What the badges mean — dfwmetro.net

Reading a listing

Every business on dfwmetro.net carries a badge that says exactly how far it's climbed the trust ladder. Here's what each one promises — and what it doesn't.

Screened

The promise: a human confirmed this is a real DFW business and its booking link opens a genuine scheduling flow — not a quote form, not a phone number. Not checked: licenses, insurance, identity. Nobody has walked the booking end to end. No guarantees beyond this: the door is real.

Look for it when: you just want options. Every listing here clears this bar, so a Screened business is already more useful than a random search result.

Human-bookable

The promise: a person recently walked the whole booking flow and completed it — the calendar works, the times are real, the confirmation arrives.

Look for it when: you want to book tonight without surprises. This badge means someone pressed the buttons before you did.

AI-bookable

The promise: your AI assistant can book this business directly — check availability and place the booking through the dfwmetro bridge, no clicking required.

Look for it when: you're booking through an agent. (Still rolling out — this badge arrives with bridge v2.)

Verified

The promise: a human checked the business license, the insurance, and the business identity — by hand, against the real records. The highest rung on the ladder.

Look for it when: the stakes are highest — big jobs, your home, your car. This is the badge for "I want the paperwork checked."

The honest bit

Most listings will never reach the top rung, and that's fine — the ladder is honest about where everything stands. A badge describes the checks at award time plus ongoing re-checks. It is not a review of workmanship, not a promise you'll love the job, and not an endorsement beyond the checks listed. The full standard, with every criterion spelled out, lives at the trust ladder.

Own a DFW business?

Badges are earned, not bought — but you can start climbing at dfwmetro.net/business/.