Applications open · the businesses and reviews on this page are examples

Reviews from real, verified people.

No review goes public until the person behind it shows a driver's license or passport and matches it with their face. No business is listed without two verified people and verified credentials.

Businesses can apply today. The ID and face check, and with it the first listings and reviews, opens later. Be one of the first reviewers.

Where it stands

Live today, and what opens later.

We say plainly what runs now. Nothing on this page counts as a listing or a review until the ID check opens.

Live now
  • ApplicationsBusinesses apply online in about seven short steps. It saves as you go, with a private link to come back to.
  • Credential checksYour license is checked with the state (California contractors on the CSLB site). A person reads your insurance certificate, registration and tax return.
  • The phone interviewA phone interview about complaints, refunds, pricing and guarantees. A private recording is optional. Passing is 24 of 30, with no red flags.
  • The standardNo failed checks and nothing left unchecked. Only the top 10 in each service, in each city.
Opens later
  • The two-person ID checkTwo people from each business show a driver's license or passport and match it with a live face check. Nobody is listed until both pass, so there are no listings yet.
  • Verified reviewsReviewers verify their ID once with the same face check, then write reviews. Sign up below to be one of the first.
  • Business pages and scoresSearch, business pages and public scores start with the first listings. Everything shown on this page is an example.
The verification wall

Nothing gets through unverified.

Tap the checks to see the rules work. Credential checks run on every application today; the ID and face check opens later. Nothing is uploaded here.

Every reviewerOpens later

Before a review goes public

Private. Waiting on: face match to that ID
Every businessCredential checks live

Before a business is listed

Not listed. Waiting on: 2 verified people (1 of 2), tax ID
The business score · opens with the first reviews

Every listed business earns a score, in public.

Stars say how the visit went. The score says how they handle things, over time, in public. The one below is a sample.

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Business score · sample

Sunset Taco Co.

★★★★★3.7 from 3 verified reviews
2 verified peopleCredentials verified
Rating64
Replies within 7 days67
Complaints resolved100
Fair play100
★★★★★★

Gating reviews, paying for them, or buying a removal is a fair-play strike, and it shows.

Sample reviews · fictional

What a verified review looks like.

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Maya R.★★★★★Verified personVerified visit

Ordered ahead, picked up on time, and the salsa bar was stocked. Exactly what the menu promised.

Sunset Taco Co. replied · Thank you, Maya. See you Friday.
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Andre K.★★★★★Verified personVerified visitResolved

Waited 25 minutes past my pickup time and nobody told me why. Food was good once it came.

Sunset Taco Co. replied · You are right, our printer failed that night. We refunded your order.
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Lena P.★★★★★Verified personVerified visit

Great carne asada. Parking is rough on weekends, plan for it.

The rules

Fair to both sides.

Your ID stays private

Businesses never see your license, face, phone or email. Your review shows your chosen name and the badge that you passed.

No buying your way up

Businesses cannot pay to remove, hide or reorder reviews, or invite only happy customers. Every score part is shown in public.

Honest is always allowed

A critical review from a real visit is protected. Moderators apply the same rules to praise and complaints, with reasons and an appeal.

How a business gets listed

Five stops between you and the badge.

01 / 05Your step

Apply online

The business, its license, registration, insurance, most recent tax return, and two people.

For businesses

Apply for a listing. Strictly vetted.

Only the top 10 in each service, in each city. Strict on purpose. Paying BizBox never changes your reviews, your score or where you show up.

Apply now

License, insurance, tax return, two people, a phone interview

BizBox builds a website for every approved business. We check every credential and read every document ourselves. The ID check for your two people opens later, and nobody is listed until both pass; we will email you when it opens.

Not ready yet? Leave your email and we will send you the link.

For everyone else

Be one of the first verified reviewers

Reviews open later, with the ID check. When it opens, you verify once and every review you write carries the badge. Your ID stays private.

See the wall work, or challenge us.

Tap the checks to see what a reviewer and a business have to pass before anything goes public. Want BizBox to build something next? Challenge us.

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