I Know a Guy

For contractors

Get verified. Be one of five.

I’m a local landlord, and I’ve hired more contractors than most people ever will. Every time I found a great one, I wanted to tell the whole neighborhood — so that’s what I’m building: a guide mailed to every homeowner in town, so that when a furnace quits or a pipe lets go, they open a drawer and call a name that’s already been checked out.

There are exactly five names per category. One of them could be yours.

Apply to be featured →See ZIP codes & pricingPlymouthFall 2026ZIP 55442

Coverage

Choose where you want to be known.

The guide mails to every residential address in a ZIP, and pricing scales with the homes it reaches. Pick a neighborhood to see the verified mailing reach, the price, and what’s still open in your trade.

55442PlymouthAVAILABLE NOW55422Golden Valley55416St. Louis Park55311Maple Grove55305Minnetonka55391Wayzata55447Plymouth55446Plymouth55427New Hope55441PlymouthNDOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLISabout 10 miles
Available now Coming soonBoundaries: U.S. Census ZCTA data.

Available now · Fall 2026 edition

55442 · Plymouth

The price
3¢ a home, a season
Residential addresses reached
6,007
3¢ × 6,007 homes
$180 a season
All four editions a year
$720

Address count from USPS EDDM carrier-route data (verified July 2026). Final pricing is based on the confirmed mailing count for the selected edition.

The neighborhood

≈5,677
Homes
67%
Single-family
1987
Median built
80%
Owner-occupied
$460K
Home value
$124K
Median income

Medians and shares from U.S. Census ACS 2024 5-year estimates.

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An application, not a checkout — reviewed by hand, nothing charged unless you’re accepted.

The offer

Only five spots per category.
3¢ a home, a season.

The price is 3¢ for every home the guide reaches — that’s it. In Plymouth: 3¢ × 6,007 USPS-verified homes = $180 a season. No per-lead fees, no bidding, no upsells. The guide mails four times a year, so you can run every issue or only the seasons that matter to your trade. Only five spots per category, so the other four companies in your trade won’t appear in that edition — that exclusivity is the whole point.

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Featured Partners pay to support printing and mailing the guide, and every applicant is reviewed before being accepted — paying doesn’t lower the bar. See how we choose companies →

What you get

What a listing includes.

One flat fee per season. Everything below, in every issue you’re in. We do the writing and the vetting so your spot reads like the recommendation a neighbor would give.

  • 01

    The “Verified” seal — yours to use

    Once you clear the bar, you’re Verified by I Know a Guy. Put it on your truck, your website, your yard signs, your estimates. A credential you earned — not an ad you bought.

  • 02

    Your name, front and center

    Company name and phone number, printed clean in your category — one of only five.

  • 03

    A “Why they’re here” blurb

    A short, editorial line on why a homeowner should call you. We write it with you — it reads like a recommendation, because it is one.

  • 04

    Your credentials line

    Licensed, insured, years in business, and vetted by us. The proof that you cleared the bar.

  • 05

    In print and in the mail

    Your listing runs in that season's edition, mailed free to every household in the ZIP. Renew each season to stay in the drawer year-round.

  • 06

    Your profile on this website

    When a homeowner looks you up online, you’re right here in the guide, verified.

The bar

What it takes to qualify.

This is the part that makes the book work. The bar isn’t red tape — it’s the reason a homeowner trusts every name inside. If you clear it, you’re exactly who they’re looking for.

Licensed where the trade requires it

We check. If your trade needs a Minnesota license, we verify the number before we print it.

Insured

Proof of liability insurance. You send it once; we keep it on file.

A track record we can check

Real finished work and references we can verify by hand — not a star average anyone can pad.

You answer Plymouth calls

Within one business day. The whole book falls apart if a name doesn’t pick up.

And once you’re in: answer your Plymouth calls and do work you’d put your name on. If enough homeowners flag a real problem, you’re not in the next edition — it keeps the list worth being on. And a founding promise: if the first edition doesn’t mail, you don’t pay.

See it before you pay

No mockups. No back-and-forth. You design it and watch it appear.

Every page looks like this — one clean house style, so the book reads like a trusted guide, not a pile of ads. The only thing that’s yoursis your logo and your words. Pick an open spot, drop them in, and your listing builds itself, exactly as it’ll print.

  1. 1

    Pick your exact spot

    Earlier spots sit higher on the page.

  2. 2

    Add your logo + a line

    That's the only design you do. We handle the rest.

  3. 3

    See it, then reserve

    What you preview is what prints. No surprises.

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A finished page

HVAC

The furnace quits at 2 a.m., or the A/C gives up in July.

  1. MH

    Medicine Lake HVAC & Sons

    (763) 555-0161

    Same-week service — and they clean up after.

    Licensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  2. MH

    Maple Grove HVAC Co.

    (952) 555-0114

    Show up on time or the trip charge is on them.

    Licensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  3. PH

    Parkers Lake HVAC Home Services

    (612) 555-0156

    Same-week service — and they clean up after.

    Licensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  4. GH

    Greenway HVAC Contracting

    (763) 555-0109

    Show up on time or the trip charge is on them.

    Licensed & insured · Plymouth-based
  5. NH

    Northland HVAC Pros

    (952) 555-0151

    Same-week service — and they clean up after.

    Licensed & insured · Plymouth-based

Sample companies shown for layout.

Ready to hold your spot?

Pick your category, tell us a little about the work you do, and apply to be one of five. I’ll take it from there.

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