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JOB Nº 0300 · DATE: 10/06/26

Websites for trades that need the phone to ring

Affordable web design for plumbers, electricians, roofers, builders and every trade in between. A clean, mobile-first website built to win enquiries — from £300, live within two weeks, no agency fluff.

Fixed quote before we start. No lock-ins. No jargon.
Often live quicker than you'd think.

  • From £300
  • Built for Trades
  • Mobile First
  • Search Ready

JOB 01 — THE BRIEF

Built for how trades actually work

Most trades don't need a twenty-page website. They need a site that proves they're credible, shows where they work, and makes it dead easy to get in touch. That's what I build — scoped to your jobs and your patch. Nothing more, nothing less.

Think about your customer for a second. Their boiler's packed in, the gutter's hanging off, or they've finally got the budget for the extension. They're on their phone, and they're checking three things: do you look legit, do you cover their area, and can they ring you right now. A good trade website answers all three in about ten seconds.

THE AGENCY WAY

  • 20-page website
  • £4,000+ and a 3-month wait
  • Jargon-filled strategy decks
  • Built to impress other designers
Over-spec

THE JOB SHEET WAY

  • A site that proves you're credible
  • Shows exactly where you work
  • Makes the phone ring
  • Live within two weeks, from £300

That's the difference between proper web design for tradesmen and the bloated agency stuff. You don't need a brand workshop. You need the phone to ring.

JOB 02 — THE OFFER

The £300 starter site

A sharp, bespoke site that covers the lot: who you are, what you do, where you work, why people trust you, and how to get hold of you. Scoped with you, priced from £300 and fixed before we start — most are live within two weeks of you saying go.

You don't write a word unless you want to. Send me your trade, your patch and a few photos off your phone — I'll sort the rest, then you check it before it goes live.

JOB SPEC — STARTER WEBSITESHEET 1 OF 1

  1. 01Bespoke trade websiteEverything a local trade needs, scoped to your jobs and your patch. No filler pages nobody reads.INCLUDED
  2. 02Mobile-first designBuilt for phones first, because that's where your customers are when something breaks.INCLUDED
  3. 03Service sectionsYour jobs laid out clearly — so customers know you do exactly what they need.INCLUDED
  4. 04Local SEO basicsYour town, your service area and the right local keywords, baked in from day one.INCLUDED
  5. 05Quote request formShort and simple: name, number, job, postcode. Enquiries land straight in your inbox.INCLUDED
  6. 06Call & WhatsApp buttonsOne tap and they're talking to you. No digging for your number.INCLUDED
  7. 07Google-ready structureClean code, proper page structure and LocalBusiness schema, so Google knows exactly what you do and where.INCLUDED
  8. 08Copywriting includedI write the words for you, in plain English that sounds like you — not a brochure.INCLUDED
  9. 09Launch supportDomain, go-live and a walkthrough of how it all works. You're not left holding the manual.INCLUDED

TOTAL — FROM £300

From £300

JOB 03 — THE PROBLEM

For trades who are good at the job, but invisible online

Your work's solid and word of mouth keeps you ticking over. But word of mouth has a ceiling. Every recommendation gets checked online before anyone rings — and if they find a Facebook page from 2019 or nothing at all, a chunk of them quietly move on to someone who looks the part.

A Checkatrade profile puts you in a line-up next to your competition, on a page you're paying for. A website of your own is the difference between 'one of the roofers they looked at' and 'the one they rang'.

  • No website? You're invisible to anyone who didn't get your number off a mate.
  • Facebook page only? You look part-time — even if you're booked out till autumn.
  • Old site from 2016? It's losing you jobs on mobile right now.
  • Directory profile? You're paying to be compared. Your own site sells only you.

Your next customer searched last night. Who did they find?

If you're brilliant on the tools but nowhere on Google, you're handing jobs to whoever showed up first.

Fix it from £300

JOB 04 — WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH

Why I understand your business

I grew up around the trades. Vans on the drive, tools in the hallway, talk of day rates and snagging lists round the tea table. I know what a quiet January feels like in a trade household — and I know what a website is actually for: keeping the diary full.

Professionally, I've spent years on the money side of construction — advising firms on cash flow, margins, quoting and getting paid. I've seen the numbers behind a lot of trade businesses, so I judge a website the way you'd judge a tool: does it earn its keep? For you, that means enquiries. Not awards, not 'brand presence'. Enquiries.

I'm not a digital agency. There's no account manager, no jargon, no fees creeping up every quarter. You deal with me, you get a fixed price, and you get a site built around one job: making your phone ring.

CONTRACTOR DETAILS

Trade
Web work for trades
Background
family of tradespeople
Experience
Financial adviser to construction firms — cash flow, margins, quoting
Speciality
websites built for enquiries, not vanity
Built for Trades

JOB 05 — THE SPECDRG Nº TS-01

The trade website blueprint

Every site I build follows the same blueprint — ten things that turn a visitor into an enquiry. It's not complicated. It's just rarely done properly. Miss a few of these and the site's decoration, not a tool.

  1. 01

    Clear service area

    Town names, postcodes, a simple map. If people can't tell you cover them, they're gone.

  2. 02

    Phone-first design

    Tap-to-call and WhatsApp at thumb height, visible on every screen.

  3. 03

    Trust signals

    Gas Safe, NICEIC, insurance, years on the tools — badges where they actually get seen.

  4. 04

    Before & after photos

    Your camera roll is your best salesman. We put it to work properly.

  5. 05

    Emergency & service sections

    Burst pipe at 2am or a planned rewire — both types of customer find what they need fast.

  1. 06

    Real reviews

    Pulled from Google and Facebook, shown in full. Real names, real jobs, real streets.

  2. 07

    FAQs that kill objections

    Price, timings, mess, guarantees — answered before they've had to ask.

  3. 08

    A quote form that's actually short

    Name, number, job, postcode. Done. Long forms lose customers.

  4. 09

    Local keywords, used naturally

    'Emergency plumber in Wakefield' — written like a human, found like a pro.

  5. 10

    Fast on mobile

    Loads before they lose patience. Most of your visitors are standing in the kitchen on their phone.

JOB 06 — THE TRADES

Who it's for

If your customers are local and your work speaks for itself, this is built for you. Affordable websites for plumbers and heating engineers, electricians, roofers and builders are the bread and butter — but the same blueprint works for any trade that lives on enquiries.

  • Plumbers
  • Electricians
  • Roofers
  • Builders
  • Joiners & carpenters
  • Landscapers & groundworkers
  • Plasterers
  • Decorators
  • Heating engineers
  • Small construction firms

ALSO ON THE BOOKS:

  • Cleaners
  • Garages
  • Barbers
  • Local consultants & independents
your trade

Not on the tools? No problem. Small business websites in the UK work on the same rules: look credible, show your area, make contact easy. If your customers search locally and ring before they buy, you're in. Not sure you fit? Ask me — it's a two-minute answer.

JOB 07 — THE PRICE

Simple pricing — no surprises

Three options. Website prices are 'from' prices, fixed in writing before we start — same as how you'd quote a job. Every site is bespoke, so the exact figure depends on what we scope together, and you'll have it after one quick conversation. No surprise extras, and nothing monthly unless you choose the support plan.

CUSTOMER COPY

Starter Website

A simple, professional trade website

From £300
  • Bespoke website, scoped with you and built around enquiries
  • Mobile-first design
  • Service & trust sections
  • Call & WhatsApp buttons
  • Short quote request form
  • Local SEO basics & Google-ready structure
  • Copy written for you
  • Launch support

Most starter sites are live within two weeks of go-ahead.

Quote me for Starter →
SITE COPY

Growth Website

For trades ready to own their patch

From £600
  • Everything in Starter
  • Individual service pages (boilers, rewires, flat roofs — whatever you do)
  • Service-area pages for nearby towns
  • Photo galleries & job case studies
  • Review showcase
  • Google Business Profile setup or tune-up
  • Stronger on-page SEO throughout

Best fit if you cover more than one trade or more than one town.

Quote me for Growth →
SUPPORT SLIP

Monthly SEO Support

Keep getting found after launch

£50/month
  • Monthly check-in session
  • Google Analytics & Search Console review
  • Google Business Profile checks & advice
  • Local search visibility review
  • Review strategy & support
  • Simple monthly action plan, focused on enquiries

Light-touch by design: review, advice and a clear plan each month — not an agency campaign. Rolling monthly, stop any time.

Add monthly support →

'from' means from — you'll get a fixed price in writing before any work starts. No creep, no lock-ins.

JOB 08 — LIVE SITES & SAMPLE CONCEPTS

What yours could look like

The first two are live sites — real businesses, built on this exact blueprint. Click through and poke around. The rest are sample concepts: mock-ups showing how different trades can look sharp without looking like the same template in five colours. Yours gets built around your trade, your patch, your photos and your customers.

Every one follows the blueprint above: phone-first, trust up top, area spelled out, quote form within one thumb-scroll.

  • LIVE SITE — VISIT ↗

    G&M Building Solutions

    Extensions, brickwork, groundworks and landscaping across Leeds — built properly, start to finish.

  • LIVE SITE — VISIT ↗

    Yorkshire Unvented Hot Water

    Specialist unvented cylinder repairs and servicing — Wetherby, Leeds, Harrogate and York.

  • SAMPLE CONCEPT — NOT LIVE

    Calder Valley Plumbing & Heating

    Boilers, bathrooms and burst pipes — sorted across Halifax and Brighouse.

  • SAMPLE CONCEPT — NOT LIVE

    Ridgeline Roofing Yorkshire

    Pitched, flat and storm-damage repairs across Leeds and Wakefield.

  • SAMPLE CONCEPT — NOT LIVE

    Hartley Electrical Contractors

    NICEIC-approved sparky for rewires, fuse boards and EV chargers in Sheffield.

  • SAMPLE CONCEPT — NOT LIVE

    Greenway Landscapes & Gardens

    Patios, decking and full garden transformations across Cheshire.

  • SAMPLE CONCEPT — NOT LIVE

    Stonebridge Building Contractors

    Extensions, lofts and full renovations — managed start to finish in Greater Manchester.

Want yours mocked up? Get a quote

SNAGGING LIST

Common questions, straight answers

Starter sites are from £300, and you get a fixed written quote before anything starts. Every site is bespoke — we scope it together around your trade, so 'from' means a simple, professional trade site is £300 flat, and the price only rises if what you need does. No surprises on the invoice, ever.

Most starter sites go live within two weeks of you saying go — often quicker. The usual hold-up isn't me, it's waiting on photos and a few details from you. Get those over early and we move fast.

I do, and it's included in the price. You tell me about the business over a quick call or WhatsApp, and I turn it into plain English that sounds like you — not a corporate brochure. You check every word before it goes live.

No. Photos off your phone of real jobs nearly always beat stock images — customers can smell stock photos a mile off. I'll tidy them up, and where there are gaps I use clean custom graphics instead of fake pictures of models in hard hats.

Your site is built Google-ready from day one: proper structure, local keywords, your service area spelled out. If you want to keep pushing after launch, Monthly SEO Support (£50 a month) adds a regular check-in on your Google Business Profile, Analytics and local visibility, with a simple action plan each month. I won't promise you 'page one overnight' because nobody honest can — but you'll be set up properly, which is more than most trade sites can say.

Yes — that's the whole point. Tap-to-call and WhatsApp buttons sit within thumb's reach on every screen, and the quote form takes under a minute to fill in. The fewer steps between 'my boiler's broken' and 'ringing you', the more jobs you win.

Honestly, it's worth more when you're starting out. A sharp website makes a one-person band look established from day one, when you've no reviews and no word of mouth to lean on. £300 is less than most trades earn in a day or two — one decent job covers it.

Yes. The same approach — look credible, show your area, make contact easy — works for any local business that runs on enquiries. Cleaners, garages, barbers, dog groomers, local consultants: if customers search locally and ring before they buy, I can build for you.

Hosting and your domain name come to roughly £100–150 a year, and I'll set both up in your name so you own everything. There's nothing monthly unless you choose it: Monthly SEO Support is £50 a month if you want ongoing help after launch, and you can stop it any time. Otherwise you just pay for changes as you need them — like any other job.

Your trade, the area you cover, the jobs you want more of, and a handful of photos. That's it — ten minutes on the phone or over WhatsApp and I've got enough to build from. You stay on the tools; I'll handle the rest.

SIGN-OFF

Need a website that makes your business look the part?

Tell me your trade and your area. I'll come back with a fixed quote and a straight answer about what you actually need — and just as importantly, what you don't. Usually same day, always in plain English.

No pressure, no follow-up calls every week. If it's not for you, no hard feelings.

QUOTE REQUEST — Nº 0301NO OBLIGATION

Send it — I'll reply within one working day.