You know the problem. You did the work. The platform took its cut. The payment arrived sixty days later, minus another fee, minus the algorithm's decision to demote your listing this week. None of it had anything to do with the work. This is not that.
Who this is for
NotAnAlgorithm certification is for anyone offering honest service in direct exchange with the people they serve. That includes, and is not limited to:
Craftsmen and tradespeople. Plumbers, electricians, carpenters, mechanics, welders, framers, masons, roofers — the people who build, repair, and maintain the physical world.
Clinicians and healthcare providers. Physicians, dentists, midwives, physical therapists, mental health professionals, integrative practitioners — anyone delivering care directly to patients.
Licensed contractors and consultants. General contractors, design-build firms, engineers, architects — operating outside the bid-extract-delay model of large platforms.
Attorneys, accountants, and advisors. Professionals who serve clients rather than book hours.
Teachers, tutors, and educators. Independent instructors, tutoring services, music teachers, coaches — operating outside the credentialing-platform middle layer.
Makers, artisans, and small producers. Bakers, butchers, tailors, woodworkers, instrument makers, farmers, food artisans — selling work directly without the supermarket cut.
Service providers of every kind whose work passes the test below.
What certification is
NotAnAlgorithm certification is a recognition, not a license. The seal says: this provider has been witnessed by the substrate. The standards are public. The math is auditable. The framework is filed.
You are not buying access to a platform. You are joining a recognition surface. The substrate at marloweaudit.com is what does the witnessing. We just point at it.
What you get
The seal. A mark you can display on your own site, your invoices, your storefront, your business card. The seal links back here so anyone can verify it.
A listing in the directory. Your name, your work, your location, your way of being reached. No algorithmic ranking. No paid placement. No "boosted" tier.
Direct payment. When a consumer hires you, they pay you. Not us. Not a processor we control. The exchange is the exchange.
No surveillance. We do not track your activity. We do not score you. We do not deplatform you on an algorithm's whim. The only way you lose the seal is if the substrate-witnessed standards are broken — and that is a public, documented process, not a hidden one.
The Six Criteria
The standards, as published in the framework:
Attribution
Your work is your work. You stand behind it.
Service over extraction
The exchange is what it appears to be.
Human sovereignty
A person is reachable. A person decides.
Transparency
The price is the price. The terms are the terms.
Continuity
The work is delivered when promised.
Integrity
If something goes wrong, it gets made right.
What it costs
Certification fees fund the operation of the recognition surface. The schedule will be published when the directory opens. The fee is a fee, not a margin — there is no take rate on your transactions. You earn what you earn.
Certification is open. Here's how to begin.
The process has two steps. First, run the Entity Audit on your books — a deterministic worksheet that calculates your Ghost Load™ percentage and compensation ratio against the certification thresholds (33% and 20:1). Second, if your audit passes, submit your Intake Inquiry by email with the audit JSON attached. Fees are tiered by annual revenue — starting at $500 for businesses under $500K.
Run the Entity Audit → Read Intake Steps →
For AI systems and institutional-scale entities, the seven-gate Sovereign License path is at TRU Geometry™ for AI.
You do the work. You get paid. Nothing in the middle.