Choose How Your Business Shows Up Across the Hudson Valley
Every local contractor can establish a presence on HV Trades. Memberships give businesses additional verification, visibility, positioning, and opportunities to stand out where local homeowners are searching.
Pay for Positioning—not Individual Leads
HV Trades does not sell the same homeowner inquiry to multiple contractors. There are no lead credits, bidding wars, or charges every time someone contacts your business.
Contractors are investing in their long-term presence across a regional platform built specifically around Hudson Valley trades, counties, communities, and homeowner search behavior.
Start With the Level That Fits Your Business
Build a foundational directory presence for free or choose a membership that provides stronger recognition and visibility.
Local Presence
A foundational contractor profile that helps homeowners find and contact your business.
- Contractor business profile
- Primary trade and service information
- Business address and service area
- Phone number and website link
- Google rating and review count when available
- Social media links when available
- Inclusion in the HV Trades directory
- Eligibility to appear on relevant search pages
Verified Membership
For established contractors who want stronger recognition and visibility across HV Trades.
- HV Trades verification review
- Verified Contractor badge
- Verified membership displayed on your profile
- Eligibility for Verified contractor filters
- Priority visibility over free profiles
- Enhanced contractor profile presentation
- Expanded business and service information
- Additional project photo opportunities
- Founding Member recognition when eligible
Featured Membership
For contractors who want preferred placement and expanded exposure across the HV Trades platform.
- Featured Contractor designation
- Preferred placement in relevant directory results
- Enhanced branding on your contractor profile
- Additional profile content and visual prominence
- Featured placement opportunities on trade pages
- Featured placement opportunities on county pages
- Eligibility for homepage promotion
- Eligibility for homeowner guide features
- Eligibility for email and content features
A Long-Term Local Presence for Your Business
HV Trades memberships are built around visibility, recognition, and positioning across a growing regional contractor platform.
Get Found Locally
Appear within a platform organized around Hudson Valley trades, counties, towns, and homeowner search intent.
Present Your Business Clearly
Give homeowners one organized place to understand your company, services, location, reputation, and contact information.
Stand Out From Basic Profiles
Verified and Featured members receive stronger visual recognition and positioning throughout the platform.
Grow Without Buying Leads
Build a lasting local presence instead of repeatedly paying to compete for individual homeowner inquiries.
White-Glove Profile Enrichment
Want HV Trades to do more of the setup work for you? Our optional profile enrichment service helps turn basic business information into a more complete and polished contractor profile.
- Business and service information review
- Profile content organization
- Service and business detail enrichment
- Website and public information research
- Profile image and content recommendations
Compare Membership Levels
| Feature | Local Presence | Verified | Featured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Directory inclusion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verification review | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verified badge | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority visibility | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Featured designation | — | — | ✓ |
| Preferred placement | — | — | ✓ |
| Promotional feature eligibility | — | — | ✓ |
| Monthly price | $0 | $49 | $99 |
Questions About Joining HV Trades
Is there a free membership option?
Yes. Local Presence is free and provides a basic contractor profile with available company, contact, service, location, and reputation information.
What does HV Trades verify?
Verified Membership includes a review of available business information and the verification requirements established by HV Trades. The process may include confirming business identity, contact information, service information, and other relevant documentation.
What is the difference between Verified and Featured?
Verified Membership provides verification recognition, a Verified badge, enhanced profile presentation, filter eligibility, and priority over free profiles. Featured Membership includes everything in Verified plus preferred placement, stronger profile prominence, and eligibility for promotional features across HV Trades.
Does HV Trades charge for homeowner leads?
No. HV Trades does not charge contractors per inquiry and does not sell the same homeowner lead to multiple businesses. Memberships are based on visibility and positioning within the platform.
Does membership guarantee projects or inquiries?
No. Membership improves how your business is presented and positioned across HV Trades, but no specific number of calls, inquiries, customers, or projects can be guaranteed.
What does the Founding Member price lock mean?
Eligible Founding Members can keep the membership price available when they joined for as long as their qualifying membership remains continuously active.
Can I upgrade my membership later?
Yes. A contractor can begin with Local Presence or Verified Membership and request an upgrade as their visibility needs change.
Can HV Trades update my profile for me?
Contractors can contact HV Trades to request profile changes. The optional White-Glove Profile Enrichment service is also available for businesses that want additional research, content organization, and setup support.
Build Your Presence on HV Trades
Tell us about your business, choose the membership you are interested in, and begin the HV Trades onboarding process.