Application submitted
ProfessionalBusiness details, service listing, portfolio and references. Nothing is published at this stage.
Received
Before a professional appears in search or can receive a booking request, they go through a multi-step process with a human being at the end of it. Here is exactly how it works.
No professional appears in search results or receives a booking request until all five stages are complete.
Business details, service listing, portfolio and references. Nothing is published at this stage.
Received
Identity matched against business registration, licence and insurance checked where the category requires them.
Documents on file
Up to ten past clients are invited to submit a verified review, and professional colleagues are asked to endorse. Both arrive independently — the applicant cannot write either.
Reviews and endorsements gathered
A person reads every application. Anything inconsistent goes back with questions rather than being silently rejected.
Approved or returned
The profile goes live in search with a Verified badge, and the Verified Event Chain starts accumulating from the first booking.
Live in search
Build your profile for free while it stays private, collect verified reviews from past clients, then apply when your record is ready.