What's Happening -- ThumbTack in Austin + Giveaway
This is a Sponsored Post. I was provided a stipend and a credit to share with my readers.The opinions are mine. It is my Universe, after all.
When you have something you need done that cannot be dealt with immediately, the phrase goes "put a pin in it." If your mental bulletin board is anything like mine, it is very full with tacks. Now, there may just be an answer to all those neglected pins. Thumbtack, a company connecting customers with the right skilled professionals to get things done is looking to help Austin clear those boards.
So Thumbtack took a look at our unique city. We are the home of "Keep Austin Weird," after all, and have our own ways of living. Here's what they found happening in our town, by the numbers.
We Tend to Stay Together
Divorce attorneys are called upon almost 70% less in Austin than in Dallas. Demand for relationship counseling is 70% greater in Austin than Texas as a whole. However, Texas, demands divorce attorneys 75% more than U.S. overall.
But Maybe We Still Like Our Space
There have been over 1,800 fences installed or repaired in Austin since January 2015, a 122% increase over the previous year.
We Might Not Enjoy Cleaning
12,000+ Austinites hired a cleaning service in 2015, up 91% from the previous year. Upholstery cleaning is up 525%.
But We Love Self-Improvement
In Austin, life coaching is 75% more popular, career coaching is 120% more popular, and psychotherapy is 160% more popular than in Texas overall.
Especially When It Comes to Cooking
Cooking lessons are 750% more popular in Austin than in Houston, and demand for personal chefs in Austin is 52% higher than Texas as a whole.
***
Since January 2015, more than 11,000 service professionals have completed over 100,000 projects in Austin using Thumbtack. That is a lot of pins coming down off those overloaded bulletin boards.
Sounds pretty great, right? Here's where it gets better. Thumbtack is offering a $100 credit for services to one lucky reader.And I am making it an Easy-Peasy entry. Check out thumbtack.com and tell me what service you would like/ You might just get to take out a pin or two!