Partner checks are separate from directory listings.
Before a company becomes a partner, we look at their real reviews on Google and Yelp. If customers are not raving about them, they are not selected as partners.
Customers already love them
A rating of 4.5 or higher across at least 10 Google reviews, as we saw it within the past 12 months. When we have usable evidence from both sources for the same business, we combine their ratings, weighted by review count. Otherwise we use Google alone and say so; missing Yelp data does not mean the business has no Yelp listing. Google and Yelp are always shown separately.
What they say they do
We describe each company from its own website, with the page and date. We say where coverage is stated and link each source.
One partner routing slot
Matched TrustedLocals requests go to one partner per service and area, subject to eligible pauses. Other listed companies remain browsable. Paid placement does not change source ratings.
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