Set up your business

Get your business ready so clients can find you, send requests, and pay you after the job.

Before you start

Sign up as a professional, verify email and phone, then finish onboarding. Until your application is approved, some marketplace features stay limited — you can still polish your profile.

Checklist

  1. Business profile — Open Business Profile. Add your business name, short bio, phone, logo, and cover photo. Write for homeowners: what you do, where you work, and what makes you reliable.
  2. Services & pricing — Open Services & Pricing. List the categories you actually offer. Optional starting prices help clients self-qualify; you can still send custom quotes.
  3. Hours — Set Business Hours so clients know when you answer and when you can be on site.
  4. Service area — Define your Service Area (cities and radius). Keep it honest — mismatched areas create bad leads.
  5. Payments — Connect payouts under Payments / Payouts so money can land after invoices are paid.

Public presence

  • Clients see your public profile from search, hubs, and embeds. Keep contact info and categories current.
  • Add portfolio and gallery photos as you complete jobs — before/after sets convert better than logos alone.
  • If you are on a Business plan, configure your branded Site and website embeds from Developer & Integrations.

Tips that save time later

  • Use one clear phone number and email you check daily.
  • Match service categories to the work you want — the job feed and search use them.
  • Turn on notifications so new leads and messages do not sit overnight.

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