Angi leads alternatives: how contractors get leads they own

Lead marketplaces such as Angi, HomeAdvisor and Thumbtack typically charge pros for leads or for advertising, and a single homeowner request is often sent to more than one pro. They can fill gaps. The alternative is building channels where the homeowner calls only you.

Leads you own

Your Google Business Profile: the map results are free and the caller is calling you, not a shortlist.
Your website: a page for each service and town, tap-to-call and a quote form.
Reviews: the businesses ChatGPT recommended in our study had a median of 320 Google reviews against 128 for their peers.
Referral partners: inspectors, realtors, insurance agents, property managers and past customers.

Free directories

Make sure you are listed accurately on Google, Bing, Apple Maps, Facebook, Nextdoor and Yelp.
SearchWrench Pros, our homeowner directory, lists local businesses free in hundreds of cities. We don't sell rankings, and right now we pass homeowner quote requests to local pros for free.

If you keep using a lead service

Track cost per job, not cost per lead. Call back within minutes. Ask every customer from a paid lead for a Google review, so the next one finds you directly.

Want this done for you?

SearchWrench builds your website, hosts it and registers your own domain for $29.99/month: no setup fee, cancel anytime, and the domain is yours after 4 months. Autopilot, our full-service SEO ($129.99/month), adds weekly fixes, town pages and ranking reports to get you found on Google, Maps and ChatGPT. We build it first so you can see it.

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Questions people ask

Is there a free alternative to Angi for contractors?

Your Google Business Profile, your own website and free directories cost nothing per lead. SearchWrench Pros lists businesses free and currently passes homeowner requests to local pros at no charge.

How does SearchWrench Pros pick which pro gets a request?

We match the homeowner's must-haves (years in business, price vs quality, distance) with pros we have checked by phone. Nobody pays to rank higher.

How do I get more of my own leads?

Figures quoted are from our own research: part one (200 questions to ChatGPT, 40 US cities) and part two (20,088 local websites audited). Updated October 2026. SearchWrench is a service of HighRock Holdings LLC, Cincinnati, OH.