Local businesses,
backed by proof.
Locally Proofed checks what a business can actually show in public: reviews, project evidence, claim accuracy, and local presence. The goal is simple: make the proof visible before customers are asked to trust the pitch.
Evidence over
empty claims.
We look at the signals customers should already be checking before hiring a local contractor or service company — and we make the findings visible.
Review Visibility
Review volume, platform diversity, consistency, recency, and whether the public reputation matches what the business claims.
Project Proof
Real photos, videos, before-and-after examples, job walkthroughs, and evidence that the company performs the work it promotes.
Claim Accuracy
We separate provable business history from vague claims, inflated experience statements, and marketing that sounds stronger than the evidence supports.
Local Presence
Clear service areas, local pages, business profiles, contact information, and a visible connection to the city or region being served.
Business Transparency
Named business, clear services, easy contact options, visible policies, accurate profiles, and a website that does not hide the basics.
Directory Noise
Paid ranking traps, vague top-10 lists, and platforms where placement is more about payment than earned reputation.
What a Locally Proofed
report shows.
Reports do not turn a business into a scorecard. They summarize the public evidence, the specific claims checked, and the gaps a customer should notice before hiring.
Not another
directory.
Most platforms make every business sound equally trusted. Locally Proofed shows what the evidence actually says.
Most directory pages
- Rank businesses based on payment or platform incentives.
- Repeat vague claims without showing any evidence.
- Use "best" language with no defined standard.
- Make every business sound equally trustworthy.
Locally Proofed
- Shows the proof behind every reputation claim.
- Separates visible evidence from empty promises.
- Explains what was reviewed and what was not verified.
- Helps customers make smarter local decisions.
Trust earned
by evidence.
Locally Proofed is built around a simple idea: trust should be earned with evidence. A business does not become trustworthy because a website says so. The public proof should be visible and independently checkable.
Reports are informational and based on visible signals at the time of review. Read the full methodology to see exactly what is checked, how findings are weighted, and what reports do not claim.
Collect visible signals
We review public-facing evidence: websites, reviews, photos, profiles, service pages, and project examples.
Separate proof from claims
We identify what the business claims and what customers can independently see, verify, or reasonably evaluate.
Summarize trust factors
Each report explains strengths, limitations, and available evidence in plain language — no jargon.
Update when proof changes
Reports are refreshed as businesses add new reviews, projects, documentation, or corrected information.
Read the
live reports.
Fourteen third-party trust reports covering St. George contractors, a REALTOR, a restaurant, automotive, dental practices, interior design, and a law firm. The featured set stays third-party-first while methodology pages explain the standard behind every label.
Operator-connected audits remain public inside the full archive for transparency, but they are intentionally excluded from the featured discovery set while the independent report corpus grows.
Resources for homeowners
Guides on how to read contractor history, verify business age, and separate real local reputation from marketing claims.
Proof for everyone
who needs it.
The best local businesses should not have to compete with fake claims, paid placement, and empty "best of" lists. They should be able to show proof.
For customers
Use trust reports to check whether a contractor has visible proof before requesting a quote or handing over a deposit.
For local businesses
Understand what evidence customers and search engines may expect to see — and identify where your proof is thin.
For directories
Use proof-based standards instead of ranking businesses primarily by payment or generic marketing claims.
Check a business before you hire.
Submit any local contractor or service company for a free proof check. We review six public trust dimensions and post the findings honestly — no paid rankings, no distorted results.