Guides

Website guides for UK trades.

Plain-English answers to the questions tradespeople ask before they commission a website.

What should a roofer's website include to win more jobs?

The pages, photos, call buttons and local details a roofing website needs so a homeowner rings you and not the next firm.

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Why isn't my website getting enquiries?

Nine things that stop a trade website turning visits into calls, how to check each one yourself in a minute, and what fixes it.

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Is a website worth it for a tradesman?

One sum decides it: the profit on a typical job against what the site costs. Put your own numbers into the calculator.

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How much does a website cost for a tradesman?

DIY builders, freelancers, agencies and fixed-price builds compared, plus the costs people forget and the questions to ask first.

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Website or Facebook page? What actually wins work.

A fair comparison of running your trade business on a Facebook or Instagram page versus your own website, and where relying on one alone costs you jobs.

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Checkatrade or your own website?

What trade directories are genuinely good at, what you give up by relying on one, and how most established firms use both.

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Wix, Squarespace or hand-coded?

When a DIY website builder is the right choice for a trade business, when it quietly costs you jobs, and five things to do if you use one.

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How to get your trade business on Google Maps.

Setting up a free Google Business Profile properly: service areas, categories, verification, photos, and the mistakes that get profiles suspended.

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How to get more Google reviews, within the rules.

When to ask, what to send, how to reply, and what Google’s rules and UK law say you mustn’t do.

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