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title: About LocalProof: Proof of Real Work, Not Promises
url: https://thelocalproof.com/about/
updated: 2026-10-29
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[Local **Proof**](https://thelocalproof.com/)

Proof of real work, with the source and date.

[For businesses](https://thelocalproof.com/claim/)

- [What counts as proof](https://thelocalproof.com/what-counts-as-proof/)
- [Corrections](https://thelocalproof.com/corrections/)
- [How we make money](https://thelocalproof.com/how-we-make-money/)

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About Updated Oct 29, 2026

# About LocalProof

Every directory calls its businesses "experienced" and "trusted". We show the records instead: what the business has done, where that is written down, and when we looked.

## What we do

We look for proof of real work: permits a business has pulled, customers who keep reviewing it year after year, and its entries on public registers. Each line carries its source and date.

We don't rate workmanship. What a business only says about itself is shown too, labelled as a claim.

## Who we are

A small editorial team sets the rules, reviews every list and handles corrections. The people who match records can't see which businesses pay us.

## More about how we work

- [What counts as proof](https://thelocalproof.com/what-counts-as-proof/)
- [How we make money](https://thelocalproof.com/how-we-make-money/)
- [Corrections](https://thelocalproof.com/corrections/)
- [Contact us](https://thelocalproof.com/contact/)
- [Privacy](https://thelocalproof.com/privacy/)
- [For businesses](https://thelocalproof.com/claim/)

[Local **Proof**](https://thelocalproof.com/)

Proof that a business actually does the work: permits, review history and public records, each with its source and date. What a business only claims is labelled as a claim.

## Directory

- [All proof lists](https://thelocalproof.com/)
- [Request quotes](https://thelocalproof.com/quote/)

## Proof

- [What counts as proof](https://thelocalproof.com/what-counts-as-proof/)
- [Corrections](https://thelocalproof.com/corrections/)
- [About LocalProof](https://thelocalproof.com/about/)
- [Contact](https://thelocalproof.com/contact/)
- [Data sources](https://thelocalproof.com/data-sources/)
- [Privacy](https://thelocalproof.com/privacy/)
- [Terms](https://thelocalproof.com/terms/)

## Businesses

- [Claim a profile or add proof](https://thelocalproof.com/claim/)
- [Report an error](https://thelocalproof.com/corrections/)
- [How we make money](https://thelocalproof.com/how-we-make-money/)

**How we make money.** Businesses can pay for profile tools and lead notifications, and may pay when you send them a quote request. Money can't add a permit, change a date or move a business up a list. Sponsored placements are labelled.

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