Website questions contractors actually ask me.
Twenty guides, written for owners rather than marketers. Seven by trade, thirteen by the question you typed into Google at ten at night.
By trade.
What a plumbing website has to do at two in the morning.
Emergency calls, flat-rate pricing and the license line Texas wants on every ad.
HVAC4 minHVAC sites built for the worst week of the year.
Same-day promises, maintenance plans, refrigerant questions and the end of the 25C credit.
Roofing3 minRoofing websites after the hail.
How a local roofer looks different from the storm chasers who arrive the next morning.
Electrical3 minElectrician sites that get the panel job.
EV chargers, panel upgrades, generators, and why vague service lists cost you calls.
Landscaping3 minSelling a patio versus selling a mow.
Design-build and maintenance need two different websites. Most companies build one.
Remodeling3 minRemodeler sites that prove you finish the job.
Budgets, timelines, process and the photos a homeowner needs before they let you start demo.
Painting3 minPainting sites that win the estimate.
Prep, product, warranty and lead-safe work, written so a homeowner can compare three bids.
By question.
How much should a contractor website cost?
DIY builders, freelancers, agencies and lead-gen companies, priced honestly.
Basics3 minDo you need a website if your Google profile works?
What a Google Business Profile does well, and the calls it quietly loses you.
Leads3 minAngi, Thumbtack or your own website?
Shared leads, exclusive leads and the leads you own outright.
Leads3 minGoogle Local Services Ads or SEO?
Pay per lead now, or build something that keeps sending calls. Usually both.
Software3 minJobber vs Housecall Pro for a small shop
Plans, prices and online booking, compared from the website side.
Google3 minHow to get your company into the map pack
Categories, service areas, reviews and the website signals behind the three map spots.
Pricing3 minShould you put prices on your website?
What to publish, what to give as a range, and what to never quote online.
Photos3 minWhat photos does a contractor site need?
Phone photos of real jobs beat stock every time. Here is what to shoot.
Compliance3 minDoes your license number have to be on your website?
Texas, Arizona, Oregon, Oklahoma and Florida all say something about it. Here is what.
Fixes3 minWhy your website isn’t making the phone ring
Nine things that stop a homeowner calling, most of them fixable in an afternoon.
Search3 minService area pages that aren’t spam
How to rank in the next town over without twenty copies of the same page.
Booking3 minShould homeowners be able to book online?
When a booking widget wins jobs, and when a request form is the better tool.
Timeline3 minHow long does a contractor website take?
Why most take two months, and what it takes to do it in seven days.
If you’d rather not do this yourself, I’ll build it.
One form, a preview by day six, a live site by day seven.