Why we build tradie websites for free
A lot of trade businesses put off getting a proper website because the upfront cost feels hard to justify against tools, materials or another ute. We'd rather build it, get it working for you, and prove its worth — the ongoing $79/month covers hosting, support and updates, and if the site's doing its job, it pays for itself many times over in the jobs it brings in.
It's not a stripped-down version either — the same build quality, mobile performance and SEO foundations as any site we build.
What the free tradie website includes
A real, professional build
Not a page-builder template — a properly structured, fast site built for your trade.
Mobile-first
Most trade searches happen on a phone — the site is built and tested that way first.
Quote & contact forms
Set up to convert, with click-to-call front and centre on mobile.
1hr/mo updates included
Changed your hours, added a new service, updated a photo — usually done inside the included hour.
How the free website build works
What 'free' means here
The build costs you nothing. Not a deposit, not a 'setup fee', not a discounted-from figure that was never real. You pay $79 a month from the day the site goes live, and that covers hosting, SSL, backups, security, uptime monitoring and up to an hour of changes a month. If you want work beyond that hour, we quote it at $120 an hour before we start. That's the whole arrangement.
Why do we do it? Because the website is where every other service we offer either works or doesn't. A Google Ads campaign pointed at a slow, confusing site wastes money. SEO that ranks a page nobody can use wastes months. Building the site properly, at no cost, means everything that follows performs — and most businesses that see the build go on to run marketing with us. That's the business model, stated plainly.
What you get, in plain terms
- A mobile-first site with a page for each job type you want more of, your service area, real photos and a tap-to-call button on every page.
- A quote form that works on a phone and sends enquiries straight to you — no portal, no third party in between.
- On-page SEO, schema markup, an XML sitemap and a Google Business Profile set up or tidied to match the site.
- GA4, Search Console and call tracking installed so you can see what the site is doing from week one.
- Your own domain. If you don't have one, we'll register it in your name, not ours.
How long it takes and what we need from you
Most sites are live within days of receiving your content, not the months a traditional agency build takes. What we need from you is the stuff only you have: photos of your work and your team, the job types you want more of, the areas you service, your licence details and anything you want stated about how you work. We write the copy from that — you review it, we adjust, it goes live.
The single biggest delay we see is photos. If you only do one thing before we start, take twenty photos of finished jobs on your phone. They don't need to be professional. They need to be real.
Who the free website is not for
If you want a large custom web application, an online store with hundreds of products, or a site with heavy custom design, this isn't the right fit and we'll tell you so. The free build is a fast, clean, converting site for a trade or home-service business. That's what it's good at, and it's good at it because it doesn't try to be everything.
What the first 30 days look like
Days one to three: you send photos and details, we register or connect the domain and set up hosting and tracking. Days four to ten: pages are drafted and you review them. By around day fourteen the site is live, with your Google Business Profile updated to match. The remaining weeks are small tweaks as the first visitors arrive — a heading that's clearer, a photo swapped, a service area added. You'll have a working, converting site inside a month without spending a dollar on the build.
Questions to ask about any 'free' website offer
- Is there a lock-in contract attached, and what happens to the site if I leave?
- Do I own the domain?
- What's the monthly fee, exactly what does it cover, and what triggers extra charges?
- Is it a template with my logo dropped in, or built around my trade and area?
- Is tracking included, so I can see what the site is doing?
Our answers: no lock-in, you own the domain, $79 a month covers hosting, security, backups and an hour of changes, built around your trade, and tracking is included.
Standards we work to. Core web vitals (the page-speed thresholds every build is tested against); Google Search Essentials (the technical and content requirements for appearing in Search). Our own figures come from the accounts on the results page.
