bigger, we may need to upgrade to program better suited for larger companies

Houzz Pro Extends Our Reach

Kommentare: Houzz has become a resource for us to drive traffic to our website as well, with Google Analytics we have seen the traffic to our website from Houzz increase which has been great to see. I think one of the strongest features of Houzz is the images because it gives us a great opportunity to showcase our projects and stand out from other remodeling companies in our area. I do wish there was a way to include additional URL to gain even more website traffic, for example, being able to link to our kitchen & bath blog would be great.

Vorteile:

The portfolio feature within Houzz is a great way to drive traffic to our website and to move forward with booking an initial consultation. Having the ability to message us through Houzz to discuss their project is another great feature, again helping us to pre-screen leads and determine if moving forward with an initial consultation makes sense based on what they are looking to accomplish in their home. For the most part, we have had success with these leads.

Nachteile:

While the link to our website is helpful to have as is the portfolio. If there was a way for us to showcase our 360 tours of our kitchen and bath projects, I think that would captivate visitors to our profile even more. I also have found that the Houzz project match leads haven't matched our scope of work, making them cold leads for us.