For tech pros
Get paid on time, for work you did not have to chase.
Techbud.Net sends you local customers who have already been screened and have already agreed to a price. We collect the money before you start, so the awkward part of the job is handled before you knock on the door.
Why bother with us
The money is already collected
The customer pays Techbud.Net before work starts. No invoicing, no chasing, no check in the mail that never arrives.
Real jobs, not leads
We do not sell your details to five people at once. When we send you a job, it is yours, and the customer is expecting your call.
No monthly fee to be listed
We keep 15% of a completed job, or $15, whichever is the larger. A quiet month costs you nothing at all.
What it costs
One payment to join, then a share of the jobs you actually get paid for. Nothing else, ever.
$45
once, to join
One payment of $45 when you are accepted, which pays for your background check. That is what the check costs us and we do not add anything to it. You are not charged it again.
15%
of each completed job
Or $15, whichever is the larger. Covers card processing, holding the funds until the customer signs off, your yearly re-check, and a person on the phone when something goes wrong.
- No monthly feeA month with no work costs you nothing.
- No charge per leadYou are never billed for an inquiry that goes nowhere.
- No listing feeYour profile stays up whether you are busy or not.
- The $45 is at costIt is what the background check costs us. We do not make anything on it, and we do not charge it twice.
- A $15 floor on our shareOn a small job, 15% does not cover what it costs us to stand behind it. On anything over $100 the floor never applies.
- Paid within 2 business daysOnce the customer confirms the job was done right, the money is on its way to you.
- You set your own ratesWe never tell you what to charge, and we never discount your work to win a job.
Want to stand out?
Optional, and entirely separate from the 15%. A promoted spot moves you up the page. It does not change our vetting, and we will not rank you above a pro who is a better fit for the customer’s actual problem.
Every promoted listing carries a ★ Promoted label. We will never take money to hide the fact that you paid.
Independent technicians
Featured pro
Pricing still being worked out
- Top of the results for your town, above the standard listings
- Marked “Promoted”, so we never hide that you paid
- A larger card with your photo and two customer comments
- Cancel any time, no contract
Shops with a specialty
Category sponsor
Pricing still being worked out
- Own one problem category, “Lost files & photos” for instance, across the whole site
- Your card at the top of that category page
- A short write-up of your specialty on the category page
- One category per sponsor, first come first served
Tech shops and multi-person outfits
Shop listing
Pricing still being worked out
- A shop profile covering your whole team, not just one person
- Storefront address, opening hours, and directions
- Listed in every town you serve rather than just your home town
- Same 15% on jobs booked through Techbud.Net
You have to be a listed, background-checked pro first. We do not sell placement to anyone we have not met.
How the money moves
- You look at the job and give the customer a price.
- The customer accepts, and pays Techbud.Net. Not you. Us.
- We tell you the money is in hand. You go and do the work.
- The customer confirms they are happy. If they say nothing, funds release automatically after 3 days.
- We pay you within 2 business days, less our 15%.
If there is a disagreement
We do not simply hand the money back. You did the work, and our job is to get you paid for it. We get on the phone with the customer, find out what they actually expected, and work toward a number both of you can live with: a full release, a partial one, or a return visit.
A customer who is unhappy for a real reason gets taken seriously. A customer who is trying to get free work does not. We have seen both, and we will tell you plainly which one we think we are looking at.
What we ask of you
The crown in our logo sits over the u because the customer is the one in charge. These are the rules that make that true rather than just a slogan.
Pass a background check
Before you are listed, and once a year after. Your joining fee covers the first one and we cover every re-check after that. No exceptions, however long you have been doing this.
Quote before you start
The customer knows the price before you touch anything. If the job turns out bigger, you stop and call them before carrying on.
Answer within one working day
Or tell us you are full. Either is fine. Silence is not.
Never sell what is not needed
No upselling antivirus subscriptions to someone who does not need one. This is the fastest way off the list.
Explain it in plain words
Our customers are often nervous about this stuff. Talking down to them is a complaint we act on.
Leave a written note
What you did, in language they can read back later. It takes two minutes and it is the thing customers mention most.
Everything you tell us has to be true
Your experience, your certifications, your insurance, your rates, and your account of what happened on a job. Giving us false information is grounds for removal on its own, and it applies to customers just as much as it does to you.
Apply to be listed
This takes about five minutes. Nothing is published automatically. We will want to meet you first.