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Building your profile

When you choose to use our services to connect you with potentially long-term clients, you give your business a direction to grow with the flow. As we grow, your business will grow with us too!!

We’ve designed Tradelinq to make it easier for you to promote your services. We thrive and strive to build a trusted marketplace that will help you reach your business heights.

We aim to provide you with a platform wherein you can showcase your experience, skills, and achievements in a single place to win jobs easily.

Now, how can you use our platform to make more out of your business? In this article, we’ll pen down some best practices to get started with us.

Are you ready to take your first step towards your bright future? Create your portfolio and start winning jobs!

To sign up with us as a tradesperson, follow the steps below:

  1. Go to tradelinq.co.uk and click on the “Sign up” button in the top right corner of the home page.
  1. Sign up by using your work email address or any social media account listed on the sign-up page.
  1. Select “I’m a Tradesperson” and hit “Sign Up.”
  2. An email has been sent to your email address.
  3. Click to confirm your email address.
  1. Once you confirm your email address, you will be redirected to your main profile page. If not automatically redirected in some time, try to log in by going to tradelinq.co.uk followed by entering your email ID and password.

  1. Provide a title to your profile which best describes you. A great title can help you get more jobs as this is the first thing that clients will see. If your title is self-explanatory and attractive, then there are more chances for you to get hired.
  2. Now, start to build up your profile by telling us about the work you do, your qualifications, and your certifications. All this will help us to get the most relevant job for you. Your experience and certification details can help you gain more jobs easily.
  1. Adding a profile photo brings trust and transparency to your profile. It’s not necessary to add a professional picture, but an image with high quality and clear visibility will be recommended.
  2. Highlight your business links and potential clients you have worked with before joining our platform. It will showcase your expertise and the area of work you are most familiar with to the clients.
  3. Add your trade and skills that keep you ahead of your competitors. You can add up to 10 additional skills, excluding your main trade. Adding more skills will help to reach more relevant customers.

To add a skill to your profile:

  1. Click on “Edit” adjacent to the “Trade and Skills” option on the home page.
  2. Choose an option from the drop-down menu to select a skill.
  3. Hit Save.
  1. Set your hourly rate while creating your profile. It will help you to kick start your online business. And, the best part is you can make changes to your hourly rate every time you submit a proposal. 
  1. Add your available hours per week. More working hours denotes more dedicated hours per week to a job. You can adjust your working hours by clicking on the “Edit Availablity” button on the main profile page.
  1. You can also manage your profile through the “Profile Settings” option. 

You can control who can view your profile and set your availability for work.

  1. To increase your chances of getting hired, you can take a plan from the list of available subscriptions on our website. 
  1. To upgrade your account, go to the “Plan and Billing” option and select your account type.
  1. Click “Add” to add a payment method, followed by filling up your card details and hit “Update” to make changes to your existing payment method.
  2. To change your account type, go to the “Change plan” option and select the one you want to subscribe to. Enter your card details and hit “Subscribe” to update.

16. Don’t forget to add your contact details. Your contact details, including your location and postal code, will help us verify your identity and get more area-specific jobs.

To edit your contact details:

  1. Click on the “Profile Settings” option.
  2. Hit “Contact info” to add or change your location and contact number.
  3. Click “Save” to make the required changes.
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