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