TradeRated
TradeRated — the built-by-the-trades platform that captures verified, GPS-stamped reviews in person and turns every service call into referrals and rankings — is live on Hydra OS.
Numbers that show up in the bank account.
TradeRated (traderated.com) was built from the truck, not the corner office. Instead of the text blasts and email drips most platforms rely on, it captures reviews in person — a 30-second QR scan at the door, while the customer is still impressed — and locks each one to a real job with GPS, timestamp, and technician proof. That makes the reviews FCC- and Google-compliant, hard to fake, and easy to defend from the review vault if Google ever pulls one. Add referral tracking, crew leaderboards, and a dedicated SEO microsite, and every job compounds into future leads — already running across 500-plus trades businesses at an 83% on-site capture rate.
A platform that helps contractors build trust needs a site that earns it from the first click. CI Web Group built TradeRated on Hydra OS, our AI-first, database-free platform — fast, secure, and structured around how it works, who it's for, and the results it drives, so contractors searching for a better way to manage reviews find it in both Google and the AI assistants they now ask first.
It's all built on Hydra OS: a database-free architecture dramatically faster and harder to hack than a traditional WordPress site, with an intelligence layer that keeps it optimizing itself.
Live since May 16, 2026 — and measured ever since.
Measured against this client's own pre-launch baseline across Google Analytics, Search Console, Google Business Profile, and call tracking by our on-demand analytics agents. We publish percentage gains only — the raw numbers stay private.
- May 16, 2026 · Go-liveTradeRated went live on Hydra OS
- Jun 12, 2026Brand search took hold in the first 28 days
The “traderated” query held average position 1 with a 61.4% CTR across the first 28 days live — brand clicks up more than 16× from the 28 days before launch, alongside session growth from a near-zero pre-launch baseline.
Source: CI reporting (Search Console + GA4), May 16 – Jun 12, 2026 vs Apr 18 – May 15, 2026.
- Jul 2, 2026Brand clicks up 21× at a 60% CTR
Across the first seven weeks live, the “traderated” query held average position 1 with a 60% CTR — brand clicks up 21× vs the equivalent pre-launch window, and “trade rated” clicks grew 19×.
Source: CI reporting (Search Console), May 16 – Jul 2, 2026 vs Mar 17 – May 15, 2026.
- Next milestone
The next reporting window is already being measured — new verified milestones append here as they close.
SEO · AEO · GEO, by design.
- ›Structured around how it works, who it's for, and results
- ›A dedicated SEO microsite per customer compounds leads
- ›Fast, indexable product pages
- ›A clear product entity for category search
- ›Answer-first explanation of the model + FAQ schema
- ›Structured product + feature entities
- ›Built to be cited for "trades review software"
- ›Readable by ChatGPT, Perplexity & Gemini
- ›A distinct "built from the truck" brand entity
- ›Category-defining positioning
- ›Generative-search-ready product narrative
- ›Foundational authority, no spun content
Experience, expertise, authority, trust.
- Already running across 500+ trades businesses
- An 83% on-site review capture rate
- Reviews locked to real jobs (GPS, timestamp, tech proof)
- FCC- and Google-compliant, with a defensible review vault
- Built by operators, not outsiders
More than a website — an operating layer.
A 30-second door-step scan that captures verified reviews while the customer is still impressed.
GPS/timestamp/technician-proof locking makes reviews hard to fake and easy to defend if Google ever pulls one.
Crew leaderboards and referral tracking turn every job into future leads.
Each customer gets a microsite so reviews compound into rankings.
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