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Built by the Trades on Hydra OS: Operator Software With a Waitlist Home

Built by the Trades (trade-base) went live on Hydra OS Apr 9, 2026 at builtbythetrades.com. Estimating, job costing, accountability, and reviews with recent GA activity.

Jennifer Bagley· CEO & Chief Visionary OfficerApril 9, 20265 min read
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Built by the Trades Hydra OS website operations software

Quick answer: Built by the Trades is live on Hydra OS as of Apr 9, 2026 (featured slug: trade-base). Integrated operations software made by people with 30-plus years running trade businesses.

By the trades, for the trades

Estimating, live job costing, crew accountability, and automated reviews sit on one launch site with a clear waitlist CTA. Featured story notes 97 performance and 100 SEO Lighthouse scores. Founder letter The Client's Side of the Table is on the featured story and part of the Hands Up tradition. Story: Built by the Trades featured customer.

Recent analytics (Jun 26 to Jul 23, 2026)

  • GA4: 3,099 sessions, 2,708 users, 843 key events. Organic Search 88 sessions. Referral and mobile push channels are large in this window. Report as GA totals, not invented waitlist counts.
  • Search Console: permission error at pull time for https://builtbythetrades.com/.
  • WhatConverts: not linked. No GBP in the registry (product site).

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Jennifer Bagley — CEO & Chief Visionary Officer, CI Web Group
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Jennifer Bagley
CEO & Chief Visionary Officer, CI Web Group

Founder, CEO, and visionary of CI Web Group, the AI-first agency built exclusively for the trades industry. Three decades at the intersection of operational technology and business transformation — first as an enterprise executive leading SAP, RFID, and dynamic routing transformations at Nordstrom, Fossil, and Tommy Bahama, now building the intelligence-layer architecture reshaping the trades. Host of The Catalyst for the Trades podcast and co-founder of JustStartAI.io.

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