Clients and Employers

Clients and Employers can search for the skilled persons, professionals
and companies for free.

1

Search for a Reliable Skilled Person or Company

Enter the skill or profession that you are looking for and the city/ town/ suburb into the boxes at the top of the page, then click ‘Search’. Don’t worry about entering the exact skill or profession – suggested options will be displayed as soon as you start typing.

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Choosing your skilled Person or Company

You can view the profiles of all trusted skilled persons and companies in your area who suit your requirements.Reviews from previous customers are also available to help you to select the ideal skilled person or company. Once you have made a decision, you can contact the service provider by phone, text or email. We suggest you compare at least three service providers to ensure that you get the best deal.

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Discuss the Job

Discuss the details of the assignment, job, project or task with the person or company once you are happy with their quotation. With costs agreed, and if both parties are happy, a date and timescale can be arranged for the work to commence.

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Leave a review

Once your job has been completed, leave a review to let others know the quality of work done by the service provider. This encourages the delivery of high quality work and helps others to find skilled persons or companies that they can trust.

Skilled/ Professional People And Trade Companies

Are you a Qualified or Experienced Skilled Person, Professional or Company?

If you are skilled in your trade, take pride in your work and have a selection of previously satisfied customers, you can join Skills and Trades. You can also sign up if you are new to trade, the key is to provide your best service to the clients.

As a member you or your company will come up in thousands of searches made every day by visitors to our website. Join us today to start your Skills and Trades membership application.

Skilled Professionals

Step 1

Go to the Sign Up page and fill in your details

As a member you or your company will come up in thousands of searches made every day by visitors to our website. Sign up today to start your Skills and Trades membership application.

Step 2

Pay your Annual Membership Fee

We offer two types of membership; R350 per year for Basic membership and R700 per year for Premium membership. You can pay by credit or debit card.

You can read the Membership Overview for the several benefits that you will get by being part of a growing African community.

Step 3

Confirm Your Email Address and Upload Documents

After you make your payment, you will receive an email confirmation and receipt. You will also be asked to complete details of your profile.

These details are required to provide clients with adequate information about who you are. The more details you provide, the better your chances of getting assignments.

Company registration details for companies

Highest qualification for individuals – indicate your highest qualification (e.g., MSc Electrical Engineering, Diploma in Health Care).

Affiliations – for both individuals and companies (e.g., ACCA membership, engineering institution, industry body like Construction Federation).

Website link, if you have one, so that clients can get more details of what you do (option only available on Premium membership).

Social media page links so that clients can find out more about you (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram). (option only available on Premium membership).

Upload the best photos of recent work to showcase your skills.

Step 4

Sign up is Complete!

Once you have completed your profile we will send you another email to confirm everything is in order and your profile is live for you to connect with clients and employers.

If there are any missing details we will contact you.

Step 5

Best Results, Positive Outcome

The best way to get more clients is to carry out all your jobs to the highest standard and delight your clients to come back to you. Reviews left by your satisfied customers boost your rating on Skills and Trades, encouraging others to enquire about your services.

As a skilled person or company, you can also sign in to our website at any time to view a range of statistics showing how many clients have recently viewed your profile or given you a review.