Trade partners
The people whose work comes right before and right after yours.
An architect and a civil engineer. A builder and a realtor. An interior designer and a cabinet shop. Trade partners serve the same clients at next-door stages of a project, and send each other work.
Free to join. In your browser, on iPhone and on Android.
Example screen, simplified from the app.
Pick the kinds you're open to
| Item | What it means |
|---|---|
| Connected profession | A related occupation a few steps from yours, or a shared industry. |
| Same clients, different field | You serve the same people from different angles: a realtor and an interior designer. |
| Same field, different market | Your own trade in another part of town or with other clients, for overflow and subcontracting. |
| Team up on bids or projects | Go after bigger work together. |
| Swap referrals | Send each other leads, BNI-style, without the weekly breakfast. |
Good to know
Never a direct competitor
Same occupation, same industry, same part of town and same main client: never matched.
Referrals you can see
Log an introduction or a lead after you meet; the other person confirms. No chat.
Grows into circles
Trade partners who click often end up in a referral circle together. Circles
Questions
Will I be matched with a competitor?
Not one in your market. If you pick "Same field, different market", you answer where you work and your main client, and two people in the same occupation, industry, area and client base are never matched.
How are referrals tracked?
After a meetup, either of you can log "I introduced you to someone" or "I sent you a lead", and the other confirms. It counts toward give-and-get balance. No chat needed.
Is it free?
Yes. Teaming up on a bigger project is free too.
Keep exploring
Your next referral partner already serves your clients.
Free to join. Answer the basics in a few minutes and you can be matched right away. Everything else you add makes matching better.