Built for homeowners and renters — not contractor advertisers
Quick answers about how Mike's List works, why Free is useful, when Pro helps, and why businesses cannot buy their way into your recommendations.
Mike's List is built for homeowners and renters who are hiring help for their homes. Contractors, businesses, advertisers, and lead buyers are not our customers.
No. Businesses do not pay us for listings, rankings, recommendations, leads, or access to your contact information. That is core to the mission: keep the product aligned with the people making the hiring decision.
Mike's List brings contractor review signals together in one place so you can search, compare, save, and share local options without bouncing between directories and review sites.
Yes. You can browse businesses, see ratings and contact info, read Mike's List customer summaries, and create project shortlists with a free account.
A free account lets you save contractors into named project shortlists, compare options over time, and share your shortlist with a spouse, roommate, landlord, or anyone helping you decide.
Pro is for deeper decision support. It unlocks full review text from every source, owner responses and review details, and Book for Me appointment help when you want support getting on a contractor's calendar.
Yes. Basic contact information is visible to everyone. Pro is not about hiding phone numbers; it is about giving you the full review picture and appointment help before you hire.
We gather reviews from trusted sources across the internet and add Mike's List-native reviews from members, so you can see a broader picture than any single platform provides.
Rankings are based on review signals across sources, not paid placement. We combine rating quality, review volume, and available business signals so stronger options are easier to compare.
We currently serve Dallas-area homeowners and renters, with the strongest launch coverage in Dallas itself as we continue expanding across DFW.
Yes. Mike's List members can leave reviews for businesses directly on our site, adding real feedback from local customers alongside the review sources we aggregate.
You can cancel Pro anytime from your account settings. Your access continues until the end of your billing period.
Start with a free shortlist. Upgrade to Pro only when you want full reviews and appointment help before making the call.
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