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Recognition

The Vibe Check award

One seal, earned on camera. Every business featured in our Business Spotlight series has passed the Local Vibe Check, and gets a badge that links back to the video.

Vibe Check: Passed award seal LOCAL VIBE CHECK GENERAL CONTRACTOR · SOCAL VIBE CHECK: PASSED SPOTLIGHT · 2026
The seal

Vibe check: passed

The round seal for websites, social profiles, vehicles and storefront windows. It names the business type and area, and the year it was earned.

Vibe Check: Passed footer badge VIBE CHECK: PASSED LOCAL VIBE CHECK · BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 2026
The footer badge

For websites and email

A horizontal version that fits in a website footer or an email signature.

What we check before a spotlight

  • A real local presence. An address, a phone that gets answered, and a service area that makes sense.
  • Licensed and insured where the trade requires it, with the license number shown where we can.
  • What customers say. Ratings read alongside how many reviews back them up.
  • A clear way to work with them. Free consultations, written estimates or published prices, and one point of contact.

Who can display it

Only businesses featured in a Local Vibe Check Business Spotlight. The embed code and PNG downloads are on each business's spotlight page, and every badge links back to that page.

Know a business that deserves one?

Tell us in the comments on any Local Vibe Check video.

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