LocalPrice.com - Comparison Shopping for Local Goods and Services

There are a lot of companies out there to provide you contact with local service providers (ServiceMagic, the new Sears site, etc). Most of those have a similar model, though: Tell us what you want and give us your information and we'll give it to a bunch of people who will respond and you can take it from there. Those are good solutions if you're looking for a provider who can service your needs, but it definitely does not provide you much information about the person contacting you, pricing, etc. And in some of those situations, having less information that the person you're dealing with can really hurt you.

So today on Screenwerk, I saw an article about LocalPrice.com, a new company that's taking a new approach on things. They are currently only in Atlanta, but have a really interesting value proposition: They provide you information to compare local products or services up-front. Their model is more similar to a shopping engine model, and gives you a lot more information about the person you'll be contacting, pricing, etc. This really allows you to make a more educated decision and probably save yourself some money in the meantime. Their model depends on a lot of high-quality structed content, which is really going to be the bottleneck in their system (which is why its a good idea for them to focus on their starting market, Atlanta, before trying to expand too quickly), but that's also the strength of the system. It will be interesting to see how things go for them.

Price Comparisons of Atlanta Service Providers | LocalPrice.com