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BUILT FOR TRADIES Issue Nº 02 · The Trade Edition

Websites for plumbers — built to ring your phone.

When someone Googles "emergency plumber Liverpool" at midnight, do they find you? If not, that's a £200 callout going to the competitor down the road. First draft in 7 days. Half on signing, half on launch.

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Why plumbers lose customers online

Three things quietly killing your call volume.

Most plumbers' websites are doing the bare minimum to exist. Here's what's costing you jobs every single week.

i.

You're not on the map pack

When someone Googles "plumber Liverpool", the top three Google Maps results take most of the clicks. If you're not one of them, you're invisible to the buyers ready to call right now.

Check: are you in the top 3 on Maps?
ii.

Your number isn't one tap away

Emergencies happen on phones. If your number isn't a giant click-to-call button at the top of your homepage, the customer's calling someone else by the time they find it.

Check: does your number tap to call?
iii.

No trust signals up front

Gas Safe? Insured? 24/7? How long established? If a customer can't see those things in five seconds, they'll scroll — until they find a competitor who shows them.

Check: does it load fast on 4G?
What we build for plumbers

A website that does the work of an extra van.

Built for the way customers actually find a plumber — phone in hand, problem urgent, looking for someone they can trust to pick up.

Click-to-call hero, always visible

Your phone number is the first thing a customer sees, and one tap reaches you — even mid-scroll. Sticky on mobile so it never disappears.

Service-area pages for every town

One page per town you serve — Liverpool, Wirral, St Helens, Crosby — each ranking for "plumber + town." Cheaper and faster than running Google ads to the same searches.

Google Business Profile optimisation

Part of the SEO start-up package — £250 one-off on Starter or Growth, included in Pro. We claim, verify, and optimise your GBP so you actually appear in the map pack — not buried on page two.

Trust badges that actually convert

Gas Safe, insured, response time, years in business — front and centre. Plus a clear "what to expect when you call" section that handles the anxious first-time caller.

Review collection that works

Auto-text customers a Google review link after their job. A steady flow of genuine reviews is one of the things that moves you up the map pack.

Mobile-first, every time

Most of your traffic will be on a phone. We design for that first, then make it look great on desktop. Most of our competition does the opposite.

Plumber FAQ

The questions every plumber asks before they sign.

I've already got a Facebook page — do I really need a website?

Yes — and here's why. Facebook is for people who already know you. Google is where customers find you for the first time. Without a real website, you don't appear in Google searches, you don't get the trust signals, and you can't capture leads when Facebook is down. Your Facebook page is fine — it complements a website, it doesn't replace one.

Will this site actually get me to the top of Google?

Top-3 ranking depends on three things: your Google Business Profile, your reviews, and your site's local SEO. Add the SEO start-up package (£250, included in Pro) and we handle all three. Most clients see significant ranking improvements in 60–90 days. We won't promise #1 in 30 days — anyone who does is lying.

Can people book or pay online?

If you want them to, yes. Most plumbers prefer call-first because emergencies need a conversation, not a form. But we can add a "request a callout" form, online quote estimator, or upfront deposit collection — whatever works for the way you run jobs.

What about my van wrap, business cards, the rest of it?

That's not our wheelhouse — but we'll point you at a local Liverpool print shop and make sure your branding (colours, logo, fonts) is consistent across everything. Show up the same way online and offline.

Do you work with electricians, builders, and HVAC too?

Yes. Same playbook applies to any trade where someone Googles "[service] near me" — electricians, HVAC, locksmiths, builders, landscapers. The site we'd build for you would be different in copy and details, but the strategy is the same.

Three packages

Pick what fits — fixed price, no surprises.

Half on signing, half on launch. Add the SEO start-up package for £250 — included in Pro. You own everything. Full breakdown on the home page.

Starter

For brand-new trade businesses who need to exist online — fast.

£1,250one-off
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Growth

For established trades ready to bring in more callouts.

£2,500one-off
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Pro

For multi-van outfits scaling up.

£4,000one-off
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