Verification
What the badge means, precisely
A badge that means "we like them" is worthless. A badge that means "these five things were checked on this date" can be argued with, corrected and relied on. This is the second kind.
A Gold Verified record, as it appears on a profile.
Blue Verified
Identity confirmed and CIPC registration verified. It tells you the business is real, registered and answerable to a named person. It says nothing about the quality of their work.
Gold Verified
Everything in Blue, plus current insurance, three or more years trading and a published review history. Gold listings automatically receive sponsored placement on the homepage, their category page and their city page. Every placement is labelled "Ad".
Listed
A person has read the listing and approved it. No documents have been checked. The profile marks every check "not checked" so nobody mistakes it for more.
| Check | What it answers | How it is done | Required for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | The person signing up is who they say they are. | SA ID or passport matched to the contact person on the listing. | Blue, Gold |
| CIPC registration | The company exists and is in good standing. | Registration number checked against the CIPC register, status and directors confirmed. | Blue, Gold |
| Insurance | There is cover if something goes wrong on your job. | Current public liability or professional indemnity certificate, with the insurer and expiry recorded. | Gold |
| Trading history | The business is not brand new under an old name. | Three or more years of continuous trading evidenced by registration date and financial or client records. | Gold |
| Client reviews | Other people have used them and said so. | At least five published reviews, each traced to a quote request logged on Getclient. | Gold |
