Overview

Build and scale your home services company with TradeEngage: the referral community that turns every job, every customer, and every partner into the next lead.

Last Updated 6/17/26

THE PROBLEM

Home service companies miss referral and cross-sell opportunities at every job and every call, losing millions of dollars in revenue. Instead they're forced to overpay for marketing, or worse pay for jobs they can't service.


$92

Cost Per Lead

reported from Google LSA

27%

Calls or Paid Leads

are disqualified because the service isn't offered

29%

Customers

refer their friends, but 83% are actually willing to!

THE SOLUTION

TradeEngage turns every trusted service and relationship into momentum, keeping money in the pockets of the home service ecosystem.

1. Recover costs of unqualified leads

2. Increase revenue from referrals

3. Offset marketing spend with outbound referrals


TradeEngage is the only solution with enterprise-level architecture for your home services portfolio.

THE OPPORTUNITY

ROI Opportunity: Why Referrals Matter

Referrals are the highest-ROI channel in home services — most owners agree, but very few have a system.

2.7%

Median CAC

vs. 15–20% on Angi, Google Ads, or LSA
(Roughly a 10x cost advantage!)

$30

Cost Per Lead

vs. $150–200 on Angi and $100–300 on Google Ads

60%

More Referrals

when service professionals are paid instantly
(Gamified and puts money back in the ecosystem!)

$497K

Revenue

generated for a home services company from
customer & business referrals in 30 days

HOW IT WORKS

TradeEngage Platform

TradeEngage is a referral community with an AI-powered workflow — not a lead marketplace. Three channels, managed in one place with automated instant payments, AI-powered referral submission, and direct CRM integrations.

1

Customer-to-Customer Referrals & Influencer Marketing

Every happy customer becomes an influencer who refers friends and family.

2

Local Business Referrals

Peer-to-peer partnerships within your family of brands and other home service companies.

3

Co-Branding & Marketing

Home service companies advertise with each other on flyers or emails to own the neighborhood.

CHANNEL 1

Customer-to-Customer Referrals

Every happy customer is a marketing channel. Word of mouth is already happening but needs a system.

Automated Campaigns

Email and SMS drip campaigns ask every customer for a referral after a completed service.

Instant Affiliate Links

Customers post on social media instantly — influencer marketing built for local home services.

Performance Rewards

Instant payouts or gift cards — framed as a gift to the friend, not just a payout to the referrer.

CHANNEL 2

Local Business Referrals

Build peer-to-peer referral partnerships within your affiliate partners and other home service companies in your market.

One-Stop Shop

When a customer calls with a problem you don't service, you always have a trusted partner to refer.

Extend Beyond the Owner or GM

Techs, CSRs, and sales reps refer directly from the mobile app or Chrome extension.

Instant Payouts

Every referrer earns with instant payouts to a virtual wallet — incentive arrives the moment the referral is made.

AI-Powered Lead Submission

A quick video or note from the job site becomes a structured, routable lead.

At the end of every call, just ask: "Is there anything else we can help with?"

CHANNEL 3

Co-Branding & Marketing

Home service companies advertise with each other on flyers, co-branded emails to own the neighborhood.

Co-Branded Flyers

Unique QR codes on door hangers, invoices, and email signatures — customers scan to book with you or your partner.

Co-Branded Email Campaigns

Trusted partners feature each other in customer communications, scaling warm introductions.

Partner Logos on Links

Your brand appears in front of your partners' customers after every one of their jobs — and theirs on yours.

CASE STUDY

Handyman to Roofing

$18,831

Revenue for Roofing Company

0.2%

Acquisition Cost for Roofing Company

$40

Referral Fee Paid to Handyman


"This customer has stated interest in a new metal roof to go on their house. As you can see the shingles are very worn and this roof is very old."


— Tyler M., Memphis, TN


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Our Mission

We believe that service professionals—not search engines—are the backbone of the home service industry.

We believe local should win, trust can scale, and the value created by people should stay with people.

The future of home services isn't auctioned off to the highest bidder.

It's earned—through relationships, reputation, and the simple act of showing up and doing great work.

TradeEngage turns those moments into momentum, keeping money in the pockets of the home services ecosystem.