KiamaTradies.au is a website that connects residents of Kiama Municipality with local tradespeople. The website was created by local website builder Stephen Hall from SSGC online, who came up with the idea after he had difficulty finding a local tradesperson to fix a gutter at his home.
Kiama Tradies covers all localities in and around the towns of Kiama, Gerringong, Jamberoo and the suburbs around Knights Hill, which are part of the Kiama Municipality. For a tradesperson’s business to appear on the directory, the owner must reside in one of these towns or localities.
Kiama Tradies includes a variety of trades that one would typically call to their home or place of business to carry out work, such as builders, carpenters, electricians, gardeners, plumbers, landscapers, and upholsterers. The site also includes trade businesses with a local shopfront presence, such as butchers, hairdressers, and motor mechanics. To be included on the site, a business must have an owner who lives within the Kiama Municipality and services the Kiama area. What makes KiamaTradies different from other directory sites is that all the tradespeople listed on the site live within the Kiama Municipality, so by hiring them to do your work, you are supporting the local community.
Kiama Tradies verifies that the tradespeople listed on the site are local by requiring business owners to provide details confirming their residency in the Kiama Municipality when they claim their listing. Verified listings will have a blue tick beside the name.
The service is free for residents and tradespeople. Unlike other trade-directory websites, Kiama Tradies does not charge tradespeople for leads or a commission for each job they get from the site. Residents can search the site and contact tradespeople directly to discuss their job.
What makes Kiama Tradies unique is that it ensures that all the tradespeople listed on the site are local, unlike some other sites where businesses may pretend to be local but are actually from outside the area and charge for travel time.
As part of the launch of the KiamaTradies.au website, businesses are being offered discounts to upgrade their free listings to silver or gold subscriptions. These upgrades allow businesses to further promote their services through the site and make them more visible to potential customers. The discounts are being offered as an incentive to encourage businesses to take advantage of the new service.
