Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Nov 10
2009

HelpHive Shifts: SMBs Must Opt-In to Have HelpHive Number

HelpHive, the new Seattle-based leads provider for service SMBs, had made some changes after running into real PR problems last week from Evan Conkllin, an angry (and persistent) plumber. He was irate that the company was taking SMB phone numbers and trademark info, and funneling them through their own system so they could take credit …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Misc, Yellow Pages

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Nov 5
2009

The Angry Plumber: ‘Don’t Misappropriate My Online Listing!’

A flurry of business lead services have cropped up, each a variation on the model that has been successfully developed by ServiceMagic and others. They basically provide a directory, information, leads and marketing services. One of the new crop of lead services is HelpHive in Seattle, which recently launched and was profiled here. It provides …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Yellow Pages

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Oct 21
2009

HelpHive, a Referral Site, Seeks to Rope in SMBs with Free Video

Smelling blood at the presumed decline of Yellow Pages, a number of sites have launched that provide leads to local service SMBs. You got Angie’s List on the membership side. And ServiceMagic, Tree.com’s DoneRight, Sears’ ServiceLive and a number of regional companies (i.e. RedBeacon, Fixr, LocalPrice) using some type of leads model. Now add HelpHive. …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Sales Channels, Verticals, Video

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