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GigNGo \u2014 See Who You’re Hiring Before You Hire Them<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Star ratings can be faked. Reviews can be fabricated. GigNGo gives homeowners a better way to hire local contractors \u2014 through short-form video that lets them see exactly who they’re hiring, how they work, and whether they’re the right fit before a single message is sent.<\/div>\n

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – June 23, 2026 –<\/strong> Hiring a local contractor has always required a leap of faith. You find a name on a platform, read a handful of reviews, look at a star rating, and decide whether to let a stranger into your home based on information you have no real way to verify.<\/p>\n

Star ratings can be gamed. Reviews can be fabricated. Profile photos can be stock images. And the platforms that host all of it have a financial incentive to show you whoever paid the most for visibility — not necessarily whoever is the best fit for your job.<\/p>\n

So how do you actually hire a local contractor you can trust in 2026?<\/p>\n

The answer is shifting away from ratings and toward something more reliable: video.<\/p>\n

GigNGo is a local services marketplace built around the belief that seeing is more trustworthy than reading. Instead of browsing static profiles sorted by star rating, homeowners on GigNGo open the GigFeed — a short-form video discovery feed where workers show their actual work, their communication style, and their professional personality before any money changes hands.<\/p>\n

A homeowner looking for a painter can watch a worker explain his process, show his prep work, and walk through a finished room before deciding to reach out. Someone needing lawn care can see exactly how a landscaper treats a yard, how they communicate with clients, and what their finished work actually looks like. The decision to hire stops being a gamble and starts being an informed choice — made the same way people make every other trust decision online: by watching.<\/p>\n

“Star ratings were the best tool available when these platforms were built,” said Cameron Lockrey, Founder of GigNGo. “But they were always a proxy for trust — not trust itself. Video is trust itself. When you watch someone work, you know immediately whether they are the right person for your job.”<\/p>\n

Beyond the discovery experience, GigNGo’s model is structurally designed to attract better workers. Because the platform charges a flat monthly subscription rather than taking a commission on completed jobs, workers on GigNGo are not financially squeezed by the platform. They keep 100% of every dollar they earn — which means they show up motivated to do great work and build their reputation, not just close transactions.<\/p>\n

Every worker profile on GigNGo is Google-indexed and permanently discoverable — meaning the content a worker posts compounds over time, building a verifiable professional track record that homeowners can reference before making a hiring decision.<\/p>\n

GigNGo has surpassed thousands of users with active posts spanning all 50 U.S. states and multiple Canadian provinces. For homeowners who have been burned by unreliable contractors found through star-rating platforms, or who have spent too long posting in Facebook Groups and hoping for the best — GigNGo is the hiring experience that was always missing.<\/p>\n

Workers and homeowners can join GigNGo today at gigngo.org or by downloading the app on iOS and Android.<\/p>\n

About GigNGo<\/strong><\/p>\n

GigNGo (gigngo.org) is a workers-first local services marketplace founded by Cameron Lockrey. The platform allows workers to keep 100% of their earnings through a flat monthly subscription, while employers post jobs for free. GigNGo’s GigFeed — a TikTok-style short-form video discovery feed — lets workers build personal brands so their character gets them the job. GigNGo has surpassed thousands of users with active posts spanning all 50 U.S. states and multiple Canadian provinces.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> GigNGo<\/a>
Contact Person:<\/strong> Cameron Lockrey
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> 5304339682
Address:<\/strong>2951 Englewood Ave
City:<\/strong> Grand Rapids
State:<\/strong> https:\/\/gigngo.org
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/gigngo.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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