Half the trade websites we measured around Greater Manchester took over 5.8 seconds to load on a phone. People searching for a roofer at 8pm do not wait that long.
Every site loaded on an emulated phone on a normal 4G connection, the same way Google scores them. Here is the full spread, fast ones included.
Slowest one we measured took 41 seconds. It belongs to a roofer with a five-star rating, so the work is not the problem.
Most web people want a deposit and a meeting before you have seen anything. I would rather just build it.
Your business, your number, your Google reviews, the work you actually do. A real site, not a template with your name dropped in.
I send a link. Open it on your phone next to your current one. The difference is the whole pitch.
Want it? It goes live on your own domain. Don't? I take it down. You have not paid a penny either way.
These are made-up businesses, so nobody's real details are on show. The build is exactly what you would get.
Tap-to-call, built for phones, loads in under half a second.
Open it → Example · ElectricianTap-to-call, built for phones, loads in under half a second.
Open it → Example · RooferTap-to-call, built for phones, loads in under half a second.
Open it →One price. No packages, no upsells, no "from".
The website is usually the bit people ask for first. It is rarely the only bit they need.
What you actually need before you can trade: company or sole trader, UTR, insurance, any licence your trade needs. We tell you what applies to you and which forms to fill. You file them yourself, in your own name, so the company is always yours.
Quotes, invoices, terms, receipts, job sheets. Set up once with your details and your numbering, so you are not rewriting the same document on your phone in a van.
What a job actually costs you once materials, hours, travel and waste are in. Then what to charge to make the margin you want. Most people quote off a feeling and find out later.
Google Business Profile set up properly, and paid ads on Google or Meta if you want them, run and reported on monthly. You see what each enquiry cost.
One thing we do not do: register the company for you. Doing that as a business means registering with HMRC under the money laundering rules, and we would rather put that cost into your work than into a licence. You file it, we make sure you file the right thing.
The things people actually ask.
Yes. It gets registered in your name, not mine. If you ever leave, it goes with you.
12 months minimum, then rolling monthly with 30 days notice. No exit fee, no argument.
It comes down, because I host it. But ask and I will hand you the files so you can put it somewhere else. It is your business, not mine.
I loaded 173 real trade websites around Greater Manchester on an emulated phone and timed each one. Same setup Google uses to score sites. No cherry-picking - the full spread is on this page, including the fast ones.
Then you probably do not need me, and I will say so. I only get in touch when I have measured something specific and worth fixing.
Yes, that is what the monthly covers. New photos, new prices, a service you have added. Message me and it is done.
No. You will not touch a single setting unless you want to.
Tell me your business name and what you do. I will build it and send you the link.