GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeAdvisor
announced today the nationwide launch of Instant Booking with new
features including Google Calendar integration for home
professionals and a professional on-time appointment score. The
announcement secures HomeAdvisor as the leader in local home
services, alongside leading on-demand services in marketplace
sectors such as car service, grocery delivery, and dinner
reservations.
HomeAdvisor is the only company to provide a convenient,
seamless, and free way for homeowners to be instantly matched to
pre-screened home improvement and repair professionals for home
projects. HomeAdvisor's Instant Booking technology allows
homeowners to schedule appointments on-demand for more than 500
home tasks from plumbing to remodeling. Google Calendar integration
allows service professionals to easily manage booked appointments
and better serve their customers. The service professional on-time
appointment score will provide homeowners insight into the punctual
performance of the professional.
"We have invested in the technology to make HomeAdvisor a true
one-stop destination for all home repair, improvement, and
maintenance needs," said Chris
Terrill, HomeAdvisor's CEO. "Market testing of Instant
Booking shows that it dramatically improves the experience of
finding and hiring a pro, and customer satisfaction rates have
doubled among HomeAdvisor users since we've introduced the service.
The addition of Google Calendar integration further provides a
seamless experience for both professionals and homeowners."
Homeowners have booked more than 30,000 appointments since the
select-market rollout of Instant Booking in January, and – with the
integration of Google Calendar -- jobs booked with Instant Booking
are expected to generate up to $100
million in project revenue for service professionals in the
HomeAdvisor network by October of this year.* The Google Calendar
integration allows professionals to sync their Google work
calendar with HomeAdvisor's Instant Booking scheduler, providing
real-time scheduling capability.
Features of Instant Booking and the Google Calendar
Integration:
- No more phone tag. Instant Booking helps homeowners schedule
services with pre-screened and customer-rated home professionals
online. It also allows them to view pricing for jobs prior to
booking. This unique on-demand platform eliminates the hassle of
scheduling an appointment -- for both homeowners and
professionals.
- Syncing a professional's business calendar on Google ensures
that homeowners are presented with accurate availability for the
Pro. And Pros can easily manage their availability entirely from
within their existing Google Calendars. Following the integration
of Google, HomeAdvisor will enable calendar sync with mHelpDesk, an
industry leading field services management platform.
- All professionals receive an on-time appointment score listed
on their profile to help homeowners hire with confidence. This
self-governing marketplace helps match homeowners with
professionals who have an excellent punctual
performance.
HomeAdvisor has more than 90,000 approved professionals in the
company's network. Service professionals undergo a criminal and
financial background check prior to joining the network and are
customer rated and reviewed.
Like all HomeAdvisor offerings, Instant Booking is free for
homeowners and is available on desktop, mobile web, and the
HomeAdvisor iOS and Android apps. For additional information about
Instant Booking visit HomeAdvisor's website. For more information
about HomeAdvisor, visit HomeAdvisor.com.
About HomeAdvisor
HomeAdvisor.com is a local home
services marketplace providing homeowners the tools and resources
for home repair, maintenance, and improvement projects.
HomeAdvisor's marketplace lets homeowners view average project
costs coast-to-coast, find local pre-screened home professionals,
and instantly book appointments online. Access to all of
HomeAdvisor's resources is free for homeowners, with no membership
or fees required. HomeAdvisor is based in Golden, Colo., and is an operating business of
IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).
* Based on the company's expectation of receiving 64,000 service
requests through Instant Booking by the end of October 2015, with an average of 72% of such
requests generating (or reflecting a homeowner intent to generate)
work for service providers who subscribe to HomeAdvisor, and
factoring in the current average weighted project costs across
appointments of $2,140.
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SOURCE HomeAdvisor