Lead generation marketplace
Why TradeBooked over Rated People
Rated People sells leads. Same lead to multiple trades. You buy a package, you get a phone number, you race the other two trades to the customer. Lose the job, lose the credits anyway. Win the job, the customer still belongs to Rated People next time.
The three reasons trades switch
One trade per booking, no racing
Rated People sells the same lead to multiple trades. TradeBooked customers pick you and only you. No competition at the moment of booking.
Confirmed booking, not a number to chase
Rated People hands you contact details and a hope. TradeBooked hands you a booked slot, intake filled, deposit paid.
Flat £29 a month, no package treadmill
Rated People packages scale with how many leads you want. TradeBooked is flat: take as many bookings as you can fit in your diary.
Where TradeBooked wins
Head-to-head on the things sole UK trades actually ask about.
No racing two other trades to the customer
Rated People
Sells the same lead to multiple trades. You race to the phone. Two of you lose, all three of you paid for the lead.
TradeBooked
Customer picks you and books. No racing, no competing, no other trades on the same job. The decision is already made when the booking lands.
You own the customer, not the marketplace
Rated People
Customer found Rated People, not you. The repeat job goes back to Rated People and you pay for the same customer twice.
TradeBooked
Customer found your booking page. Repeat job comes straight back to you. No middleman, no per-lead tax on loyalty.
A confirmed booking, not a contact to chase
Rated People
You buy a lead package, get a phone number, leave a voicemail, send a text, wait, hope, follow up. Then maybe quote. Then maybe book.
TradeBooked
Customer hits Book. Slot picked, intake filled in, deposit paid. The job is yours before the kettle boils.
Flat fee, not pay-per-package
Rated People
Lead packages scale with volume. The more leads you want, the more you pay. The more you lose, the more you spend chasing the next one.
TradeBooked
£29/month flat. Same price whether you take 5 bookings or 50. No commission, no package, no surprise bill.
Feature by feature
The short version. Tick what you need, see who has it.
What is Rated People?
Rated People is a UK marketplace where homeowners post job requests and tradespeople buy lead packages to receive the customer's contact details. Multiple trades get the same lead. Platform makes its money from lead sales whether or not you win the work.
Rated People sells you contact details for someone else's lead. TradeBooked hands you a customer who has already picked you. They sit at different points: many trades use Rated People to top up cold pipeline early on while running TradeBooked as the actual business. Most trades drop the Rated People bill once the TradeBooked side starts generating repeat work.
Frequently asked questions
Can TradeBooked replace Rated People?
Why do TradeBooked bookings convert better than Rated People leads?
Is TradeBooked cheaper than Rated People packages?
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