Helping Homeowners Find Reliable Contractors (NAPSA)-—While many homeowners clean and perform the inevitable seasonal repairs themselves, most will require some level of assistance from roofers, electricians, landscapers, and painters. Fortunately, there is now a way they can protect themselves from unqualified or bacornpetent contractors. For starters, homeown- ers should begin their search for trustworthy service professionals with sourees more reliable than the phone book. According te the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, “Anyone can advertise in the Yellow Pages. An ad should not be considered an indication of the quakhty of a contractor’s works.” One source that homeowners nationwide have already begun to turn to is a Web site called myHomeKey (www.mvyhomekey. cora). myHomeKey lets homeowners conveniently schedule appointments for its members, drawing from its database of more than 40,000 of the nation’s most trusted repair and service professionals. Consumers have nationwide access to service technicians from companies such as Sears, GE, The Home Service Store, Carrier, HouseMaster, ServiceLane and SecurityVillage.com as well as quality local service providers. Bach myHomeKeyreferral is so thoroughly investigated—based on proven work quality and proper eertification—-that myHomeRey actually guarantees 100 percent A new service takes the guesswork out of finding a reliable contractor. customer satisfaction. “You no longer need to look in the phone book and hope for the best. myHomeKey offers a direct connection to top tier professionals so homeowners can schedule and instantly confirm homeservice appointments in real-time,” said Eric Zausner, myHomeKey’s president and CEO. “There’s no more wasting a day waiting for the plumber cr electrician to call back, myHomeKeyputs the scheduling power in the hands of the homeowner.” With over 300 service categories and nationwide service providers, myHomeKey can help consurmers manage their home in a waythat is convenient for them. This means that Saturdays can be spent swinging a golf clab or taking the kids to the zoo instead of painting the house, repairing the roof or building a new deck.
