Rated People Alternative

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Rated People puts you in a queue with other contractors bidding for the same homeowner's bathroom. Market Maestro puts you in front of procurement directors with budget.

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Why contractors leave

Rated People connects homeowners with tradesmen. That is the entirety of what it does. If you are a specialist subcontractor, civil engineer, or groundworks business pursuing commercial work — you are paying a subscription to appear in a marketplace your buyers will never visit. The jobs are small, the margins are thin, and the review model means one difficult customer can damage years of reputation overnight.

The problems

Why Contractors Switch from Rated People

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Rated People vs Market Maestro

Feature Rated People Market Maestro
Built for Homeowners posting domestic repair jobs £500k+ contractors targeting £50k+ contracts
How it generates work Subscription marketplace — you compete on reviews and price Owned digital asset — procurement directors find you directly
Typical job value £150–£2,000 domestic jobs £50k–£2m+ commercial and framework contracts
Website included No — profile on their domain only Yes — conversion-engineered, fast-loading, yours permanently
What you own after 12 months Nothing — cancel and your profile disappears A digital asset that compounds — SEO, authority, pipeline
Framework & tender positioning Not applicable Core service — Constructionline, CHAS, NEC3 positioning
LinkedIn authority building No Yes — targeting procurement directors and framework managers
Google Ads management No Yes — commercial-intent keywords only
SEO strategy No — you rank on their domain, not yours Yes — trade-specific, location-specific landing pages
Cost model Ongoing subscription — stop paying, stop appearing Foundation build + optional retained — asset you keep forever
ROI calculation £300–£600/yr competing for low-margin domestic jobs One £50k contract covers the entire foundation investment

Fix the bucket. Then turn on the hose.

One qualified £50k contract covers the entire foundation investment. The maths isn't complicated — most contractors just haven't done it yet.

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Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Rated People is built for domestic tradesmen — plumbers, electricians, decorators — chasing homeowner jobs. It was not designed for construction contractors pursuing commercial frameworks, public sector tenders, or projects above £50k. If that is your market, your buyers are not on this platform.
Building a digital foundation that procurement directors actually search — fast website, commercial-intent SEO, LinkedIn authority, and targeted Google Ads — consistently outperforms domestic lead marketplaces for contractors pursuing larger contracts. Market Maestro builds this exclusively for UK construction businesses.
Rated People subscriptions run from £300–£600 per year for access to a marketplace of domestic jobs. Market Maestro builds a permanent digital asset. One qualified £50k contract from that foundation covers the entire investment and the asset keeps working after that.