Plain-English guides on what a modern trade website needs to do: load fast, build trust, and turn a phone screen into a booked call. Written for plumbers, electricians, builders, roofers, landscapers and property maintenance firms.
We scanned 788 independent trade sites: 71% of listed sites were dead, and 83% of the rest were not mobile friendly.
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Checkatrade can cost £100 to £150+ a month and you never own it. The honest comparison with a site you own.
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We scanned 788 trade sites. Half won't load; the rest hide FrontPage, Flash and code from the 1990s.
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71% of the trade sites we scanned have no HTTPS, so browsers warn customers they're Not Secure.
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46% of searches are local, the map pack takes 44% of clicks, and reviews decide it. The cited numbers.
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Monthly plans quietly cost £1,080 to £2,880 over three years for a site you never own. The maths.
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Builders start cheap, but you do the work, rent forever and look like everyone else. The trade-offs.
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We could find an Instagram for just 28% of tradesmen. The gap on platforms built for trade work.
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Workforce, websites and how homeowners find trades. The sourced 2026 reference, all figures cited.
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40% of consumers now use AI in search and home improvement is a hotspot. What it means for trades.
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48% of tradesmen have under 10 Google reviews and 11% have none. Our data on the gap that costs work.
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A quarter have no site, 14% of the rest fail on mobile, and 54% are invisible to AI search. Our audit.
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A quarter have no website, 54% are invisible to AI search, and most have under 10 reviews. Our full 2026 data on the state of trade websites.
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Carpentry sells on the eye. Show your real joinery, name every job, and make yourself easy to call.
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Plastering is a finish trade, so prove the finish. Before-and-after photos win skimming and rendering jobs.
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Decorating is visual. Sharp before-and-afters, interior and exterior split, and easy booking fill the diary.
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Fast for the no-heat emergency, clear on Gas Safe for the big install. How to book both online.
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A kitchen is a big buy. A premium portfolio and clear services turn a researcher into a booked survey.
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Landscaping is bought with the eyes. Lead with the gardens to win patios, driveways and full redesigns.
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SEO in plain English: rank for your trade and town, get off lead sites, and win direct enquiries.
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The three map results get most of the calls. How to get your free Google profile into them.
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One-off fee vs monthly plan, what should be included, and the traps that catch tradesmen out.
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When word of mouth or Facebook is enough, and when a website wins more and better work.
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A plumber's website wins jobs when it loads fast on a phone, shows real jobs, and puts a tappable number on every screen. Here's the full checklist.
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The seven features that decide whether a plumber's website turns visitors into booked calls, in the order they matter.
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Most tradesman websites lose work because they are slow, built on bloated templates, and hide the phone number. Here's what to fix.
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A tradesman's website has two jobs: getting found in search and getting hired once someone lands. The complete guide to both.
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An electrician's website ranks and converts when it targets local search terms, proves NICEIC registration, and makes booking a callout one tap.
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The simple five-page structure that books more jobs: home, services, areas covered, about and contact, and what each page must do.
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What to include on a builder's website so a homeowner is already half-decided before they pick up the phone.
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Why a roofer's own website beats paying a directory per lead, and how to build one that ranks and converts on its own.
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The same foundations, different priorities: builders lead with trust and accreditation, landscapers lead with the visual portfolio.
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How to build a site that speaks to homeowners and to letting agents and landlords, and wins recurring contracts, not just call-outs.
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