Now live in Houston
The jobs are starting. Get in early.
doBid is live in Houston, and the first jobs are posting now. It's early — set up your profile and you're in the running while the field is still wide open.
Bid free. Pay only when you win.
No subscription, no monthly fees, and no charge to bid — just one fee on the jobs you actually land.
Lead-gen apps charge just to hand you a name — doBid doesn'tEarly is the advantage
Every marketplace fills up. The pros who win biggest are the ones who got there before the crowd did.
You, ready and waiting
- Among the first pros set up in your area
- First jobs land in a wide-open field — fewer bids against you
- Early reviews stack up and rank you ahead of the crowd
You, catching up
- Signing up after the market's already crowded
- Every job already has a stack of competing bids
- Starting your reputation from zero behind everyone else
The work you'll bid on
doBid runs on everyday residential jobs — the kind you already do. If your trade is here, there's work coming your way.
Non-licensed work only. doBid doesn't carry electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, gas, structural jobs — you agree to skip those at signup, which keeps the platform clean and compliant.
Set up once. Start bidding.
Three quick steps and you're cleared to bid on local jobs as they post.
Create your free profile
Name, bio, and the trades you do. Free, no contract, about two minutes.
Set your service area
Pick where you work so the right jobs reach you the instant they post.
Connect your payout
Link your bank through Stripe once, and you're cleared to bid and get paid.
And the money works in your favor
One fee — taken from your payout only when a job completes. The bigger the job, the less we take, and card-processing fees are on us.
85%
yours · under $500
88%
yours · $500 – $1,999
91%
yours · $2,000 and up
We're new in town. Getting paid isn't a leap of faith.
doBid is brand new in Houston, so it's fair to be cautious about a platform you don't know yet. Here's exactly how the money works — and why you're protected before you ever pick up a tool.
The money's there before you start
When a client hires you, their full payment is captured into escrow up front. You never start a job hoping they can pay — the funds are committed and held safely first.
Stripe pays you, not us
Payouts run on Stripe Connect — the same payment system behind millions of businesses. doBid never sits on your earnings; Stripe sends them straight to your bank.
A real person settles disputes
The after-photos you upload are your proof. If a client ever disputes the work, our team reviews the evidence from both sides — a person decides, not an algorithm.
Why doBid, not the lead-gen treadmill
You pay $0 to bid — and only a fee if you win.
Lead platforms charge $15–$85 just for the introduction.
Sealed bids — no race to the bottom.
Other pros never see your price, so you can't get undercut by a dollar over and over. You bid what the job's worth once; the homeowner picks on value — price, rating, and reviews.
No subscription, no contract, cancel anytime.
No membership quietly billing you in the slow weeks.
Payment is escrowed before you start.
Finish the work, funds release to your bank — no chasing invoices.
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Be early. It pays.
Free to join, free to bid. Set up your profile and start bidding on local Houston jobs.
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Free to join and free to bid — a platform fee applies only to jobs you complete, and it gets smaller as the job gets bigger. Houston, TX only.