I was rather skeptical so I bought the lowest number of credits (10) for $24 approx. Each lead was 2 or 3 credits. I realized after a few days that this was going nowhere. A few of the leads were for people looking for therapists in the area so I contacted them but put N/A for a quote. I don't set a session fee that way since I do sliding scale. I put my cell phone number and when Thervo.com sent me a message about the person reading the quote (I think I got 2 out of the 4 I sent messages to) so I sent a follow-up message and yet NOTHING. I wish I had been more careful to read EVERYTHING on their website. They promise refunds for no response within 48 hours, but it's giving you back the credits and not actual monetary refunds. I found out about them through Facebook so I'm going to be warning people not to sign up.
They wrote me a message stating that you always get the first case but when I didn't they told me to post references. They knew I had no references before they promised me the first case! I asked for my money back and they said they do not give money back for packages. I wonder what they do give money back for?
I completely understand the frustration you're having. It's awful to get no response from potential clients. My experience has been a little different. I signed up as a counselor, because I never got to finish my doctorate due to illness. I'm very clear about my education in the profile. I got a client my second day using the site. A few days later, I responded for a quote and received an almost immediate response for crisis marriage counseling, and now I have both spouses as individual clients working through their issues, as well as working together. I was worried it would be a total scam, but when it pays off, it's great for some extra income.
I still do struggle with sending out tailored responses and hoping for responses, but that's just how it goes when I'm emailing a quick synopsis on what I can do.
I bought credit and responded promptly to their leads with my cell phone number included, because I also do sliding fee for therapy sessions. You lose credits if someone looks at your quote. I did follow up emails because no phone are given for their leads, and still no response. I have now used up all of my credits and no clients received from spending a great deal of time writing responses. Not worth the time or the effort.
I thought TherVo would be helpful in building my private practice. I got a few clients after sending MANY quotes and have spent more than I have earned. I first looked over my profile and is equally compatible to others. ...then I began to question...how do I know I am sending quotes at $3.66+ each actually a person in need of services or people hired by TherVo to make them more $. I can’t say for sure...but seems it would be easy to scam many of us out of money. Now reading the many articles written...they won’t be getting any more of my $!!
I have been sending quotes and never a reply and I never receive a phone number to contact them. I truly think they are making up the people and getting money for that.
No customer service. I question if the "prospective clients" really exist. 28 referrals and no responses other than they reviewed my "quote" which was never given. I would ask for more info with no response. No way to contact "clients" other then through the Thervo website. Suspicious. Also, some of the names I looked up and found some of them were not only misspelled but lived in other states. One is a motivational speaker and the "problems" listed on the referral does not match up. No customer service, no phone number. They do not respond to emails. When I did notify them that I would not renew, I received 28 credits. Sent additional emails to Thervo and no response. Class Action Lawsuit seems in order.
I am giving two stars because I definitely have been getting leads but not one has turned into a client yet. The closest was someone who made an appointment but then cancelled it. I have been responding promptly to the inquiries, have a great online reputation, am offering an excellent price for this test marketing and have yet to have a client. My service is mainstream and popular. I have to wonder if the leads are the company themselves spending my credits. I am hoping that some of these leads eventually pan out and this becomes a profitable stream of new clients but let's just say I am at the very least skeptical at this point.
I believe this is a total scam. It is odd that prospective clients' phone numbers are not listed. 28 "referrals" and no real contact??? Very, very suspicious. I send emails to the "contact" section with no response. There needs to be a class action lawsuit against these scam artists. When I sent another email, advising I would not be renewing, all of a sudden I received 258 "credits." I also did a search on some of the names, and found there were misspellings... very odd indeed and one is a motivational speaker and the supposed "problems listed" did not match up. There is no phone number for Thervo. Poor to non-existent customer service.
Great attempt to scam therapist who work hard at their craft and also to find ways to get their name out there. Do not invest money or time buying credits.
I began using Thervo and within 2 weeks had received a client. In within another week received two more clients all just by making the initial investment of $34.99
My experience has been very positive and will continue to use this service as needed...
Signed up to prepare tax returns for people. Leads are supposed to be within 40 miles. Problem is, the [fake] leads are all MORE than 40 miles away, sometimes over 100 miles away. Totally crazy. Then, I have to pay to respond to the lead, and the reply goes through Thervo's web page, not direct to lead. The leads NEVER EVER reply. NEVER. As in NEVER. The identity of the lead is always obscure -- a first name and an initial, no street address, in a town many miles away. I just pulled one of the leads up on the thervo.com website -- I sent a reply 24 days ago, and it was never even looked at by the lead. Of course, there is no actual person on the other end of the lead, unless maybe it is someone in a sweat shop in Nigeria, who sits in the cubicle next to the prince who is trying to give away his $100,000,000 inheritance.
after getting screwed over by the likes of thumb whack, i was very suspicious about ms 'emily' sending me unsolicited emails for potential clients and customers. Especially since these were going to my assembly business but yet the prospects were looking for massage therapy???? i would love to know how the company knew or assumed I may hold a massage license - especially since there is no connection to the email account they solicit me at. Completely unsolicited and now after researching multiple sites, i have determined this is just another bs scam company looking to rip hard working service providers off and create more distrust in big online lead generation companies.
Thervo.com is a complete waste of time and money!! In more than 6 months of trying to find any clients for my pastoral counseling ministry, I had one person call me back and said he did not want anything to do with "religion." Well, then why did he and Thervo even give me the so-called "lead." Enough, I don't have the money to waste!!
I am a psychotherapist. I tried using thervo.com. At first i thought it might really work to generate leads. To be fair, i was hired once. That was in the very beginning. I am not sure what their business practices are or how they filter pros to prospective clients. However, after that first hire, i did not get "leads" following up or calling me. There is no way to most of the the" leads" or potential clients as thervo does not provide the prospective client's phone number. I dont even know if the leads are real. My experience with thervo has made me wonder if in fact the prospective clients are real or not.
Additionally, i have found thervo's business practices to be deceptive. They did not refund "credits" purchased for " people who did not view my quotes" until i file complaints. Moreover, other leads were removed before the time frame stated, in which i could respond and send a quote to potential clients.
I spent a lot of time and energy chasing many leads from thervo, with no return on my money, time or energy. Buyer beware.
Having received over 20 requests for quotes and not one client this is obviously a complete scam. Have not even spoken to one potential client on the phone. If the quote is not refunded it ends with "I'm going in a different direction." Save your money and put it toward legitimate marketing like LinkedIn or Facebook.
I bought the lowest amount of credits to see if something would generate and potentially build my private practice. Nope, get request and when i respond the clients take days to respond. Had one that i thought would work out but she no-showed on the scheduled day of session and now have not responded to my follow up emails. After these credits end i will not be purchasing anymore. Its a complete waste of my time and energy.
I have half a dozen solid new bill paying clients from Thervo this. The cost was just a few dollars for each one. After you get a new client, they are all yours. No ongoing fees. Very simple.
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Agreed that this is a Scam!!
I was rather skeptical so I bought the lowest number of credits (10) for $24 approx. Each lead was 2 or 3 credits. I realized after a few days that this was going nowhere. A few of the leads were for people looking for therapists in the area so I contacted them but put N/A for a quote. I don't set a session fee that way since I do sliding scale. I put my cell phone number and when Thervo.com sent me a message about the person reading the quote (I think I got 2 out of the 4 I sent messages to) so I sent a follow-up message and yet NOTHING. I wish I had been more careful to read EVERYTHING on their website. They promise refunds for no response within 48 hours, but it's giving you back the credits and not actual monetary refunds. I found out about them through Facebook so I'm going to be warning people not to sign up.
Thank you
Thank you for this post. I purchased credits last night and woke up this morning thinking I bet this is a scam.
scam
They wrote me a message stating that you always get the first case but when I didn't they told me to post references. They knew I had no references before they promised me the first case! I asked for my money back and they said they do not give money back for packages. I wonder what they do give money back for?
Not so bad...
I completely understand the frustration you're having. It's awful to get no response from potential clients. My experience has been a little different. I signed up as a counselor, because I never got to finish my doctorate due to illness. I'm very clear about my education in the profile. I got a client my second day using the site. A few days later, I responded for a quote and received an almost immediate response for crisis marriage counseling, and now I have both spouses as individual clients working through their issues, as well as working together. I was worried it would be a total scam, but when it pays off, it's great for some extra income.
I still do struggle with sending out tailored responses and hoping for responses, but that's just how it goes when I'm emailing a quick synopsis on what I can do.
I Think Thervo is a Scam, Too!
I bought credit and responded promptly to their leads with my cell phone number included, because I also do sliding fee for therapy sessions. You lose credits if someone looks at your quote. I did follow up emails because no phone are given for their leads, and still no response. I have now used up all of my credits and no clients received from spending a great deal of time writing responses. Not worth the time or the effort.
Not Worth It
I thought TherVo would be helpful in building my private practice. I got a few clients after sending MANY quotes and have spent more than I have earned. I first looked over my profile and is equally compatible to others. ...then I began to question...how do I know I am sending quotes at $3.66+ each actually a person in need of services or people hired by TherVo to make them more $. I can’t say for sure...but seems it would be easy to scam many of us out of money. Now reading the many articles written...they won’t be getting any more of my $!!
Scammers
I have been sending quotes and never a reply and I never receive a phone number to contact them. I truly think they are making up the people and getting money for that.
Thervo.com promises to send you leads and you bid on these leads with credits you buy from them. There is no contact phone number for them.
They finally did give me a phone number, but was a personal phone number of someone, but the message was distorted.
I have a busy company but we can always be busier, so I thought this was a good idea. But there is no customer service.
The business phone was not a business phone and did not carry the name of their business on it.
Seems like it would be a scam.
Total Scam
No customer service. I question if the "prospective clients" really exist. 28 referrals and no responses other than they reviewed my "quote" which was never given. I would ask for more info with no response. No way to contact "clients" other then through the Thervo website. Suspicious. Also, some of the names I looked up and found some of them were not only misspelled but lived in other states. One is a motivational speaker and the "problems" listed on the referral does not match up. No customer service, no phone number. They do not respond to emails. When I did notify them that I would not renew, I received 28 credits. Sent additional emails to Thervo and no response. Class Action Lawsuit seems in order.
I won't say it's a scam............yet.
I am giving two stars because I definitely have been getting leads but not one has turned into a client yet. The closest was someone who made an appointment but then cancelled it. I have been responding promptly to the inquiries, have a great online reputation, am offering an excellent price for this test marketing and have yet to have a client. My service is mainstream and popular. I have to wonder if the leads are the company themselves spending my credits. I am hoping that some of these leads eventually pan out and this becomes a profitable stream of new clients but let's just say I am at the very least skeptical at this point.
Scam
I believe this is a total scam. It is odd that prospective clients' phone numbers are not listed. 28 "referrals" and no real contact??? Very, very suspicious. I send emails to the "contact" section with no response. There needs to be a class action lawsuit against these scam artists. When I sent another email, advising I would not be renewing, all of a sudden I received 258 "credits." I also did a search on some of the names, and found there were misspellings... very odd indeed and one is a motivational speaker and the supposed "problems listed" did not match up. There is no phone number for Thervo. Poor to non-existent customer service.
Seems like a scam
Great attempt to scam therapist who work hard at their craft and also to find ways to get their name out there. Do not invest money or time buying credits.
Would give it negative 5 stars.
Great experience
I began using Thervo and within 2 weeks had received a client. In within another week received two more clients all just by making the initial investment of $34.99
My experience has been very positive and will continue to use this service as needed...
Super scam
Signed up to prepare tax returns for people. Leads are supposed to be within 40 miles. Problem is, the [fake] leads are all MORE than 40 miles away, sometimes over 100 miles away. Totally crazy. Then, I have to pay to respond to the lead, and the reply goes through Thervo's web page, not direct to lead. The leads NEVER EVER reply. NEVER. As in NEVER. The identity of the lead is always obscure -- a first name and an initial, no street address, in a town many miles away. I just pulled one of the leads up on the thervo.com website -- I sent a reply 24 days ago, and it was never even looked at by the lead. Of course, there is no actual person on the other end of the lead, unless maybe it is someone in a sweat shop in Nigeria, who sits in the cubicle next to the prince who is trying to give away his $100,000,000 inheritance.
very suspicious
after getting screwed over by the likes of thumb whack, i was very suspicious about ms 'emily' sending me unsolicited emails for potential clients and customers. Especially since these were going to my assembly business but yet the prospects were looking for massage therapy???? i would love to know how the company knew or assumed I may hold a massage license - especially since there is no connection to the email account they solicit me at. Completely unsolicited and now after researching multiple sites, i have determined this is just another bs scam company looking to rip hard working service providers off and create more distrust in big online lead generation companies.
Waste of Time and Money!!
Thervo.com is a complete waste of time and money!! In more than 6 months of trying to find any clients for my pastoral counseling ministry, I had one person call me back and said he did not want anything to do with "religion." Well, then why did he and Thervo even give me the so-called "lead." Enough, I don't have the money to waste!!
A 'Fool' is soon separated from his (her) monies. Thervo smiles!
The 'Old Model'. Bait & Switch!
Scam
I realized it’s a scam by the 5th person to email me the cookie cutter “ I’m going in a different direction “. Do the math .
I am a psychotherapist. I tried using thervo.com. At first i thought it might really work to generate leads. To be fair, i was hired once. That was in the very beginning. I am not sure what their business practices are or how they filter pros to prospective clients. However, after that first hire, i did not get "leads" following up or calling me. There is no way to most of the the" leads" or potential clients as thervo does not provide the prospective client's phone number. I dont even know if the leads are real. My experience with thervo has made me wonder if in fact the prospective clients are real or not.
Additionally, i have found thervo's business practices to be deceptive. They did not refund "credits" purchased for " people who did not view my quotes" until i file complaints. Moreover, other leads were removed before the time frame stated, in which i could respond and send a quote to potential clients.
I spent a lot of time and energy chasing many leads from thervo, with no return on my money, time or energy. Buyer beware.
Total Scam
Having received over 20 requests for quotes and not one client this is obviously a complete scam. Have not even spoken to one potential client on the phone. If the quote is not refunded it ends with "I'm going in a different direction." Save your money and put it toward legitimate marketing like LinkedIn or Facebook.
Scam
This is an out and out scam.
Not sold on this site
I bought the lowest amount of credits to see if something would generate and potentially build my private practice. Nope, get request and when i respond the clients take days to respond. Had one that i thought would work out but she no-showed on the scheduled day of session and now have not responded to my follow up emails. After these credits end i will not be purchasing anymore. Its a complete waste of my time and energy.
Not a Scam for Me.
I have half a dozen solid new bill paying clients from Thervo this. The cost was just a few dollars for each one. After you get a new client, they are all yours. No ongoing fees. Very simple.