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How it works, from the first sign-in to the first call

Five steps, none of which cost anything today. Here is what each one actually involves and what we need from you.

Steps
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The five steps

Five steps, in order, with what each one asks of you. None of them needs a computer.

What you need before you start

Nothing you do not already have. You can list a shop in one sitting and add the rest later.

  • A mobile number you can receive an OTP on
  • The trade you work in and the area you cover
  • Photos of your shop or your work, if you have them
  • For the verified badge only: identity and business documents
  1. List your shop

    Sign in with your mobile number and an OTP. Add your trade, the area you work in, and your phone number. Photos help a great deal and you can add them later.

  2. Send documents, if you want the badge

    Verification is optional and free. You send identity and business documents, somebody here reads them, and your listing carries a verified badge that we will not let you claim for yourself.

  3. Customers find you

    People search for the work you do, in English, Gujarati or Hindi, and your shop appears among the results. Verified listings rank above unverified ones.

  4. They call you directly

    A customer asks to see your number and it rings your phone. There is no booking system in between and no message queue we control. That ask is recorded and shown to you, so you can see what you are paying for.

  5. You keep the whole fee

    You agree a price with the customer and they pay you. We are not in that transaction, we never see the amount, and we take no share of it.

What we do, and what we do not

The four on the right are the four a shop owner has usually been burned by somewhere else. Naming them is the point.

What Vocal4Locals does

  • List your shop where people are searching for your trade
  • Check documents and mark a listing verified, at no charge
  • Record every request for your number and show it to you
  • Show your listing in English, Gujarati and Hindi

What it does not do

  • Take a commission, a per-lead fee, or any share of a job
  • Sit between you and the customer, or hold the conversation
  • Set your prices, or tell a customer what a job should cost
  • Guarantee work. A listing is a route to you, not a promise of business

Ready when you are

Listing a business takes about ten minutes and needs nothing but a phone number. Nothing is charged today.