Claim your listing
Pick a package, add your details and you're done in about two minutes. Free needs no card. Paid packages go straight to secure Stripe checkout.
Got it. The five checks are running now. Within a few minutes you'll get one email from hello@topofthetrades.org. Passed? Tap the confirm link and your listing goes live. Didn't pass? The email names the check and tells you exactly what to send. Check your spam folder if it isn't there in 10 minutes.
The full process
What happens after you hit Run the checks
Every step, in order, with the timing. No surprises, no phone calls, and you always know what comes next.
1
Minute 0
Fill in the form
Ten quick fields, about two minutes. Use your business name exactly as it appears on your license so the checks match on the first try.
2
Minutes 1–5
The five checks run
Software runs all five checks above against official state records. No person reviews it, and nobody calls you.
3
Within minutes
One email with your result
Passed? Tap the confirm link and you're live. Didn't pass? The email names the check, tells you why, and lists exactly what to reply with, like a photo of your license. Reply and it re-runs on its own.
4
Same day
Your free listing goes live
Homeowners see your name, trade, city, phone, website and license status. That's all there is to keep current, so nothing goes stale.
5
Day 1
Your welcome kit arrives
Your listing link and your review link, ready to text to customers. Reviews you earn stay with your listing whether or not you ever pay.
6
Whenever you're ready
Upgrade, or don't
Started on Free? Every email we send has an upgrade link. Checked ($199 a year or $19 a month) adds the badge, insurance verification, logo, portfolio and quote requests. Advanced (+$490 a year or +$49 a month) adds Featured placement, photos, video and a Book now button.
When you'll hear about paid plans
Six moments. That's the whole list.
We only bring up paid plans when there's a real reason: something just happened to your listing or your award. Here's every one, so nothing catches you off guard.
The day you pass
Your result email
One short paragraph shows what Checked and Advanced add. No countdown, no pressure.
Day 7
Your first listing report
How many people searched for your trade in your county that week, and how many saw your listing. Every 30 days after that, a short monthly report.
January 1
Nominations open in all 50 states
If a homeowner nominates you, we email you the same day with your nomination link. Homeowners who look you up land on your listing, so it's a natural time to add photos and reviews.
May 1
Finalists announced
If you're a finalist, you get a free campaign kit: social graphics, your vote link and an email to send customers. Every finalist gets the same kit and the same ballot, paid plan or not.
November 1
Winners announced
Winning is free and always will be. Winner packages like plaques, badge files and a press release go on sale that day, and they're optional.
30 days before renewal
One reminder
We tell you what renews, the price and the date. Cancel by replying to the email.
Paying never changes a rating, a review, a vote or an award. You can turn off plan emails at any time; check results and award notices still come.