I would also like to know about that site
It seems like an unsustainable market plan
I mean who spend that amount of time looking for contractors?
have you ever hired a bad contractor? it can be nearly as nightmarish as a bad divorce.
I use Angie’s list and am also a contractor listed on Angie’s List. We get quite a lot of business from people using Angie’s list. Many customers also check us out on Angie’s list after they find us somewhere else.
It’s a start. Check with your local clerk of court. You can search criminal records, lawsuits, liens, foreclosures etc.... Quite a few of our competitors have recent mug shots.
“It seems like an unsustainable market plan”
Read the user agreement. IIRC, you agree to them automatically charging your credit card to renew your membership, and authorize them, when the card you gave them expires, to change the expiration date they submit until it hits on your new exp. date. The only way to cancel your membership is via snail-mail. I decided not to bother.