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A public-record contractor directory, not a lead auction.

Contractor Search publishes a national directory of 311,000+ public contractor profiles built from licensing and registration records, so homeowners can find contractors, verify source status, and make contact directly — plus the guides and tools to compare bids well once they do.

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What the site is trying to do

Finding a contractor usually starts with ads and review sites — surfaces that reward marketing budgets, not competence or standing. State license records are the one public signal that can’t be bought: whether a business is actually authorized to do the work, and whether that authorization has lapsed.

Contractor Search puts those records in one searchable place. Browse by trade, state, and city, check license status on every profile, and contact the business directly. The guides and tools then help you compare the bids you collect on written scope instead of price alone.

What the site is not

  • It is not a lead-auction site.
  • It is not a fake directory — all profiles are drawn from official state license boards.
  • It is not a promise that the cheapest quote is the smartest quote.
  • It is not a substitute for license checks, site visits, or written proposals.

Where the content comes from

Contractor profiles are sourced from official state license boards — the California CSLB, Texas TDLR, Washington L&I, Oregon CCB, and others. No AI-generated contractor names, no synthetic listings. Every profile links back to the public source record. Guides and planning tools are authored editorially, not generated from thin templates.

How the site grows from here

More public-record importers, more trades beyond painters and electricians, and deeper city coverage. The directory already publishes 311,000+ profiles across multiple states. The path is better coverage and more useful profiles — not more thin pages.

The operating story behind the directory

The Machine That Couldn't Sell is Jedakiah Roper's 146-page field report on building a business with AI across 63 websites, 180,637 submitted pages, 314,830 records, and 1,247 pitches. The system created extraordinary output—and zero recorded sales from the new software-style offers.

Available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions. Buy the book on Amazon.