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See what a free listing includes

Top of the Trades is a directory where the badge has to be earned, the awards are voted on by homeowners, and nobody can buy their way into being called the best. Get listed free. Earn the rest.

What homeowners see on your page

License

Verified, with the date

Insurance

Verified, with the date

Reviews

Real customers only

Awards

Voted by homeowners

Listed is free. No per-lead fees. No sales calls.

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90 seconds: claim your listing, pass the checks, see what each plan adds

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Why another directory

Leads you already paid for

On the big lead sites you pay per lead, the same lead goes to four of your competitors, and half of them are not licensed. You are bidding against people who should not be allowed to bid.

Badges that mean nothing

Every contractor site has a gold shield on it. Homeowners stopped believing them years ago, which means the ones you actually earned count for nothing either.

Search is changing under you

More homeowners now ask an assistant who to call and get one answer, not ten blue links. Those answers are built from pages that state facts plainly. Most contractor websites do not.

What we do about it

1

We list you free and we never charge per lead

Every listing shows your phone and website, so homeowners reach you directly. Paid plans add photos, reviews and a booking link. We never charge per lead, never resell the same inquiry, and never take a cut of the job.

2

We verify you, then we say so

On the Checked plan ($199 a year or $19 a month), we look your license up with the state, confirm active insurance with your agent, audit your reviews, and check the business is who it says it is. Pass, and the Checked badge goes on your profile with the year and exactly what was verified. We re-check every month, and it comes off automatically the day something lapses. That is why homeowners can believe it. Advanced ($490 a year or $49 a month) adds video, a book-now button, the top spot in your county and the refer-a-pro tool.

3

We build the page the way search now reads

Your profile answers the questions homeowners ask in their own words, states what work costs, names the city and the service, and carries your real project stories. That is what a search engine ranks and what an assistant quotes. You write it once in your dashboard.

4

Homeowners vote, once a year, in your county

When enough businesses and enough votes exist for a service in a place, it becomes its own award. Win it and the badge names the year, the county and the trade, so it is a fact rather than a claim. Sponsors are barred from the categories they sponsor.

Who gets in

Your free listing goes live the moment five automatic checks pass: your business is registered with the state, your license is active where your trade needs one, your phone and website are real, you confirm the claim from your email, and there is no open discipline on your license. No interview, no waiting list, no onboarding call. If something fails, one email tells you which check and exactly what to send. Insurance is verified on the paid plan, by a person.

Start where it costs nothing

Claim the free listing, see what the page looks like with your name on it, then decide whether visibility is worth paying for.

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For businesses: common questions

How much does it cost to be listed?

Nothing. A basic listing is free forever.

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What do the paid plans cost?

The trust badge plan is $199 a year. The Advanced page is $490 a year on top of it. Both are paid once a year, not monthly.

Do you charge per lead?

No. There are no per-lead fees and no sales calls.

How do I get the trust badge?

Choose a paid plan and pass the license and insurance check. Paying starts the check. Only passing earns the badge. If you don't pass the check, you get a full refund, automatically.

What the badge checks →

Can I pay to win an award?

No. Awards are voted by homeowners. Sponsors cannot win, and no paid plan changes a nomination, a vote or a result.

How long does claiming take?

Most businesses are live in about two minutes.

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