One of the least effective ways to choose a moving company for a residential move is to simply call a listing on the search engine results page and book the movie. While you may be lucky to get a top Akron, Ohio, moving company, you may also get a paid advertiser that has limited if any experience in moving and may not even have any full-time employees.
Taking a short amount of time to compare and evaluate different moving companies is an easy and painless way to discover a top company that may even be more reasonably priced for their services than the unknown, startup moving service.
Ask for Referrals
Most people have moved several times in their life so asking for a referral to a moving company from friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, and others is a good way to find out top names of services and companies to avoid.
Pay attention to the good and bad moving stories and keep a mental note of highly rated or poorly rated services.
Review the Website
Any reputable, established and professional moving service is going to have a website. Moving companies should also have a professionally designed website, be cautious of obvious do-it-yourself websites that are trying to mimic the branding of nationally recognized, highly rated moving services.
Check to see if the company lists the service they provide, the types of moves the complete and if there are resources listed that are designed to help those moving.
Make a Phone Call
Established moving companies have a physical address listed and also have a full-time staff during normal business hours. This means when you call in you talk to a live person that can answer your questions or connect you to someone who can.
In Akron, Ohio, or elsewhere, be careful in working with moving services where you always get a voicemail, don’t see a physical address and seem to get conflicting information if you ask a question.
