When a pipe bursts or the power trips, people call the first tradesperson who is easy to reach and looks like they will show up. A paper card in a kitchen drawer loses to whoever the homeowner can call right now. Speed and trust win the job.
A digital card gives you both. One tap dials you, and the same screen shows the reviews and photos that make a stranger comfortable letting you into their home.
Make calling you effortless
For a trade, the single most important element is a tap-to-call button that is impossible to miss. An emergency customer will not type your number — they will call the next name on the list.
- A big tap-to-call button, plus a text option for non-urgent jobs.
- Your service area, so out-of-range callers do not waste your time.
- Hours and whether you take emergency or weekend calls.
Show the work and the reviews
Trust is the second half of the sale. Three or four photos of clean, finished work — a tidy boiler install, a neat panel, a leak fixed — say more than any slogan. Pair them with a couple of named reviews and you have answered the homeowner's real question: can I trust this person?
Keep it honest and specific. A review that mentions you cleaned up after yourself beats a five-star rating with no words.
Put the QR everywhere you already are
Your van, your invoices, your yard signs, and the sticker you leave on the boiler are all free advertising. Print your card's QR on each, so the customer who needs you next year can reach you without hunting for a number.
You can build a trades card free at onesol.io/card — tap-to-call, your service area, job photos, and reviews on one link you can slap on the van as a QR.