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NO RESPONSE REFUND

Posted by Bruce Kain, on
I don't seem to be doing very well with the jobs I pick, most have not responded either by chat, by text, by e-mail or by telephone, in fact there have been a couple of occasions when the phone number is not recognised ? Either I've just been unlucky or there's something wrong with the way RP vett the people who post jobs up,I think punters should pay a small fee to advertise their job which would be refunded once their job had been completed by one of the RP members who responded and secured the job. Two of the leads i responded to said they were looking to have the work done in the next two months but when I eventually managed to get a response out of them after 4 days they had already arranged a start date with someone else, this despite myself being the 1st and only one to respond to their job. Seems like nothing changes with the punters, if a service is free they'll take advantage and waste your time. Bottom line is I want a refund on these jobs so how do I do it ?
Michael Ingram

Michael Ingram

It’s hard in the beginning to get going and you can’t expect to have a full time business through RP, most traders use the app to fill in gaps in there week,however I’m sure a lot can use this site as a full time business. To get a refund on jobs with no answer etc from the customer,you must first have some 5* ratings,and click report the lead on your job and tick the boxes. They are a lot of time wasters and the customers don’t realise how much it costs depending on there budgets to get there details,even if they hand pick you from the site and ask you a question it costs money to reply as it generates as a lead. Chose your jobs wisely,pick out the small jobs that are ready to go quickly and build up your ratings. Good luck.

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