It is important for NZ and Australian tradies to understand the cost/benefits of online advertising their tradie businesses are investing in. Just because you’re paying a heap of money in one or more popular online tradie advertising websites does not mean you’re get tradie jobs/project work from them. Below is a table comparing the cost/benefit of advertising on NZ/Australian online tradie directories.
| Benefit | Tradie 4U | High pages |
| Listing/advertising cost | Free | Expensive |
| Additional cost of buying leads | No | Yes |
| Dofollow link juice from your ad | Yes | Nofollow |
| Easy one step registration with instant listing | Yes | No |
| Ease of searching | One step to see local tradies straight away. A zoomed in tradie map showing the type of local tradies you searched for in your area. | 13 steps. Then wait for customer’s need to be auctioned to tradies 3 of which will then contact you. No map |
| Free SEO advice | Phone 0418 958 799 for 20 minutes | No |
