MovingRater is free for people who are moving, and it will stay free. Right now the site earns nothing: there are no ads, no paid listings and no affiliate links.
How the site will earn money
Moving companies will be able to claim their profile for free. Later, companies will be able to pay for two things:
- A fuller profile. Logo, photos, a link to their website and a description of services.
- Quote requests. When you ask for quotes, you choose up to 3 companies and see their names before you send anything. Companies may pay for the requests they receive.
Anything paid is marked as such on the page.
What payment never changes
- The order of companies in city lists and search results.
- The official record: authority, insurance, carrier or broker, history of changes.
- Reviews and ratings. A company cannot pay to remove a review or to raise its rating.
- Warnings such as missing insurance or a pending revocation.
Who receives quote requests
Only carriers with active household goods authority. Brokers have profiles in the directory, marked as brokers, but at the start they do not receive requests.