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Thumbtack: Providing customer satisfaction since 2154
We’re used to seeing long-tail requests over here, but last week we had a request that surprised even us: I am looking for a professional makeup artist to transform me and my friends into the blue...
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Hurricane Irene: Thumbtack Seeks to Help
Like everyone else, we’ve been closely following all of the coverage of Hurricane Irene. Our thoughts go out to all the people on the East Coast affected by the storm, and we hope the storm brings as...
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Thumbtack raises $4.5MM Series A financing
Today we’re thrilled to announce some great news for our community of small businesses and consumers nationwide: Thumbtack has raised a $4.5 million Series A financing. We’ll now be able to...
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250,000+ Professionals At Your Service
We’re breaking out the bubbly today at Thumbtack to celebrate having recently registered our 250,000th service professional! Over the past nine months, the number of merchants signed up on Thumbtack...
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Before & After: Nancy and Joe’s Hurricane Sandy Transformation
During Hurricane Sandy, Nancy and Joe Alt discovered that living near a canal on the East Coast has its drawbacks. Rain and rising water flooded their entire first floor during the storm. Everything...
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Scott’s Easy Kitchen Remodel
You know those home improvement projects that look small but end up morphing into a major headache? Yeah, we hate those too. This story isn’t about that. Introducing Scott Heidegger About two years...
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5 Ways To Make Your Mother Love You More Than She Already Does: A Mother’s...
Your mother thinks you’re the bee’s knees. The jam on toast. As well as many other endearingly antiquated compliments. Or maybe she doesn’t – family dynamics are tricky, after all. Either way, buying...
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Thumbtack Success Story: Sara Dugan Cleaning Up in Atlanta, Georgia
Sara Dugan is cleaning up with her Peachy Clean & Green cleaning business in Atlanta. With 131 Thumbtack hires, she is one of the most successful pros on Thumbtack. We called her last week to hear...
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How Our Team Used Thumbtack Bucks in April 2014
Last month at Thumbtack HQ… Marian hired a dog trainer for her pup, Homer. Felipe brought in a Koru K9 Dog Training and Rehabilitation for his pup. Deepa used her Thumbtack bucks for tennis lessons...
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3 New Life Goals You Didn’t Know You Had: Mystic Edition
We know you have an impressive ledger of awesome happening. You dive off ledges into stormy waters and knit with grandmas named Violet. But you can’t know about every awesome thing that exists in the...
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How To Spring Clean Your Wardrobe
Your wardrobe is begging for attention. You can practically hear it. Maybe it’s even attacking you – with wooly sweater arms that wrap themselves around your head and hangers that clatter to your feet...
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3 Unique Projects You Can Accomplish with Thumbtack: Events
If you’re planning an event, you want it to be amazing. Transcendent. Luminous. Along with every other overwrought adjective you can to apply to people gathering at a specific time and place for the...
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Thumbtack Success Story: James is Moving Places in Dallas
James Holmes is moving places in Dallas with his moving business, First Global Relocators. With 111 Thumbtack hires, he is one of the most successful pros on Thumbtack. We called him last week to hear...
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Summer Vacation Guide for Kids
Just because it’s summer vacation doesn’t mean your adorable rug rats should stop enriching their little minds – and just because it’s summer vacation doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be out of your hair...
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Featured Pro: Heidi Kopf of Keep Your Smile On
A friend wanted a photo booth at her wedding. As a gracious and devoted pal, Heidi began doing the research and gathering equipment. Going through the process, she became more and more intrigued by...
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Photo Booths: The Original Selfie
Our crack team of economists tells us that photo booth rentals are a growing trend. Photo booths consistently make up 2-3% of our monthly requests, and have made up a larger share over time. This...
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We’re building Thumbtack for you
In the past sixty seconds, 18 people began to accomplish their personal projects through Thumbtack. In Portland, Kasey wants the exterior of her home painted. Amanda from Los Angeles is looking for a...
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Introducing Thumbtack for iPhone
You’re waiting for the train and you realize that you promised a friend you’d book the DJ for her big birthday bash. Quick! Before you forget, time to tackle this project. Good thing you don’t need to...
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4 Photo Booth Trends You Don’t Want to Miss
Our love of all things photo booth is becoming very well documented. We love the history, the rampantly ridiculous expressions captured for eternity in pixels, and the fact that our photo booth pros...
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3 Photo Booth Ideas to Inspire You
Tired of the mustaches and the top hats? We never tire of top hats, but we certainly understand the need for a few fresh photo booth props and ideas for the upcoming wedding and barbecue season. Here...
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