What is the Permit-Verified badge?

A small badge for your website that shows how many building permits are on public file for your business. It links to your Proven Pros profile, where homeowners can see the permit record behind your work. The number is your real permit count from government records, nothing self-reported.

Does the badge cost anything?

No. The badge is free for any contractor who has claimed their Proven Pros profile, and it stays free.

I do not manage my own website. How do I add it?

Send this page, or the badge email we sent you, to whoever handles your site. Everything they need is in the section for your website person: the code, where it goes, and what it does. Adding it takes them about two minutes.

What if I do not have a website?

Use your Proven Pros profile link instead. Add it as the website on your Google Business Profile or Facebook Page, so homeowners who look you up land on your verified permit record.

Where does the permit number come from?

From public building-permit records issued by local governments. Proven Pros links those records to the contractors who pulled them. If you keep pulling permits, your count keeps growing, and the badge updates on its own.

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Show homeowners your real permit history

Reviews can be written by anyone. Building permits cannot. The Permit-Verified badge puts your public permit record, real permitted jobs on file with local building departments, right on your website, where homeowners are deciding whether to call you.

What it looks like

The number is your business's real permit count and updates automatically as new permits land on your record. Clicking the badge takes homeowners to your Proven Pros profile, where they can see the work behind the number.

Why put it on your site

Proof, not promises. Any competitor can claim experience. A permit record on government file is evidence of real, inspected, permitted work.
Stand out from review-only profiles. Homeowners have learned that stars can be bought. A verified permit history cannot.
It answers the background check. Before hiring, people search your business name. The badge points that search at your verified record instead of leaving it to chance.

How to add it: two steps

Sign in at provenpros.co/pro and press the Copy badge code button on your profile. That copies a small piece of code made just for your business.
Paste it into your website wherever you want the badge to appear. Near the top of your homepage or in the footer both work well. On site builders like Wix, Squarespace, or GoDaddy, paste it into an "Embed" or "Custom code" block.

Not comfortable touching your website? That is normal. Most contractors have someone who handles it, so send them the section below.

Forward this to your website person

Hi, this contractor has a verified profile on Proven Pros (provenpros.co), a directory built from public building-permit records. They would like their Permit-Verified badge added to their website.

The badge is a small SVG image wrapped in a normal link to their profile. The exact snippet is in the email they forwarded you, or they can copy it while signed in at provenpros.co/pro. It looks like this:

<a href="https://provenpros.co/contractor/{state}/{city}/{business}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
  <img src="https://provenpros.co/badge/{state}/{city}/{business}.svg" alt="Permit-Verified by Proven Pros" height="28" />
</a>

Paste it where the site's other trust marks live (footer, header, or an "about" section). It is a static image plus a link: no script, no tracking, nothing to maintain. The permit count in the image updates on its own.

Need a hand?

Reply to any email from us with your website address and we will point you in the right direction, or use the contact page. If you have not claimed your profile yet, start at provenpros.co/pro by searching your business name.

Common questions

What is the Permit-Verified badge?: A small badge for your website that shows how many building permits are on public file for your business. It links to your Proven Pros profile, where homeowners can see the permit record behind your work. The number is your real permit count from government records, nothing self-reported.
Does the badge cost anything?: No. The badge is free for any contractor who has claimed their Proven Pros profile, and it stays free.
I do not manage my own website. How do I add it?: Send this page, or the badge email we sent you, to whoever handles your site. Everything they need is in the section for your website person: the code, where it goes, and what it does. Adding it takes them about two minutes.
What if I do not have a website?: Use your Proven Pros profile link instead. Add it as the website on your Google Business Profile or Facebook Page, so homeowners who look you up land on your verified permit record.
Where does the permit number come from?: From public building-permit records issued by local governments. Proven Pros links those records to the contractors who pulled them. If you keep pulling permits, your count keeps growing, and the badge updates on its own.