answer:We signed up before taking on some extensive housework (still ongoing) and it’s been invaluable. I don’t know that we’ll maintain the subscription once the work’s done, but it has been so much better that picking tradesmen blindly or through a couple of recommendations. Many of the guys we’ve hired have given us a discount because we found them through Angie’s list. And they’re also conscious of the fact that if they fail to satisfy, I have the power to impact their rating.