For Trades

Time is money.

DIY Sidekicks gives experienced tradespeople a way to help Heroes with the specific jobs in front of them through live video guidance.

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Profiles, customer requests, booking and built-in video calls are available now. Creating an account does not guarantee customer requests or income.

A Hero measuring a renovation project while receiving guidance from an experienced tradesperson by video call.
Your DIY journey

Create your profile. Start helping Heroes.

Create your account, complete your profile, set your status online and receive requests for live video guidance.

  1. 01Available now

    Create your Sidekick account

    Join DIY Sidekicks as a Sidekick and confirm your email if your account asks you to.

  2. 02Available now

    Build your professional profile

    Add the trade experience, skills and professional details that help describe where you can guide Heroes.

  3. 03Available now

    Set availability and receive suitable requests

    Set your online status and receive suitable guidance requests from Heroes.

  4. 04Available now

    Provide video guidance

    Provide 20-minute guidance through DIY Sidekicks’ built-in live video calls.

Why your experience matters

Help Heroes make better-informed decisions.

DIY Sidekicks is built around practical, project-specific judgement from people who have done the work themselves.

01

Practical judgement for a real job

Your experience could help a Hero understand their exact project instead of applying generic instructions blindly.

02

Guidance without unnecessary travel

Use live video for projects that are suitable for useful remote guidance.

03

Share your expertise

DIY Sidekicks turns your professional knowledge into flexible remote guidance. The number of customer requests is not guaranteed.

Get started

Create your Sidekick account.

Select the Sidekick route to create your account. Here is what happens next.

What happens when you create an account

  • The Sidekick registration asks for your name, email address and a password.
  • After signing in, complete your professional profile for review.
  • Once approved, set your status online to receive requests and provide guidance by live video. Customer requests and income are not guaranteed.
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