Godesi FAQ — everything you need to know

Godesi is a global desi platform that combines a business directory, professional network, lead marketplace, event platform and community hub — all in one place.

You can:

• Discover businesses and professionals
• Post your requirements and get responses
• Promote and sell event tickets
• List real estate, rentals and roommates
• Find wedding vendors and services
• Explore temples, religious services and community events
• Stay updated with curated desi news

Think of Godesi as your digital identity + marketplace + community network, built for desis worldwide.

Because Godesi is built for visibility, trust and direct connections.

When you list:

• You get a shareable profile page (like a digital business card)
• A QR code you can use on visiting cards, WhatsApp and social media
• A WhatsApp button so customers can contact you instantly
• Access to real buyers posting requirements (leads)
• The ability to promote events, services and listings

👉 Most importantly: customers contact you directly — no middleman. List free.

Yes. Godesi supports both:

• Businesses (companies, shops, services)
• Professionals (individual experts like realtors, lawyers, astrologers, consultants)

You get a personal profile plus a professional presence, which makes it perfect for independent service providers. See Professionals & Experts.

Yes. You can start completely free.

The Free plan includes:

• Your profile page
• Up to 5 images
• QR code
• WhatsApp contact button
• Basic visibility in search

Paid plans unlock:

• Up to 20 images
• Visible phone number and email
• Featured badge
• Higher ranking in search
• Access to leads (buyer requirements)

👉 You can upgrade any time as your business grows — see pricing.

Customers post what they need, for example:

• “Looking for a wedding photographer in New Jersey”
• “Need a 2BHK apartment under $2,000”

Each requirement includes budget, location and a description.

👉 Premium members can unlock and contact these leads directly, so customers are already looking for you instead of you chasing them. Browse leads.

Yes — Godesi includes a full event and ticketing system. You can:

• Create events (cultural, religious, business, weddings and more)
• Set ticket price and number of seats
• Accept online payments
• Generate QR-based tickets

Customers get an email confirmation and a scannable QR ticket for entry — perfect for organisers, temples, communities and businesses. Post an event.

Yes. Godesi supports:

• Property sales (buy/sell)
• Rentals (apartments, homes, offices)
• Roommate matching (need a room / have a room)

Listings include photos, location, budget or rent and preferences, and direct WhatsApp contact keeps it fast. See real estate and rooms.

Godesi has a complete wedding marketplace. You can list or find:

• Photographers & videographers
• Makeup artists
• Caterers
• DJs & entertainment
• Wedding planners
• Venues
• Decorators

👉 Users can also post wedding requirements and vendors respond. Wedding marketplace.

Yes. Godesi features:

• Temples, gurudwaras, mosques and churches
• Religious events and festivals
• Community gatherings

We combine basic public data, user submissions and event updates, which makes it a living spiritual and community directory. Explore temples.

Godesi shows curated desi news from trusted sources: headlines with images, short summaries and regular updates, so the platform stays active and engaging daily. Read the news.

Each user gets a unique QR code linked to their profile. Use it on visiting cards, flyers, WhatsApp and social media — anyone scanning it sees your full profile instantly.

Yes. Every profile can be:

• Shared on WhatsApp
• Copied as a link
• Used as a digital business card

👉 For example: godesi.com/yourname — set your handle in your profile.

Points are Godesi's recognition and rewards programme. They are not money and have no cash value — they simply reward the people who build the community.

You earn points when:

• Someone joins using your referral link (+5)
• You post a listing or an event (+2)
• You review a business (+1)
• Your referral completes a profile, upgrades or posts
• You spend money with Godesi — 1 point for every $1

You can spend points on:

• Featuring your listing
• Unlocking a buyer's contact details on a requirement
• Banner ads and promotion

Your profile shows a Contribution Score bar with your Elite / Premium / Member badge, and the biggest contributors appear on the leaderboard.

👉 Your points wallet · Top contributors · Refer & earn

Godesi plays desi radio stations and news channels through the broadcasters' own official players, so the audio keeps going in the floating mini player while you browse. Nothing is hosted or re-streamed by Godesi.

• 🎧 Listen live — 20 built-in stations (Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Gurbani, UK and US desi radio) plus a free search across thousands more that play inside Godesi
• 📺 Watch live — desi news channels in Hindi, English, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil
• Every card has a 🚩 Not working? button — tell us and we fix or remove it

Own a station or channel? Submit it here — $50/month carriage, free for charity, non-profit and community stations, and a premium package if you want to be featured at the top. Our team approves everything before it appears.

GoDesi Elite is our recognition directory for outstanding desi business owners and professionals. You can apply yourself or nominate someone you admire, our team interviews you, and your profile is published with a video and your business awards.

• $50 one-time interview fee including a 30–60 second video
• $500 three-minute professional film from the content you supply
• $100 / $250 / $500 placement boosts — higher spend ranks higher
• Every nominee is invited to the annual GoDesi Elite Awards

👉 Elite Directory · Apply or nominate · 🏆 Awards ceremony

Yes — the live visitor page has a global chat room where members online right now can chit-chat. Sign in to post, keep it friendly, and use the 🚩 button on any message that breaks the rules; our team reviews reports and can remove messages and accounts.

Links are stripped from chat messages to keep spam out. For business conversations use Connect or WhatsApp the member directly from their profile.

You can promote your business using:

• Sidebar banners (300×250)
• Header banners
• Featured listings

Your dashboard shows impressions, clicks and performance — simple, measurable advertising built into the platform. Advertise on Godesi.

Godesi is global.

• Works in the USA, India, UK and beyond
• Supports multiple currencies
• Shows relevant pricing based on visitor location

👉 Built for the global desi community.

Godesi uses:

• User-submitted listings
• Claimable starter listings
• Public/open data (limited and compliant)

👉 We do NOT copy or scrape other platforms.

You can claim it:

1. Open your listing
2. Click “Is this your business? Claim it”
3. Verify ownership

Once approved you can edit everything and add photos, services and contact details.

Just email admin@godesi.com. We verify your request and remove your data — your privacy matters. See our privacy policy.

Because it combines everything in one place:

• Visibility (directory)
• Leads (requirements)
• Trust (profiles + reviews)
• Growth (ads + referrals)
• Community (events + temples + news)

👉 Instead of using five different platforms, you use one.

Godesi has 15 categories and 130+ subcategories. Pick the closest one — it decides which searches, filters and “Recommended links” boxes you appear in.

• 🏠 Home Services — plumbers, electricians, carpenters, AC repair, painters, pest control, packers & movers, interior designers, appliance repair, plus everyday helpers: home cleaning, housekeeping & maid service, car wash & detailing, babysitting & nanny, elder care, snow removal & yard work and handyman/odd jobs. If you personally offer “I'll clean your house” or “I'll wash your car”, this is your category.
• 🎓 Education & Training — home tutors, coaching centres, playschools and daycare, music, dance and language classes, computer training, study-abroad consultants and sports coaching.
• 💼 Business & IT Services — chartered accountants, tax and GST consultants, lawyers, printing and signage, web and app development, digital marketing, courier and logistics, staffing and insurance.
• 🍛 Food & Catering — restaurants, sweet shops, caterers, tiffin services, cloud kitchens, street food, cooks & chefs and cooking at home for people who cook to order from their own kitchen.
• 🛒 Grocery & Daily Needs — desi grocery stores, spice shops, bakeries, dairy, meat and organic suppliers.
• 💇 Beauty & Wellness — salons, spas, mehndi artists, bridal makeup, ayurveda, yoga and fitness trainers.
• 🏥 Health & Medical — doctors, dentists, physiotherapy, diagnostics, pharmacies and mental-health support.
• 💍 Weddings & Events — photographers, videographers, makeup artists, decorators, DJs, planners, venues and priests.
• 🏢 Real Estate & Homes — real estate agents (see the agent profile below), flats for sale and rent, plots, commercial property, builders, home loans and property management.
• 🛏 Rooms & Roommates — need a room, have a room, shared apartments, PG and student housing.
• ✈️ Travel & Transport — travel agents, carpool & rideshare, taxis, tempo travellers and buses, hotels, homestays, visa help, pilgrimage tours and car rentals.
• 🪔 Religious & Cultural — temples, gurudwaras, mosques and churches, pandits, astrologers, pooja samagri and katha.
• 🎓 Professionals & Experts — real estate agents, attorneys, accountants, astrologers, consultants, insurance agents, financial advisors, immigration consultants and doctors/therapists. Choose this if you are an individual expert rather than a shop.
• 🛍 Buy & Sell Marketplace — second-hand electronics, furniture, vehicles, appliances and books.
• 👷 Jobs & Staffing — drivers, cooks, maids, security guards, sales roles and placement consultants.

Not sure? Use + Post — pick what you are posting, then the category, and the right form opens with everything pre-filled.

Agents get a full profile page, not just a card. From your agent credentials page you add:

• Headline stats: total sales volume, years of experience, transactions and average price
• Service areas — every town you cover, so local searches find you
• Licence number, licensing state and your brokerage
• Designations, certifications and awards by year
• Specialties: buyers, sellers, rentals, residential, commercial, investment
• A recent-sales table with date, address, price and the side you represented
• Your live property listings, shown as “Available listings”

Clients reviewing you also rate local knowledge, process expertise, responsiveness and negotiation, which appear as averages on your profile.

Coupons work in two directions:

• Godesi coupons — we issue codes you can pass to clients for membership upgrades, advertising or event tickets. Each code has a percent or fixed discount, an expiry date and a usage limit.
• Your own coupons — event organisers create codes for their own tickets from your coupons page and share them with customers, e.g. an early-bird or community discount.

Buyers enter the code at checkout; we validate the scope, expiry and remaining uses before the discount applies.

Resources is a curated set of useful links — visas, taxes, remittances, travel and community services — filtered by category.

You can buy a spot in the “Recommended links” box shown on category pages, business cards and property listings from Advertise a link: $10 per 1,000 views, packs of 1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000. No artwork needed, sponsored links are labelled, and your link retires itself the moment the views you paid for are delivered.

Connect is for meeting other desis for professional and community reasons — networking, industry discussions, mentorship, cultural meetups, workshops, local community groups, fitness, hobbies and family-friendly activities.

It is not a dating service. Profiles are moderated, adult or dating-style content is removed and the account blocked, and you can report or block anyone.

Yes — post under Travel & Transport → Carpool & Rideshare with your route, city and timings. Riders contact you on WhatsApp directly; Godesi does not take a cut or handle the money. Please share costs only and follow your local rules on paid rides.

Before hiring anyone: check their profile, images and reviews; speak directly on WhatsApp or phone; ask for samples or references; get the price, deliverables and timeline confirmed in writing; use a clear agreement rather than a verbal promise; avoid paying the full amount in advance and keep proof of every payment; read other members' reviews; and if something feels off, take your time before committing.

Buying or selling an item? Verify the seller, pay on collection, meet in a busy public place, test the item, check documents for vehicles and property, and treat prices far below market or pressure to decide instantly as red flags.

Godesi is a listing platform and is not a party to any transaction — we never hold money. We do review complaints and may warn, suspend or remove accounts. Full guide: Trust & safety. Something wrong? Report an issue.