Need A Trade · Australian publisher

Guides for homeowners · Member Profiles for tradies

Know what to ask.
Know what to show.

Before you hire a tradie, know what proof to ask for. Need A Trade publishes independent homeowner guides on what to check before signing — and gives good tradies a simple Member Profile to show their basics are in order. No paid placement in the guides. No "best tradie" claims. No bought trust.

How it works

Guides teach the questions.
Profiles help tradies answer.

The guide site teaches homeowners the questions worth asking before they sign anything — quote anatomy, licence checks, deposit limits, warranty layers. It's free, editorial, and answers to nobody on the tradie side.

A Member Profile lets a tradie answer those same questions in one place — without overclaiming. Signed Code of Conduct, business details, licence and insurance information, quoting process, aftercare statement. Not a ranking, not a "verified expert" badge.

A Member Profile is proof of basics. Not a workmanship guarantee. The homeowner still does the homework — we just make the homework possible.

What we don't do

The things we will never sell.

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Paid guide placement

No tradie pays to be mentioned, linked, or favoured inside the homeowner guides.

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"Best tradie" badges

We don't sell verified-expert, top-pick, or 5-star-rating badges. The Member Profile is proof of basics, not a verdict.

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Workmanship guarantee

A Member Profile doesn't promise the work will be perfect. It promises the basics are stated and current.

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Homeowner lead resale

We don't capture homeowner enquiries to resell as leads. The guides take no signup.

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Paid ranking

Members aren't ordered by who paid more. Listing order is alphabetical or geographic — never auction-style.

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Surprise billing

Member Profile pricing is clear. No retainer drift, no auto-renew traps, no quiet upsell to higher tiers.

The Code of Conduct

Ten commitments. One signature.

Read the full Code →
  1. 01

    Truthful credentials

    I will only present licences, certifications and trade qualifications that are current, accurate, and applicable to the work I quote.

  2. 02

    Current insurance

    I will hold appropriate public liability and (where required) workers compensation cover, and can produce a current Certificate of Currency on request.

  3. 03

    Written, itemised quotes

    I will quote in writing with scope, materials, labour, and any open items named — no one-line text quotes for substantive work.

  4. 04

    Lawful deposits

    My deposit and progress payment structure will sit inside the statutory limits of the state the work is performed in.

  5. 05

    Variations in writing

    Any variation to the scope will be re-quoted and approved in writing before the variation work begins.

  6. 06

    Stated warranty

    I will state, in writing, the statutory, workmanship, and materials warranty layers that apply to the work — without overclaiming.

  7. 07

    Clear scope of work

    I will not knowingly accept work outside my licence class or competence, and will say so plainly when a job is outside my scope.

  8. 08

    Respectful conduct

    I will treat homeowners, their property, and other trades on site with courtesy and respect. No bullying, no high-pressure tactics, no abusive conduct.

  9. 09

    Aftercare basics

    I will respond to reasonable post-completion queries about the work within a stated, documented window — not ghost the customer at sign-off.

  10. 10

    Honest representation

    I will not misrepresent my Member Profile, my credentials, my service area, or the meaning of being a Need A Trade member to any homeowner.

What a Member Profile looks like

One page.
No overclaiming.

Each member has a single page on members.needatrade.com.au showing the basics homeowners actually need to see — in the order the guides teach them to ask.

What a Member Profile does — and doesn't — mean →

Member Profile · Sample

members.needatrade.com.au

Sample Electrical Co.

Code signed · 2026

Electrician · Inner West Sydney & surrounds

Licence
EL-XXXXXXC · NSW
ABN
XX XXX XXX XXX
PL insurance
Current · COC on file
Workers comp
Current · COC on file
Quoting
Itemised, written, on letterhead
Aftercare
14-day response window

A Member Profile is proof of basics, not a workmanship guarantee. Need A Trade does not rank, vouch for, or refer members.

The research base

What sits under every guide page.

How this is built →
33

Trades covered

Plumber to arborist to waterproofer. Live in the guides today.

2,037

Homeowner quotes

Verbatims from Reddit, Whirlpool, ProductReview, regulator records.

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Buyer-research files

Source documents cited and dated. Public ledger.

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States & territories

Every regulator referenced and verified.

For tradies · founding flyer cycle

The founding cohort runs the flyers.
The directory opens after.

We vet the trades first. Sign the Code, supply credentials for verification, run a vetted letterbox flyer in your suburb — and we reserve your founding Member Profile at members.needatrade.com.au for when the directory launches.