From raw signal to won contract — with the risk engineered out.
Two simple journeys sit on top of one serious piece of infrastructure. Here’s exactly what happens when you post a job, and what happens when a trade wins it.
For homeowners & business
- 1Post your job — free. Describe the work. It takes two minutes and costs nothing.
- 2Get matched. Verified, insured trades within 50 miles are alerted and quote on merit.
- 3Fund a milestone. Money goes into escrow — held safely, not paid out yet.
- 4Approve & release. Happy with the stage? Release the funds. Not happy? Raise a dispute.
For tradespeople
- 1Get verified. Pass identity, financial (Stripe Connect KYC) and insurance checks once.
- 2Set your targeting. Pick up to 3 trades and 5 work categories so only the right leads land.
- 3Unlock real demand. Spend ACUs to reveal the decision-maker on in-territory, verified leads.
- 4Get paid through escrow. Deliver the milestone, get it approved, get paid — no chasing.
The SignalCore grid: 7 stages
Every lead on AxionOS is processed by our demand-intelligence engine before a single trade sees it. Nothing reaches the marketplace until it’s structured, scored and verified.
How escrow protects everyone
Escrow is the heart of AxionOS. When a homeowner funds a milestone, the money is held securely and is only released when they approve the completed stage. The trade knows the funds are committed before they start; the client knows they never pay for work they haven’t seen.
Payments are processed by our regulated payment partner, Stripe. Full mechanics — funding, release, refunds and what happens in a dispute — are in the Escrow & Payments Policy, and there’s a plain-English walkthrough on the blog.
ACUs — the credit that unlocks demand
Trades use ACUs (AxionOS Credit Units, £1 = 100 ACU) to unlock the decision-maker behind a verified lead. You only ever spend credits on real, in-radius demand matched to your trades — never on a list of cold contacts. Read the ACU guide.
Authority ranking (Rule 14)
Trust is earned and measured. Your reputation score rises with verified, completed work and good reviews — and a higher authority tier unlocks higher-value demand and a head start on new leads. It’s a meritocracy: deliver, and the grid rewards you.