Built from a shop that had to buy leads

After years running a home-improvement and restoration business—and teaching myself web development and internet marketing along the way—I retired from the trades to focus fully on helping other business owners succeed online. Services Billboard is the platform I wish existed back then: a fair, transparent way to connect local shops with real work without the predatory lead-generation machine.

Our story

When I ran my home-improvement and restoration business, finding a steady stream of fresh, reliable leads was an uphill battle. Like everyone else, we paid the big lead-generation companies because we had to. It felt like a necessary evil: paying top dollar for shared leads, racing against several other contractors to pick up the phone first, and dealing with tire-kickers who weren't ready to buy.

Along the way, I taught myself web development and internet marketing. I loved helping other local trade shops figure out how to navigate the web and grow their businesses so much that I eventually retired from the restoration world to focus on digital marketing full-time.

Our story

Through that work, I kept seeing the exact same broken dynamic playing out on both sides of every transaction:

The Contractor's Pain: Burning hard-earned budgets on recycled, low-intent leads, paying for dead phone numbers, and fighting exhausting pricing wars against competitors.
 

The Homeowner's Pain: Submitting a simple project request online, only to have their phone immediately blown up by a half-dozen relentless sales calls—feeling overwhelmed, harassed, and rushed into a hiring decision.

Nobody was winning, and nobody felt respected.

So we built Services Billboard to fix it. We created a platform where contractors only spend credits when they choose to engage with verified project interest, and where homeowners keep their phone numbers and personal details completely private until they are ready to talk.

Built from the jobsite and shaped by years in the marketing trenches, this is local business done right: transparent, respectful, and designed to put control back where it belongs.

The Services Billboard Difference

You pick who sees the job

We do not sell your number as a lead. You choose the businesses. Email, phone, and street stay hidden until you hire.

Free to list. Pay to take work.

A citation listing is free and public. Paid members appear on matches and spend lead credits only when they accept. Decline or ignore is free.

No cut of the job

We do not take job payments, inspect work, or mediate disputes. Paid is not a quality badge. You hire. You settle with the business.

Who this is for

Homeowners who want local help without a phone pile-on. Contractors, trades, and agencies who want a public listing and a fair shot at posted work.

We built this from both sides of the driveway: the shop that needed leads, and the customer who just wanted a straight conversation with the people they chose.

What you can do here

Post a project or request a packaged offer for free

Browse the public business directory

List your business free as a citation

Upgrade to take matches and publish offers

Hire when you are ready, then share contact with that shop

"Connect with respect and integrity."
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~ The Founder