ServiceMagic Reports 84 Percent Increase In Service Requests
GOLDEN, Colo. - ServiceMagic Inc. (www.servicemagic.com), an online marketplace connecting consumers with prescreened and customer-rated residential contractors, real estate professionals, and lenders, reported an 84 percent increase in consumer service requests during the quarter ending June 30, 2004, as compared to the same quarter in 2003. The company says it facilitated more than half a million consumer service requests worth over $1.75 billion in consumer spending.
"We have seen a 32 percent increase in consumer demand quarter-over-quarter this year," said Rodney Rice, co-CEO of ServiceMagic. "The service we provide is helping a growing number of consumers who are turning to the Internet for information and assistance for their local home service needs."