Everybody's got a guy. Now you do too.
I Got a Guy started with a simple observation: the best contractors never advertise. They're passed neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend — "oh, I got a guy for that." We built the platform around that referral, not around ads. Pros earn their place by doing good work and by vouching for other pros they'd put their own name behind.
What makes us different: when a pro recommends another pro here, their reputation rides on it. Good recommendations build a pro's standing; bad ones cost it. The result is a trust network you can actually see — every profile shows who vouches for whom, backed by real jobs they've done together.
What the badges on a profile mean.
Vetted by us
We speak to every pro before they can take a lead, and we check that the business is real and reachable. It is a human review, not an automated one.
Credentials on file
Pros tell us their license and insurance details where their trade has them, and we keep those on file. We are building independent verification — until it ships, treat these as self-reported.
Track record here
Job counts and ratings come only from work actually completed and paid for on I Got a Guy. Nothing is imported, estimated, or invented.
Trusted Relationship
The rarest badge: another pro on the platform has staked their own standing on this recommendation, backed by real jobs together.
How we keep both sides honest.
- ✓Real accounts on both sides. Every pro is reviewed by a person before their first lead; licence and insurance details are self-reported and kept on file. Homeowners confirm an email address before posting.
- ✓Pay after the work, not before. You pay your pro directly, once they've marked the job finished and you've looked it over — never cash-in-advance to a stranger.
- ✓Reviews only from real jobs. You can only review a job that actually happened on the platform. No bought reviews, no drive-bys.
- ✓Recommendations with skin in the game. Pros lose standing and referral credits when a pro they vouched for underperforms.
- ✓Every home visit logged. Scheduled visits, who's coming, and when — always in your job record.
Help us rebuild how neighbors hire.
We're a small team in Sioux Falls with a big thesis: trust beats ads. If that resonates, we'd like to meet you.
Talk to a human.
Have a question or a problem? Send us a message and we'll reply from info@igotaguyus.com, usually within one business day.