Set your tradeIn Settings
In Settings
Choose your trade
Your trade lives on the Business profile. Pick the closest one even if yours is not listed word for word; changing it later is safe.
Example screenStart here · On a computer
- 1Settings
- 2Business details
- 3Industry
- 4Save Changes
On your phone: Settings → Business details → Industry.
In Settings
What changes when you pick it
The words on screen, what a job is measured in, which expense categories come first, the contract terms, and which tools Des offers.
Example screenStart here · On a computer
- 1Settings
- 2Business details
- 3Industry
Worth knowingSet it before your first quote — the terms and the margin benchmarks follow the trade.
In Settings
Is your kind of business covered
If you get paid per job, per visit or per month, yes. About seventy trades are recognised by name; “Other” works but loses the trade tools.
Example screenStart here · On a computer
- 1Settings
- 2Business details
- 3Industry
pick yours, and the product adjusts.
On your phone: Settings → Business details → Industry.
Ready to do this with your own business?
Pick the closest trade; you can change it later without touching anything you recorded.