Stop Paying For Leads. Build Reputation Instead.
Create your free trade profile on Mesh today, with no lead fees or commission. Customers find nearby profiles on the map, filtered by trade and location. Build your portfolio so recommendations from local customers can help others choose.
How Your Free Trade Profile Works
Get discovered locally. Build your reputation through your community.
| What matters to your business | How Mesh works |
|---|---|
| Joining Mesh | Free to join today |
| Customer enquiries | No lead fees |
| Jobs you win | No commission |
| Getting discovered | Customers find your profile on a local map filtered by trade |
| Building your reputation | Customers can recommend your work in the community feed |
| Helping customers choose | Profiles bring together your business information and a community signal |
Insurance Verification and Your Community
AI-Assisted Insurance Check When you sign up, our automated AI scanner checks your Public Liability Insurance certificate. You can use the app straight away and have 7 days to upload it.
The Verified Badge shows customers your insurance has been checked. The separate traffic-light community signal should be considered alongside customer recommendations, profile information and customers’ own checks. Green does not guarantee workmanship or reliability. Learn more about insurance checks and community signals.
How You Win Work
- 1. Your Digital Portfolio
- First, set up your business profile, list your trades and choose your service postcodes. Then add project photos to show customers your work.
- 2. The Live Local Feed
- When a homeowner asks for a recommendation in the local feed, your past clients can tag your business profile. For example, they might recommend you to a neighbour looking for a plumber.
- 3. Direct, Free Messaging
- Interested homeowners can then chat with you directly in the app. You pay no lead fees when they message you.
- 4. Build Your Local Reputation
- Customers can recommend your work in the community feed. Their endorsements help neighbours consider your business alongside your profile and their own checks. Recommendations do not determine your position on the map.
How to Get Started
- Step 1: Download & Sign Up
- Get the Mesh app, choose “Register as a Trade,” and set your local postcode territory.
- Step 2: Upload Your Insurance
- Upload your Public Liability Insurance certificate. A PDF from your insurer is best, but a photo works too. Our AI checks it automatically to give you the Verified Badge, and you’ll get a reminder before it’s due for renewal each year.
- Step 3: Share Your Link
- Invite your local clients to download the app and recommend your work in the community feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: How is Mesh completely free? What’s the catch?
- Mesh is currently free to join and use for homeowners and trades, with no lead fees or commission. Paid features or subscriptions for trades may be introduced in future.
- Q: What do I need to get verified?
- Just your Public Liability Insurance certificate. Upload it in the app and it’s checked automatically.
- Q: How does the Traffic Light system work for trades?
- Each trade profile includes a traffic-light community signal. Consider it alongside customer recommendations, profile information and your own checks. It is separate from insurance verification, and green does not guarantee workmanship or reliability.
- Q: What is the “Cowboy Report” and how am I protected from fake complaints?
- Customers must support reports with transaction evidence, such as an invoice or receipt. Mesh scans that evidence to help assess the report. However, these checks do not guarantee that every report is accurate.
Secure your local reputation today.
Create your free trade profile today and connect with local homeowners. Upload your insurance certificate to earn the Verified Badge.
