I Know a Guy

For contractors

Be the name a Plymouth homeowner already trusts.

I’m a local landlord. I got burned enough times hunting for honest contractors that I built the guide I wished I had — and mailed it to every homeowner in town. When their furnace quits or a pipe lets go, they don’t open a search engine and roll the dice. They open the drawer, and they call a name from the book.

There are exactly five names per category. One of them could be yours.

Claim your category →PlymouthFall 2026ZIP 55442

The audience

Who’s holding the book.

5,500

Owner-occupied homes

Every one gets the guide, free.

$121K

Median household income

People who pay to have it done right.

1970s

Typical build year

Aging housing stock that always needs work.

Editions a year

In the drawer all year, not the recycling.

A quarterly glossy magazine that lives in the kitchen drawer — not a coupon book that hits the recycling on the way in from the mailbox.

The offer

Only five spots per category.
$100 a season.

First come, first served — just $100to hold your spot in the season’s edition. No per-lead fees, no bidding, no upsells. The guide mails four times a year, so you can run in every issue or only the seasons that matter to your trade. When a category fills, those four competitors are locked out of that edition — that exclusivity is the whole point.

What you get

What a listing includes.

One flat fee per season. Everything below, in every issue you’re in. We do the writing and the vetting so your spot reads like the recommendation a neighbor would give.

  • 01

    Your name, front and center

    Company name and phone number, printed clean in your category — one of only five.

  • 02

    A “Why they’re here” blurb

    A short, editorial line on why a homeowner should call you. We write it with you — it reads like a recommendation, because it is one.

  • 03

    Your credentials line

    Licensed, insured, years in business, and vetted by us. The proof that you cleared the bar.

  • 04

    In print and in the mail

    Your listing runs in that season's edition, mailed free to every household in the ZIP. Renew each season to stay in the drawer year-round.

  • 05

    Your profile on this website

    When a homeowner looks you up online, you’re right here in the guide, verified.

The bar

What it takes to qualify.

This is the part that makes the book work. The bar isn’t red tape — it’s the reason a homeowner trusts every name inside. If you clear it, you’re exactly who they’re looking for.

Licensed where the trade requires it

We check. If your trade needs a Minnesota license, we verify the number before we print it.

Insured

Proof of liability insurance. You send it once; we keep it on file.

A track record we can check

Real finished work and references we can verify by hand — not a star average anyone can pad.

You answer Plymouth calls

Within one business day. The whole book falls apart if a name doesn’t pick up.

And once you’re in: three verified reader complaints in a year and you’re out of the next edition — no refunds. It keeps the bar honest, and it keeps your neighbors on the list worth being on.

See it before you pay

No mockups. No back-and-forth. You design it and watch it appear.

Every page looks like this — one clean house style, so the book reads like a trusted guide, not a pile of ads. The only thing that’s yoursis your logo and your words. Pick an open spot, drop them in, and your listing builds itself, exactly as it’ll print.

  1. 1

    Pick your exact spot

    Earlier spots sit higher on the page.

  2. 2

    Add your logo + a line

    That's the only design you do. We handle the rest.

  3. 3

    See it, then reserve

    What you preview is what prints. No surprises.

A finished page

HVAC

The furnace quits at 2 a.m., or the A/C gives up in July.

  1. MH

    Medicine Lake HVAC & Sons

    (763) 555-0161

    Same-week service — and they clean up after.

    VettedLicensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  2. MH

    Maple Grove HVAC Co.

    (952) 555-0114

    Show up on time or the trip charge is on them.

    VettedLicensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  3. PH

    Parkers Lake HVAC Home Services

    (612) 555-0156

    Same-week service — and they clean up after.

    VettedLicensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  4. GH

    Greenway HVAC Contracting

    (763) 555-0109

    Show up on time or the trip charge is on them.

    VettedLicensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  5. NH

    Northland HVAC Pros

    (952) 555-0151

    Same-week service — and they clean up after.

    VettedLicensed & insured · Plymouth-based

Sample companies shown for layout.

Ready to hold your spot?

Pick your category, tell us a little about the work you do, and you’re on your way into the drawer.