Web design · Trades and construction
Websites for builders and trades.
Your work is the best thing you’ve got, so your website should show it off. I build sites that put your jobs front and centre, work properly on a phone, and make it easy for people to get in touch.
I recently built a website for McDonald Constructions, a commercial builder, so I know what a trades site needs and the questions that tend to come up along the way.
(01) What matters
Recent build
A commercial and industrial builder across North and South East Queensland.
See the build →
Your work, shown properly
Your own jobs, shown big, instead of stock photos. People can see the quality of your work before they pick up the phone.
Made for phones
Most people will find you on their phone. Everything is easy to read and tap, and your number is one tap away on every page.
The work you want more of
If you’d rather do full renovations than small repairs, your site should say so. The work you show first is the work people will call you about.
New project
Project
Warehouse extension
Location
North Queensland
Photos
+Easy to keep current
Finished a job you’re proud of? You can add the photos yourself, without needing me.
(02) What you get
A trades site
- ServicesA page per trade
- ProjectsYou add to it
- AboutLicence and insurance
- ContactQuote form, to your inbox
+ your Google listing
- A home page that leads with your work
- Services pages for each trade or job type
- A projects or gallery page you can add to
- About and contact, with your licence and insurance details
- Your Google listing set up or carried across
- Quote enquiries landing straight in your inbox
(03) One I built
McDonald Constructions.
A commercial and industrial builder that moved from a template site to one designed for them. Their projects come first, it works well on a phone, and the team can add new jobs themselves.
(04) Questions
- I already have a Facebook page. Do I need a website?
- Facebook is great for people who already follow you. A website is what shows up when someone searches for a builder in your area, and it’s yours, not Facebook’s. Most businesses do best with both.
- How long does it take?
- It mostly depends on how quickly the photos and details come together. Getting your job photos in one place usually takes the longest, so it helps to start on that early.
- I don’t have good photos of my work. Is that a problem?
- Not at all. Phone photos taken in good light are usually fine, and I can tell you what to take. For your best jobs, it can be worth having a photographer out for a few hours.
- Can I take enquiries through the site?
- Yes. A short form that comes straight to your email, with the details you need to quote the job.
- Do I have to write it all?
- No. Tell me about your business and I’ll write it. You read it over and let me know what to change.
(05) Start a project