Tradie websites that win quotes on mobile

The job lands on a phone, not a laptop

People looking for a sparky, plumber, or builder rarely sit down at a desk. They search from the van, after hours, or while they're standing in a leak. The first screen has to say what you do, which suburbs you cover, and how to send the job. If that takes a scroll through a slideshow, they call the next name.

Starter is $499: a logo mark, colours, one mobile-first page, a Google Map, and a quote form that lands in your inbox. Growth is $1,199: up to five pages, which is the right size when you want residential work, commercial work, and a gallery of finished jobs kept separate. Custom is quoted when the two tiers don't fit — a customer login, for example. Half the fee to start, the rest on handover. Starter takes 5–7 business days. Growth takes 10–14, once we have your brief and photos.

What you send, and what we won't invent

The form is name, phone, suburb, job type, and a short note. Photo upload is optional. We test it on a phone before handover. These sites aren't theme shops, so there is no plugin to break the next time a builder updates itself.

Name the suburbs you actually drive to. “Waikato” is vague. “Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Morrinsville” is something a customer can use. If you only work north of the Auckland harbour bridge, say that. Don't claim regions you won't travel. The tradie website checklist walks through this before you brief anyone.

You send the photos and the words. We don't invent licences, reviews, or “as seen on” badges. If you hold a real registration — electrical, plumbing, LBP — we put the number on the page. If you don't have reviews yet, the page stays honest rather than padded. On handover you get the logo files and the site files. Domain and hosting stay in your name. We tell you what to buy; we don't lock the site to a monthly website-builder plan.

A sensible first version

Launch with services, suburbs, one proof photo, and the form. Add a gallery when you have five jobs you're happy to show. Don't wait for a perfect logo concept if you need enquiries this month — Starter's mark can be refined later, and we'll say if a refine fits the original fee or needs a small extra. The point is a page a customer can trust at 7pm, not a brochure that takes a season.

If you work commercial and residential, say which one you want more of. The page can lead with the work you prefer and mention the other, instead of reading like a directory of every licence in the trade. Send that preference in the quote request with your main suburbs. We'll reply within one business day with the tier that matches, not a range.

Builder, plumber, and electrician websites: what changes

The package is the same for every trade. The first screen isn't. A builder website leads with finished projects, because people hiring for a renovation or a new build want to see the work before they ring. Growth usually fits: a gallery page, a page for renovations or new builds, and your LBP number if you hold one. Anyone can look it up on the public LBP register, so the number on the page should be the one they'll find there.

A plumber website leads with the urgent jobs: leaks, blocked drains, hot water. The phone and the quote form sit at the top, with the suburbs you'll drive to for a call-out. Starter often covers it, since most plumbing enquiries are one shape: something broke, come and fix it. Photo upload on the form helps, because a picture of the cylinder saves a wasted trip.

An electrician website splits the work: faults and call-outs, switchboard upgrades, heat pumps, new builds and fit-outs. One page can list them; Growth gives each its own page when you want commercial work kept apart from residential. Put your registration on the page if you hold it, and nothing you don't. Whatever the trade, it's still one phone, one form, and the suburbs you actually cover.