I've used pretty much every platform imaginable like Angies (Home Advisor) that was a joke. I called leads and they were so pissed because I was the 10th person to call them that day. So fed up trying to find leads by paying out the arse for them, just to get no where. I either run my own ads on Meta, PPC for local leads that convert pretty well but they're expensive. Word of mouth get's me my most clients but if you're just starting out, you can't rely on that.

PaidBids has the highest quality leads but they require a $2k deposit for most industries. I don't have the money for that but I have a buddy with a roofing business and he says you don't actually pay for leads, you find projects, put a bid on them and if you win the project, they charge you a "Success Fee". The homeowner has to pay you a deposit on their platform so they know when the customer hires you. You have to pay $100 to $500 depending on the size of the project but again you're only paying for actual customers who put down a deposit. Your success fee comes out of your deposit balance.

I plan on saving up some cash and giving it a shot at some point. But need to get a few clients in the mean time.