Websites by trade
Website design for tradesmen and tradespeople.
Plenty of trades are busy from word of mouth until the phone goes quiet. A site that shows your work and takes quote requests keeps enquiries coming to you, not to a lead site.
Get a quoteFree competitor check
A fixed price in writing, by the next working day. Asking is free.
If this sounds like your business
- People hear about you, look you up, and find a Facebook page or nothing at all.
- You pay a lead site for enquiries that also go to three other firms.
- Your number is on the van, but on a phone it cannot be tapped.
- You have years of good work and no photos of it anywhere a customer can see.
- Your accreditations are on the van and the invoice, but not on the site.
What a trade website needs
A quote form for your trade
It asks what you need to know before you call back: the job, the postcode and when suits.
Photos of real jobs
A gallery of your own work, with a line on what each job was and where.
Your accreditations shown
Your registration numbers and memberships, linked to the register so customers can check them.
The areas you cover
A page for each town or area you work in, written for that place.
Call and WhatsApp on a phone
One tap to call or message from every screen, for customers who would rather talk.
Looked after
Hosting, security, help with your Google Business Profile and up to 2 small changes a week.
How it works
Tell us about the business
Your trade, the jobs you want more of and the areas you cover. Asking is free.
A fixed price in writing
We reply by the next working day with the price for your site.
Draft, review, approve
We write the pages around your jobs and photos. You approve everything before it goes live.
Live, then looked after
Your site goes live on your own domain, and we keep it running and up to date.
The closest work we have done
We have not built a website for a plumber, electrician or builder yet. These are the pieces of our real work closest to what a trade needs, and why they apply.
- AppTyreStackJob software we built for mobile tyre fitters: a WhatsApp enquiry becomes a quoted, booked job.
- WebsitePPS SecurityA call button on every screen and a quote form, the two things a trade site needs most.
- WebsiteVantage LinguistsA page for every service, the way a trade needs one for each kind of job.
Pages for your trade
- TradePlumbers and heating engineersGas Safe number, boiler and bathroom pages, a quote form.
- TradeElectriciansNICEIC, NAPIT or SELECT shown, domestic and commercial pages.
- TradeBuilders and roofersProject galleries and a quote form for bigger jobs.
- TradeLandscapers and gardenersBefore and after photos, design and maintenance pages.
- TradeGarages and mechanicsMOT, servicing and repairs, with booking requests.
Cleaners, locksmiths, joiners, decorators and plasterers
The same package works for every trade. A cleaning company needs a page for domestic and one for commercial work and a form that asks about the size of the property. A locksmith needs the number first on every screen. Joiners, painters and decorators, and plasterers need photos of finished rooms and a quote form that asks for the size of the job. Tell us your trade and we build the site around how your customers ask.
Your own site, not only a lead site
Sites such as Checkatrade, MyBuilder, Rated People and Bark charge a membership or a fee for each lead, and the same customer is often sent to other firms too. An enquiry from your own website comes only to you. Many trades keep a profile on one of those sites as well; your website can link to the reviews you have there.
Questions
Do tradesmen really need a website?
Many customers look you up before they call, even after a recommendation. A site with your work, your accreditations and a way to ask for a quote turns that look into an enquiry.
What should a tradesman's website have?
Your phone number as a tap-to-call button, a quote form, photos of real jobs, the areas you cover, your accreditations and your reviews. The package covers all of these.
How much does a website cost for a tradesman?
It depends on how many pages you need and what the site has to do. We quote a fixed price in writing, by the next working day, and asking is free.
Can I keep using Checkatrade or MyBuilder?
Yes. Your website does not replace them. It gives customers a place that is only yours, and can link to the reviews you have there.
Do I have to write the text myself?
No. We draft the pages from what you tell us and the photos you send. You approve everything before it goes live.
Can you help me get found on Google?
Yes. We set the site up for search, add pages for the areas you cover, and help with your Google Business Profile and asking for reviews. Nobody can promise a position on Google, and we do not.
Run a trade business?
Tell us what you need. We reply by the next working day with a fixed price in writing.