The anti-Thumbtack.
On purpose.
The platforms sell you a maybe and charge you either way. We hand you a done deal and pay you for it. That's not a slogan — it's a different business model, and it only works because the demand machine behind it is real.
Leads vs. jobs
| Thumbtack / Angi | Loadside | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A name and number, sold to 4 other guys | A sold job — scoped, priced, scheduled |
| Who pays whom | You pay them — win or lose | We pay you — for finished work |
| Quoting | Your nights and weekends, free | Done before you're offered the job |
| Materials | Your problem, your float | Handled and staged |
| Collections | You, chasing checks | Us. You're paid fast, regardless |
| Commitment | Subscriptions, credits, lock-ins | None. Take jobs or don't. |
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Backed by decades you can verify
Loadside runs on the demand engine of one of Northern Virginia's most established, highest-rated residential electrical companies — decades in business, well over a thousand five-star reviews, and a website that owns its market. More sold work than its own trucks can reach. That overflow is what we're offering you.
- Full name and receipts on the first call. We keep the brand quiet on the open web — you'll see everything before you take a single job.
- We're contractors, not a platform. Every scope you get was written by people who do this work.
- The incentive is aligned. Your quality protects our reputation; our reputation keeps your calendar full.
There isn't a hidden one. We keep a spread on every job — that's our margin for selling it, scoping it, and handling the customer. You keep a strong, predictable number for doing the work. Both of those are true at the same time. If a deal only works when somebody's getting played, it's not this one.
Still skeptical? Good — you should be.
Apply, take one trial job, and judge us on it. That's the whole risk.