{"id":632,"date":"2021-12-29T11:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T11:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.allbetterapp.com\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=632"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:34:18","slug":"4-when-i-bid-on-a-job-can-i-message-the-poster-if-i-dont-hear-from-them","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/allbetterapp.com\/help\/kb\/4-when-i-bid-on-a-job-can-i-message-the-poster-if-i-dont-hear-from-them\/","title":{"rendered":"4.\tWhen I bid on a job can I message the poster if I don\u2019t hear from them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yes \u2014 and we encourage it. Following up shows professionalism and wins more jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use the in-app chat attached to your bid to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduce yourself and your experience<\/li>\n<li>Ask clarifying questions about the job scope<\/li>\n<li>Mention that you know the neighborhood or have done similar work nearby<\/li>\n<li>Share relevant photos of past projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> A thoughtful follow-up message within 24 hours of bidding can significantly increase your hire rate. Customers notice pros who communicate clearly and show genuine interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ab-kb-cta\"><strong>Looking for work?<\/strong> See how pros win jobs on AllBetter at <a href=\"https:\/\/allbetterapp.com\/provider\/\">allbetterapp.com\/provider<\/a>, or download AllBetter JobPro for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/allbetter-jobpro-no-lead-fees\/id1098610244\">iOS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.ChoreRelief.Provider\">Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Still need help?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/allbetterapp.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Support \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes \u2014 and we encourage it. Following up shows professionalism and wins more jobs. Use the in-app chat attached to your bid to: Introduce yourself and your experience Ask clarifying questions about the job scope Mention that you know the neighborhood or have done similar work nearby Share relevant photos of past projects Pro tip: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[25],"kbtag":[],"class_list":["post-632","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-reviewing-jobs-contractor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Message Poster After Bidding | Allbetter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When bidding on a job with AllBetter, can you message the poster if you don\u2019t hear from them? 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