When the boiler packs in, people search, pick the trader who looks most trustworthy and get in touch. I build custom sites for local trades that win that moment: your services, the areas you cover, proof of your work and an easy way to ask for a quote. See a working prototype before you pay a penny.
Sound familiar?
You do great work. These are the reasons people still pick someone else.
It's brilliant when it works, but it's patchy, and there's nowhere to send people who hear your name.
The fix: A professional site gives every recommendation, van sign and leaflet somewhere to land.
Missed calls are missed jobs, and calling people back for prices eats into your evenings.
The fix: A quote request form captures the job and the postcode, so you can reply properly when you're free.
Some directories charge per lead or a monthly membership, and send the same job to several trades.
The fix: Enquiries from your own site come to you alone, with no fee per lead.
What your site can do
Every site is designed around your business. These are the features trades use most, and what each one comes with.
A clear page for each service and the towns you cover, which helps you show up when locals search for what you do.
Photos of finished jobs are the quickest way to prove you do quality work. Before-and-afters work even better.
Show your Gas Safe, NICEIC or TrustMark logos, your insurance and your reviews, so customers trust you before they call.
Customers describe the job and leave their postcode and contact details, and it lands in your inbox ready to price.
Let customers price standard jobs themselves, like a boiler service, an end-of-tenancy clean or a fence panel, then send you the estimate.
Create, send and track branded invoices from the same login as your quotes.
How it works
A custom website, built and looked after for you.
Add when you're ready
Proof it works
Instant quotes started life on a real business's website. The same tool can price a boiler service or a garden clearance.
Customers build an instant estimate for cleaning and preserving their wedding dress, then send it straight to the owner's inbox with everything needed to follow up. The owner updates services and prices without a developer.
Good to know
On its own, a website won't make the phone ring. What it does is make everything else work harder: recommendations, van signs, leaflets and Google searches all lead somewhere that shows you're professional and makes it easy to get in touch. A page for each service and area you cover also helps you show up in local searches.
Those can be great for leads, and your site can link to your reviews there. Your own site is the one place that's entirely yours: no competitors on the page, no fee per enquiry, and it stays put if you ever leave a directory.
Yes. A quote request form is included with Launch. For standard jobs, I can add an instant-quote tool that lets customers build an estimate on your site. It's already running for a real business.
I do. Hosting, security, backups and updates are all handled, and your first 5 content changes each month are free. Just email me a photo of a finished job and I'll add it to your gallery.
Most trades start with Launch: £249 as a one-off plus £15/mo for managed hosting, and you only pay once you've approved your site. Extras like instant quotes are quoted to fit after a free chat. Add-ons are listed on the pricing page.