No leads to buy, no per-quote fees, no monthly minimum. The first 50 contractors pay 5% on finished jobs, locked for three years.
The first job, start to finish
A homeowner posted a tree removal. A local crew bid $1,200. The money sat in escrow while they did the work, and was released the day the homeowner confirmed it was done. Our cut was $60 — charged only because they won it.
A homeowner can circle the tree they want gone on their own photo, and measure it from their phone. Both are optional — the app says so on the screen — and today almost nobody does it. The Great Falls job above arrived as three photos and no measurements. When someone does use it, the height, trunk and spread ride along with the job.
The photo step walks them through the whole tree from far enough back, how a truck would get in, and the base of the trunk — the three a bid is hardest to make without. The more of it they cover, the fewer jobs you drive out to.
Free, and no card. You can bid the day you sign up — connecting a payout account and a quick check that your business is real come before a homeowner can hire you, and both can wait until after you have bid.
That is the whole difference. Lead-generation platforms charge for the introduction. We take a commission on the job, and nothing at all on a bid that loses.
You buy the introduction
You pay a commission on finished work
On a $2,000 job the founding rate is $100, charged once the homeowner signs the work off. Win nothing, pay nothing.
Homeowner posts a job
They describe the work, add photos and the address, and flag access notes like gates, slope or power lines. Posting is free for them.
You get notified
Jobs matching your specialties and service area are emailed to you when they are posted. Seeing the job and bidding on it cost you nothing.
Bid, or ask for a video first
Submit your bid. If you need to see more before you price it, ask the homeowner in-app for a video of the tree and the access.
Win the job
The homeowner compares bids and picks you. Payment is held in escrow, and commission is charged only on completed work.
On GivingStump a homeowner posts the job, local tree pros bid on it, and the homeowner picks who they want. Seeing a job costs nothing, bidding costs nothing, and messaging the homeowner costs nothing. Commission is charged only when you win the work: 5% for the first 50 founding contractors, locked for three years from signup, and 8% standard after that. There is no per-lead charge, no subscription, and no charge at all for a job you do not win.
Joining is free and there is no monthly fee. When you win a job, commission comes out of that payout — 5% if you are one of the first 50 contractors to sign up (locked for three years from your signup date), otherwise 8%. That commission is the only charge GivingStump makes to a contractor. It is paid out of work you won, not out of your marketing budget.
We will not quote another company's prices here — read their own current pricing page before you sign anything, because those terms change. What we can state precisely is the difference in model. Lead-generation platforms bill you for the contact: you pay whether or not the homeowner hires you, and whether or not they ever pick up the phone. GivingStump charges a commission on work you actually won and never charges for a lead. The question worth putting to any lead vendor is simple: what do I pay when I lose the job?
Download your GivingStump QR code as a PNG and hand it to whoever prints your signage, or text your share link straight from your phone. A homeowner points a camera at the code, describes the work in a couple of minutes, and the request lands on GivingStump attached to you — you are notified directly. Printing it, scanning it and receiving the request all cost nothing; you pay commission only if you win the job.
The job arrives attached to you: your business name is on it and you are notified directly, whatever your service area or specialties say. Be clear-eyed about the trade-off, though — GivingStump is a marketplace, so other local pros can still quote that job and the homeowner can compare. We do not promise exclusivity. You pay commission only if the homeowner picks you.
Contractor signup is open across the United States and we are recruiting nationwide as we grow. Be realistic about timing: homeowner demand today is concentrated in the Washington, DC metro area and the I-95 corridor, which is our launch market. Outside that, the part that works for you immediately is your own share link and QR code, which bring your customers onto the platform wherever you operate.
Registering as a contractor is enough to bid. There is no manual approval queue, no connected bank account and no completed verification standing between you and your first offer. Two things must be in place before a homeowner can award you the job and pay you: GivingStump has confirmed your business is real and operating, and your Stripe payout account is connected and active. Do both early so you are not scrambling the day a homeowner picks you. One more applies only at the top end: a job over $5,000 needs Premium Verified status.
Payment runs through Stripe. When a homeowner awards you the job they pay into escrow up front, and the money is released to your connected Stripe account once they confirm the work is complete. Commission is taken out of that payout. Escrow cuts both ways on purpose: the homeowner knows money only moves for finished work, and you know the money is already there before you roll a truck.
Sign up free at givingstump.com/contractor/signup with your business details and service area. You can start bidding on jobs straight away. Get your business verified and your Stripe payout account connected so you are ready to be awarded work, then open "Your referral link" in the dashboard to grab your share link and QR code.
Lock in 5% for three years as one of the first 50 founding contractors. Bidding is free from the day you sign up, and you owe us nothing until you win work.