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Plain English advice on websites, local SEO and getting found on Google — written for people who run businesses, not marketers.

Plumbers

Plumber Website Design — What Your Site Needs to Get Calls

What separates a plumbing website that rings your phone from one that sits there doing nothing.

Electricians

Electrician Website Design — Getting Found Without Paying for Ads

How to build an electrician website that ranks locally and converts visitors into enquiries.

Roofers

Roofer Website Design — How to Stand Out and Win Local Work

Most roofing websites look the same and say the same things. Here's how yours can be different.

Accountants

Accountant Website Design — Winning Clients Before They Even Call

What an accountancy website needs to do to convert a Google search into a new client.

SEO · Roofers

SEO for Roofers — Why Your Competitors Are Getting Your Calls

Roofing SEO has lower competition than most trades. Here's how to take advantage of that.

SEO · Plumbers

SEO for Plumbers — How to Rank on Google in Your Area

A practical guide to local SEO for plumbers — what matters, what doesn't, and where to start.

SEO · Electricians

SEO for Electricians — Get on Page One Without Paying for Every Click

How electricians can rank organically for the searches that bring in real, qualified enquiries.

SEO · Accountants

SEO for Accountants — Getting Found by the Right Kind of Client

Most accountancy websites are invisible on Google. Here's how to change that.

Costs

How Much Does a Website Cost in the UK? (Honest Answer)

From free builders to agency quotes — what you actually get at each price point, and what to watch out for.

Costs

Monthly Website Costs Explained — What You're Actually Paying For

Hosting, maintenance, SSL, email, updates — what's essential and what's padding.

Costs

Website Design for Small Businesses in the UK — Your Options Explained

DIY, freelancer, agency, or managed service — which makes sense for a small business?

Directories

Checkatrade Alternatives — Why Your Own Website Beats Any Directory

Directories put you in a race to the bottom on price. Your own website changes the conversation.

Costs

Wix vs a Professional Website — The Real Cost for a Tradesperson

Wix is cheap to start. It gets expensive quickly — and not just in money.

Strategy

Facebook Page vs Website — Does a Tradesperson Need Both?

Social media and a website do different things. Understanding which does what helps you use both better.

Directories

Yell, Rated People and MyBuilder — Do They Actually Work?

An honest look at what the main trade directories deliver — and what they don't tell you upfront.

Google

How to Set Up Your Google Business Profile (For Tradespeople)

Step-by-step: claiming your listing, filling it in properly, and getting it to show up in local searches.

Google

What Is the Google Local Pack and How Do You Get In It?

The three businesses that appear in Google Maps results get most of the clicks. How to be one of them.

SEO

Local SEO for Small Businesses — A Plain English Guide

What local SEO actually means, why it matters more than national SEO for most trades, and how to start.

Google

Google Maps for Your Business — Getting Listed and Getting Found

How Google Maps works for local businesses, why your listing matters, and how to make it work harder.

Google

How to Get Google Reviews as a Tradesperson (and Why They Matter)

Reviews affect where you rank and whether people call you. Most tradespeople collect too few, too slowly.

Getting started

Do I Need a Website for My Business?

The honest answer — including when you might be able to delay and when you really can't afford to.

Getting started

Website for Tradesmen — Everything You Need to Know

What a trades website should include, what it costs, how long it takes, and what it does for your business.

Getting started

What Should a Trades Website Include? A 10-Point Checklist

If your website is missing any of these ten things, you're losing enquiries to businesses that have them.

Getting started

How Long Does It Take to Get a Website Live?

From first conversation to live on Google — a realistic timeline and what can slow things down.

Strategy

How to Get More Enquiries From Your Website

Having a website isn't enough on its own. Here's what turns visitors into people who actually get in touch.

Plumbers

How to Get More Customers as a Plumber

Beyond word of mouth — the practical ways plumbers build a steady stream of new enquiries.

Roofers

How to Get More Roofing Leads — What Actually Works

Roofing is seasonal and project-based. Here's how to keep enquiries coming in year-round.

Electricians

How to Get More Electrical Customers

Where electrical customers actually come from, and how to make sure more of them find you.

Accountants

How to Attract More Accounting Clients

Most accountants get new clients through referrals alone. Here's how to add a second channel.

SEO

How to Get Found on Google as a Local Business

The fundamentals of showing up in local search — without needing to understand how Google's algorithm works.

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