How Trusted IT Firms Works for Clients and IT Companies

Here is how Trusted IT Firms works in one paragraph. Clients search a free directory of IT companies by technology, location, hourly rate and rating, compare profiles and contact the companies they like through a form on each profile, at no cost. IT companies list themselves for free, an editor reviews every listing before it goes live, and enquiries go straight to the company. Reviews are moderated, companies can earn badges from editors, and verified companies show a blue check. The rest of this page explains each side in more detail.

For clients and companies at a glance

For clients: find an IT company in four steps

1. Search. Open the company directory and type what you need, such as a technology, a service or a company name. You can also start from a landing page for one technology, category or location, such as software development companies or IT companies in the United States.
2. Filter. Narrow results by technology, category, industry, country, state, hourly rate, minimum project size, team size and rating. Combined pages exist too, for example WordPress companies in India.
3. Compare. Open profiles to read each company's description, services, past projects, team, business details and client reviews. Look for the blue Verified check and badges from editors.
4. Contact. Use the form on a profile to send your brief. It goes directly to the company. You do not need an account and there is no fee or obligation.

What you see on a company profile

• Logo, banner, tagline and a description of what the company does.
• Services and technologies, each linked to the matching directory page.
• Industries served, team size, hourly rate band, minimum project size and founding year.
• Location with address and map, working hours and social profiles.
• Founders and team members, and past projects.
• Client reviews and the average rating from approved reviews.
• The profile score, from 1 to 100, which shows how complete and current the profile is.
• Badges such as Top 10, Top Rated and Verified, and similar companies to compare.

Not every company fills in every field. If something you need is missing, such as a rate, ask in your enquiry. Budget-focused buyers can start with the $1 to $25 per hour band, but many companies do not publish a rate at all.

How results are ordered

The default order, called Recommended, is the same everywhere on the site. Companies with a higher editor rank come first, then companies in an active featured period, then companies with a higher profile score, then the newest listings. You can switch to highest rated, newest or alphabetical order, and filter by minimum star rating. The profile score rewards complete profiles, approved client reviews, recent updates and verification, so the order reflects effort and feedback rather than company size.

After the project: leave a review

Reviews help the next client choose well. On any profile, choose Write a review, give a rating from one to five stars and describe your experience. Your email address is never shown. Each email address can review a company once, links are not allowed, and the Trusted IT Firms team checks every review before it is published.

For IT companies: get listed for free

1. Create an account from the register your company page and confirm your email address.
2. Build your profile with a step-by-step form: basics, contact details, location, services, team, projects, social profiles and images. Save drafts as you go.
3. Submit for review. An editor checks the listing. New listings are usually reviewed within two business days.
4. Go live in search results and on every technology, category and location page you selected.

One account can manage up to 20 listings. If you change the company name or website on a published listing, it is hidden until an editor approves the change. Other text edits stay live.

Your company dashboard

Once you are listed, your dashboard shows each listing's status, profile score, views, enquiries and last edited date. The score comes with a checklist of what to add next, such as a banner, more services, past projects or client reviews. The Badges section lists any badges editors have awarded, with embed code for your website. From the dashboard you can also request verification after adding the Trusted IT Firms badge to your site.

How Trusted IT Firms keeps the directory trustworthy

• Editor approval of every new listing and of changes to a company's name or website.
• Moderated reviews, limited to one per email address per company, with links blocked.
• Verification: a blue check for companies that add the Trusted IT Firms badge to their website and pass an editor's check.
• Badges awarded by editors, never added by companies themselves.
• Thin profiles with very low scores are kept out of search engine indexes until they are improved.

Tips for getting the most from the directory

Clients get better replies when they send a short, specific brief: what you need, why, the technology if you know it, your budget range and your deadline. Send the same brief to three to five companies so you can compare answers fairly, and judge each company on the questions it asks as well as the price. Companies get more enquiries when their profile answers the questions clients ask before they make contact: what you build, for whom, how you work, what it costs and what past clients say. Keep it accurate, add real projects and update it regularly.

Get started

If you need an IT company, open the directory and start searching. If you run one, create your free listing and complete your profile so clients can find you.