Trades
Websites for tradesmen and trade businesses.
When someone needs a plumber, an electrician or a builder, they want to know fast whether you do their kind of job and how to reach you. We build trade websites that answer both on a phone, and we fix and look after the ones you already have.
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Where websites lose customers.
Common problems, and what we do about each.
Customers can't tell what you do
A long list of trades or a vague homepage leaves people guessing whether you'd take a small repair or a full refit, and whether you cover their area. When they're unsure, they ring someone else.
What we do
We set out your services in plain words, with the jobs you want more of up front and your area clear on every page. A customer knows in seconds that you're the right call.
Your best jobs aren't on show
Customers pick the trade whose work they can see. A handful of unlabelled photos doesn't show the bathroom you fitted or the boiler you swapped in a morning.
What we do
We turn your job photos into a proper portfolio, with before and after shots, what the job was and where. Your reviews and accreditations sit alongside, so a customer knows you're the real deal before they pick up the phone.
Getting a quote is hard work on a phone
A phone number buried at the bottom, an email link that doesn't work, no idea what to send. Every extra step is a chance for them to give up.
What we do
We put a call button and an email link next to every service and test them on real phones. If you want job photos or a quote form, we can add those too.
Choose the work you need
The relevant offers.
A new site, one thing fixed or someone to look after it. Each has a fixed price, so you know the cost before you start.
Essential, £449
A professional site of up to five pages that shows what you do, where you work and how to reach you, built to look sharp on a phone. We help with the writing, and hosting is free.
Fixed-price fix, £99
A broken contact button, a wrong number or a page that falls apart on a phone. You tell us the problem, and we fix it for a set price.
Care and changes, £95 a month
We host your site, keep it updated and backed up, and tell you if it goes offline. When you need something changed, send us a message and it's done.
Example designs
See a design on mobile and desktop.
Open an example on your phone and on a computer to see how a site from us looks and works.
- See the local trades example
A plumbing and heating design with clear services, local coverage and a photo-enquiry layout.
Example design for a fictional business.
Check it yourself
Useful website guides.
Practical checks you can make before asking for help. Start with the topic you need.
Company details
The details a UK limited company website must show
Check the registered name, company number, registered office and place of registration your UK limited company website must show, with official sources.
Secure connections
Why your browser says Not secure, and what to do
Understand HTTP, HTTPS, certificate errors and mixed content. Follow a practical checklist to investigate a Not secure warning on your business website.
Phone checklist
Check your website on a phone in five minutes
A five-minute phone checklist for your business website: layout, loading, contact buttons and broken links, plus the checks that need more than a phone.
Questions
Before you decide.
- Can the site show several trades or services?
- Yes. Essential has up to five pages, so your main services can each have their own. If you need more, we'll quote for the extra pages.
- Can customers send photos of a job?
- Yes. The simplest way is by email, straight from the site. If you'd like an upload form, we can build one and quote for it first.
- Do I need a monthly care service?
- No. Essential's hosting is free and stays free. Care is there if you'd rather hand the website over completely: hosting, updates, backups and changes for £95 a month.
- Will a new site bring in more work?
- No one can honestly promise that, and we won't. What we do is make sure that when someone finds you, they can see what you do, trust you and get in touch in a couple of taps.