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Author	pleasurable_boredom
Comment	I almost always use someone recommended on local Facebook groups and/or by someone I know. It's amazing how much business must be generated on Facebook. I couldn't really care less about someone giving discounts – I'm happy to pay a good price for a good job. But I guess I'm worried like everyone else about having to pay over the odds for a job that is really a very small one. I recently got a handyman on Gumtree cos I needed one at short notice. It was a bit of a gamble, but I chose [this guy](https://www.gumtree.com/p/general-services/j-m-homes-services-all-types-of-interior-and-outdoor-work-builder-and-handyman./1239044398) cos he had a photo and didn't look like a tosser, and the text seemed kind of friendly and helpful. He replied quick and explained everything well, so I felt pretty confident about the whole thing. And he was great. Also, another good thing about that advert is the "No job is too small" – cos I always have LOADS of little things I'd want to get sorted in my home but I'm afraid that it would be shameful/ridiculous/uneconomical to get a pro in for. So basically if I were you I'd maybe concentrate on building up some reviews with a few cheap 'n' easy jobs – putting IKEA together, changing light fittings etc. Get half a dozen good reviews and then you're good to go.
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Created	Mon 18th Mar 2019 2:31pm
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I almost always use someone recommended on local Facebook groups and/or by someone I know. It's amazing how much business must be generated on Facebook.

I couldn't really care less about someone giving discounts – I'm happy to pay a good price for a good job. But I guess I'm worried like everyone else about having to pay over the odds for a job that is really a very small one.

I recently got a handyman on Gumtree cos I needed one at short notice. It was a bit of a gamble, but I chose [this guy](https://www.gumtree.com/p/general-services/j-m-homes-services-all-types-of-interior-and-outdoor-work-builder-and-handyman./1239044398) cos he had a photo and didn't look like a tosser, and the text seemed kind of friendly and helpful. He replied quick and explained everything well, so I felt pretty confident about the whole thing. And he was great.

Also, another good thing about that advert is the "No job is too small" – cos I always have LOADS of little things I'd want to get sorted in my home but I'm afraid that it would be shameful/ridiculous/uneconomical to get a pro in for.

So basically if I were you I'd maybe concentrate on building up some reviews with a few cheap 'n' easy jobs – putting IKEA together, changing light fittings etc. Get half a dozen good reviews and then you're good to go.