On this page
- 01Key takeaways
- 02How much does a trades website cost?
- 03What should a trades website budget cover?
- 04What can trades businesses skip?
- 05How should reviews be handled?
- 06When is a cheap site enough for a trade?
- 07What does this look like in practice?
- 08Trades website checklist
- 09Next step
- 10Sources and further reading
- 11Frequently asked questions
Key takeaways
A website for a UK trades business typically costs £1,500 to £6,000, plus £30 to £150 a month to run. The money should go on what wins jobs: clear services and areas covered, real photos of work, reviews, accreditations and a quick quote form that works on a phone. Most trades customers find and contact you from a mobile.
- Freelancer trades site: about £1,500 to £3,500.
- Agency trades site with area pages: about £3,500 to £6,000.
- Running costs: about £30 to £150 a month.
- Priority: phone-friendly quote form and reviews.
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Chat on WhatsApp →How much does a trades website cost?
A trades website typically costs £1,500 to £3,500 from a UK freelancer and £3,500 to £6,000 from an agency, based on market quotes. The higher end adds separate service and area pages, photography of real jobs, review feeds and enquiry tracking. Running costs add about £30 to £150 a month.
What should a trades website budget cover?
A trades website budget should cover the features that turn searches into calls: service pages, areas covered, a gallery of real work, reviews, accreditations and a short quote form. Google indexes the mobile version first, and most trades enquiries arrive from phones.
- Service and area pages.
- Gallery of real jobs.
- Reviews and accreditations.
- Tap-to-call and a short quote form.
- Google Business Profile linked to the site.
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Chat on WhatsApp →What can trades businesses skip?
Trades businesses can usually skip online payments, complex booking systems, blogs nobody updates and animated designs. A fast site with clear photos and reviews outperforms a fancy one. Spend saved money on photography and a well-kept Google Business Profile.
How should reviews be handled?
Reviews should be genuine and shown fairly. CMA guidance and consumer law ban fake or selectively edited reviews. Link to independent review platforms or embed a feed rather than copying hand-picked quotes. Reviews are often the deciding factor for trades customers.
When is a cheap site enough for a trade?
A cheap site is enough for a sole trader with steady referral work who mainly needs to look legitimate. It is not enough for firms that want regular search enquiries across several towns, which need area pages and tracking.
What does this look like in practice?
At Global Bridge Labs (GBL), a UK heating engineer had a £600 site with one services page. A £3,800 rebuild added boiler, repair and installation pages, eight area pages and a short quote form. Enquiries from the site roughly doubled over the following six months, mostly from mobile searches.
Trades website checklist
- List services and towns covered.
- Gather real job photos.
- Link reviews and accreditations.
- Put tap-to-call on every page.
- Keep the quote form short.
- Track calls and forms.
Next step
Write down your three most profitable job types and the towns you want them in. Those pages are where your website budget should go first.
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Chat on WhatsApp →Sources and further reading
- Google Business Profile Help · Google
- Publishing consumer reviews and complying with consumer protection law · Competition and Markets Authority
- Mobile-first indexing best practices · Google Search Central
Frequently asked questions
How much does a website cost for a plumber?
A plumber's website typically costs £1,500 to £3,500 from a freelancer and £3,500 to £6,000 from an agency, plus about £30 to £150 a month to run. The price depends on how many service and area pages you need, photography and whether enquiry tracking is set up.
What should a trades website include?
A trades website should include clear service pages, the areas you cover, photos of real jobs, genuine reviews, accreditations, tap-to-call and a short quote form. It should load quickly on a phone. Linking it to your Google Business Profile helps local customers find and trust you.
Do tradespeople need a website if they use Checkatrade?
Directory profiles help, but a website you control builds trust, shows your full range of work and gives you enquiries without per-lead fees. Many customers check a website after seeing a directory listing. A simple, well-built site often pays for itself with a few jobs a year.
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Global Bridge Labs (GBL) is a UK–Sri Lanka partner for social media, websites and BPO. Everything here comes from client delivery, not theory.
