The app shows targeting as saved before matching has received the change.
Pros need immediate control over paid lead areas, while matching needs a consistent targeting record.
Who you’d be doing this for
“I turned off those towns before lunch, then paid for another job we can’t reach.”
Saskia Roberts · Plumbing Business Owner
Runs a three-crew plumbing business and uses area targeting to avoid buying leads outside crew coverage.
What is at stake
Some pros see new targeting settings, then receive paid leads from areas they removed. You have to weigh a fast mobile correction against preserving every existing targeting choice.
Why it isn’t already fixed
Every obvious fix costs something else. That’s the part you’d have to decide.
- fast targeting control vs. consistent matching state
- mobile release speed vs. state preservation
- refund protection vs. avoidable disputes
- shared platform fix vs. direct user correction
Why Thumbtack
Paid leads and pro-set targeting controls are central to how local service businesses decide where to spend.
Written with these in mind
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