About Trade Owner HQ

Trade Owner HQ makes free tools for people who run a trade business: plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, cleaners, lawn crews and painters. The goal is simple: help you price your work so the business pays you.

We don't ask for your email to see an answer. We show our math and where every number comes from. When a number is our guess, we say so.

Where the numbers come from

Wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. Tax rules come from the IRS. Each page lists its own sources at the bottom.

Who makes it

Trade Owner HQ is made by Web Design Nerd, a small web studio in Summit County, Ohio. Two of our other free sites may help a trade owner too:

• What an LLC costs in each state, if you're setting up your business.
• Follow-up email checker, for chasing a quote the customer hasn't answered.

How the site is paid for

By ads from Google AdSense. They are clearly labeled and sit below the tools, never above them. There are no paid placements, and any link that pays us will say so.