Observed arrival · 2026-10-15

TradesFirst turns a five-minute call into a trades résumé

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Editorial interest 77/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A free résumé service for skilled-trades technicians, built around talking through their work by phone, voice note, or recording.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-15 issue.

For: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and other skilled-trades techs
Worth noticing: The page says owner Guy Waterhouse reads every résumé himself; shops pay while technicians use the service free.

Field notes

A referral flow asks users to text a technician’s number; TradesFirst then sends a message for the referrer to forward. The homepage also offers Spanish and includes SMS frequency, carrier-charge, STOP, and HELP disclosures. It does not show a résumé sample or explain the shop-side workflow.

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$PaidCommerce or pricing visible

◎NicheUnusually specific use

ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

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