What the Verified Business badge means
When you see this badge on a WebScheduler Local profile, someone here has checked that the business is registered and that the person running the profile owns it. The badge is offered in South Africa.
What we check
- A company registration document: the business is really registered.
- An identity document for the owner: the person behind the profile is really them.
What we don't check
- Qualifications, licences or professional registrations
- Insurance
- The quality of anyone's work
- Prices, availability or anything a business says about itself
For customers
What does the badge mean?
That a person at WebScheduler Local has seen two documents from the business: a company registration document, and an identity document for the owner. We checked that the business is really registered, and that whoever runs the profile is really its owner.
What does it not mean?
It is not a rating, a recommendation or a quality check. We do not verify qualifications, licences, insurance, or the standard of anyone's work, and a badge is not a reason to skip the checks you would normally make. It answers one question (is this business who it says it is?) and nothing else.
Are businesses without the badge suspicious?
No. Most simply have not applied. Every business profile on WebScheduler Local has a confirmed email address behind it; the badge is an extra step a business can choose to take.
Can a business pay to get the badge without being checked?
No. The documents are reviewed first, and we only ask for payment once they have passed. If we cannot verify a business, nothing is charged. There is no way to buy the badge outright.
What about businesses outside South Africa?
They can add Plus, which shows their other locations, team and vacancies. Plus is not a check: a Plus label never means we have seen any documents.
What the badge adds
A checked badge
On your profile and beside your name in every discovery result, so customers can see we have checked who you are.
All your locations
Up to 6 more branches or practices, each with its own address, phone number, map pin and opening hours.
Your people
Up to 12 team members with a photo, their role, their qualifications and their areas of expertise.
More people discover you
Someone looking for one of your people by name, or for something only one of them does, brings up your business too.
A video
One YouTube or Vimeo video first in your photos, playing right on your profile.
Jobs and new work
Post vacancies on the Jobs board, reply to customers who ask for your kind of service, and be the first we alert.
R29.99 a month, and nothing to pay until your documents check out.
We review your documents first, usually within two working days. Cancel any time. Your business profile is free either way, and stays free. Your documents are stored privately and never appear on your profile.
Already have a profile? Apply for the badge from your dashboard. Think a badge is wrong? Tell us; we would rather remove a badge than leave a bad one up.