Community & directory

Join Tales of the Trade

Ongoing stories with real-life business people. Membership is on this website. Skool is where members talk and network if they choose. Discord is free for everyone.

Directory listing

Featured profile — $200/month

The free basic listing gets you your name, trade and free shorts. The featured profile is the paid upgrade: full profile, reviews, hire button and more.

  • Top placement on the home page and your category
  • Full profile: your own page with service areas, photos and links
  • Reviews shown on your profile
  • A big hire button so customers can book you directly
  • Structured data (JSON-LD) so Google and AI search can read your ratings and hire link
  • Included in listings.json and llms.txt for AI assistants
  • A story feature: your tale from the trade
Featured business
$200/month

Billed monthly via Stripe. Cancel anytime.

Join — $200/mo

Secure checkout by Stripe. No contracts.

Premium community

Skool community — $50/month

  • Conversations and networking with other owners on Skool (optional — use it when you want)
  • Your story posted on ttott.com as a real person
  • Shorts cut from your story and posted
  • Access to the free Discord hangout for everyone

Pay membership here on ttott.com. After you join, Skool is the room for talk and networking.

Open the Skool community · Free Discord

Community membership
$50/month

Join on Skool. Cancel anytime.

Join Skool — $50/mo

Opens the Tales of the Trade Skool community.

Free

Free basic listing

For Skool community members: your name and trade in the directory, plus free shorts. Free listings are not automatic — apply below and we'll review your application before anything goes live. Want the full profile, reviews and a hire button? Go featured for $200/month.

Apply by email

Opens your email app. Applications are reviewed; free shorts are included if approved. Email contact@ttott.com.

If approved, free shorts are part of the free basic tier.