About The Owner
with experience of over 15 years in multiple trades, both on site and working independently, working in domestic and commercial environments. I've signed up to multiple platforms/lead gen platforms that claim to get you work. my experiences with these have been terrible. seeing experiences from both sides as the supply and demand side of their operations. i hired several trades on these sites and they've all had the same gloomy look of being bled dry through their shady practices, whether that be pay to quote, buying overpriced credits, race to the bottom or funds being held until the end of the month (which tells me they're holding your payments for the free monthly interest).
Frequently asked questions
It all began with a simple idea fueled by a deep passion. As a small business, we pride ourselves on personal attention and dedication to every detail. Our approach is rooted in quality and integrity, ensuring that everything we do reflects our commitment to excellence.
FAQ;
everything you should need to know about any concerns or curiosities that are piquing your interest to know further about what we do.
Aren't you like checkatrade?
Short answer, NO. we aren't like checkatrade. they are an online directory, that doubles as a marketplace that sell leads to multiple tradespeople. WE ARE NOT. Ping-A-Trade is a live job distribution ecosystem. built for by a tradesman for the tradespeople
Why did you build Ping-A-Trade?
As a tradesman that's been on multiple so called lead generation platforms I've felt the frustrations of being bled dry through the nose, whether its monthly subscriptions, tokens, or being sold the same lead that 6 other tradespeople have been sent too. And race to the bottom quoting.
How much is this going to cost me as a tradesman?
As a tradesperson, I built this so that i can give the power back to the trades. which is why im making Ping-A-Trade FREE to ALL TRADES PEOPLE.
I'm a customer how much will this cost?
as a customer we only charge for using our ping services, whether its just one property, or as a landlord or housing developer or anything in-between? we have a ping for all your needs.
what if i have multiple property in the same area but diferent postcodes?
How does Ping-A-Trade work?
how we work is you create your profile, select all the jobs/categories that apply to the services you offer. Upload your portfolio and carry on with your existing work schedules. When a customer has posted their job and it matches with your skills/tags you signed up as and your availability is set to online well ping you to notify that a job is available to quote.
So how do i find work using the Ping-A-Trade app?
Simple, just login set your status to online/available and away you go. we operate on your current locations service areas. meaning you can pick up work wherever and whenever you want, on holiday but running short on funds? needs to pull in one quick job to top funds up? check and quote nearby jobs wherever you are.
Wont this create a race to the bottom quoting system?
Short answer; Yes and No.
yes because people are often counting the pennies nowadays, and no because were letting your portfolios speak for themselves. if your quote is higher but they see that your work is better quality your prices justify the indifferences.
how does the multi-ping services work?
our multi-ping works like this, if you have a property in dover and a property in Glasgow, and you need an electrician and a plumber in dover and a plumber and gardener in Glasgow, you can enter the addresses for both and select the trades for each property and we will route your job to only the tradespeople in those areas. we aim to be as efficient as possible in routing the correct tradespeople to your needs asap.
How does Ping-A-Trade work?
how we work is you create your profile, select all the jobs/categories that apply to the services you offer. Upload your portfolio and carry on with your existing work schedules. When a customer has posted their job and it matches with your skills/tags you signed up as and your availability is set to online well ping you to notify that a job is available to quote.
So how do i find work using the Ping-A-Trade app?
Simple, just login set your status to online/available and away you go. we operate on your current locations service areas. meaning you can pick up work wherever and whenever you want, on holiday but running short on funds? needs to pull in one quick job to top funds up? check and quote nearby jobs wherever you are.
Wont this create a race to the bottom quoting system?
Short answer; Yes and No.
yes because people are often counting the pennies nowadays, and no because were letting your portfolios speak for themselves. if your quote is higher but they see that your work is better quality your prices justify the indifferences.
how does the multi-ping services work?
our multi-ping works like this, if you have a property in dover and a property in Glasgow, and you need an electrician and a plumber in dover and a plumber and gardener in Glasgow, you can enter the addresses for both and select the trades for each property and we will route your job to only the tradespeople in those areas. we aim to be as efficient as possible in routing the correct tradespeople to your needs asap.