Which membership pack is right for you? It comes down to whichever problem is quietly costing you money once the free trial ends, not which pack has the longest features list. Get it wrong, and you can end up paying for marketing help when the real issue was three missed calls last week.
TradePod's four membership packs sit behind every free three-month trial precisely so that doesn't happen. Each one is built to fix a single, specific headache, not to bundle in extras you'll never touch.
Before picking, be honest about which of these is actually biting:
- Calls, posts, books and CIS eating into evenings that are yours.
- Tools and kit that have outgrown the garage.
- A trade that's better than its online presence suggests.
Pick the pack that answers the real problem, and the upgrade earns its cost. Here's how to tell which one is for you.
What Each Pack Actually Covers
Four packs solve four different problems. Admin handles post and calls, Finance covers bookkeeping and CIS, Storage secures tools and kit, and Media covers your website, branding and business cards. Each is priced and built as a standalone upgrade, so you only pay for what you use.
Admin Pack for Businesses Drowning in Calls & Post
Your phone rings while you're up a ladder. It always does. At home, the post pile has become an unofficial filing system, and admin waits patiently for an evening that never turns up.
This pack hands off the load without the cost of hiring reception staff:
- We accept and sign for your deliveries and parcels.
- A dedicated business phone line is answered under your company name.
- Post gets scanned and emailed so nothing sits waiting in a mailbox.
It layers onto the same mailbox and call handling service available on its own. Post, parcels and phone answering all come from one place.
Finance Pack for Staying on Top of Books & CIS
Bookkeeping, CIS support and invoicing assistance are bundled here, built for anyone who'd rather be on a job than reconciling a bank statement at 9pm. Pricing for this pack is still being finalised, so check current rates before budgeting for it.
It draws on the same bookkeeping and finance support offered as a standalone service, and getting your books in order well before January saves a lot of stress when the return is due.
Storage Pack for Kit that Has Outgrown the Garage
Somewhere between £99 and £250 a month buys secure, flexible unit space. It's sized to whatever you're storing, from hand tools to plant machinery. Plus, it plugs straight into our secure storage units, with twenty-four-hour access, so a locked garage never holds up an early start.
If theft rather than space is the worry, our guide on security storage for tools stored off-site is worth reading too.
Media Pack for Looking Sharp Online & Standing out Locally
This is the pack for tradespeople whose work is better than their online presence suggests. Every job could go into a portfolio; instead, most sit in a phone's camera roll, never seen by the next customer.
It ties into the marketing and social media service already running for members, adding:
- A dedicated landing page and website support to boost visibility.
- Business cards and branded clothing to sharpen how you present.
- A footer feature putting your business in front of every site visitor.
Matching the Pack to What Is Actually Costing You Time or Money
Checkatrade and TrustATrader can generate leads, but neither builds a business that stands on its own two feet. Every enquiry through a listing site is still routed through somebody else's platform, and somebody else's algorithm decides who gets seen first this week.
A free member directory, backed by branded workwear and a proper website, works alongside those platforms rather than depending on them. So does a business card that doesn't fold in a pocket. If being found is the real bottleneck, not the quality of the work, that's worth sitting with before picking a pack.
Time pressure points to Admin. Cash flow points to Finance, space to Storage, and visibility to Media.
Getting Started without Overcommitting
You don't have to choose a pack on day one. The free three-month trial gives you time in the space before you need to make an upgrade decision.
Five days of hot desking, one meeting room booking and a directory listing are included from day one, at no cost for three months. That's enough time to work out whether admin, finance, storage or visibility is the thing actually holding the business back, rather than guessing upfront.
If you're not sure the numbers stack up yet, looking at what a proper cash flow habit actually looks like is a good place to start.
Pick by Bottleneck, Not by Pack
Choosing blind between four packs means paying for capability you'll never open. Knowing your real bottleneck, whether that's unanswered calls, slipping books, a full garage or an undersold website, points straight to the right pack. That pack pays for itself from month one, not because it looked good on a price list.
TradePod operates from Ringwood, Hampshire, working with tradespeople across Fordingbridge, Ferndown, Verwood, Wimborne and Christchurch. Every free member gets a directory listing, a proper working base and a trusted partner network from day one. There's no rush to pick a pack before the real bottleneck shows itself.
Call 01425 563777 or get in touch to book a tour and find out which pack fits your business.
