Beets & Co
Tradie website design · Melbourne

Websites built for tradies.

Fast, mobile-first, and built to rank — a properly built tradie website that turns visitors into enquiries, not just something that looks okay on a desktop screen.

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2–6 wk
From first brief to a live, indexed website — with copywriting, SEO setup and launch included
KD 11
Average keyword difficulty for Melbourne tradie website searches — very achievable with the right site structure
Fixed
Pricing on every website — you know the full cost before we start, not after the bill arrives

Most tradie websites don't work. They load slowly on mobile, put a phone number three scrolls down the page, use stock photos, and have no suburb-specific content. A customer searching "plumber Cheltenham" lands on a page that feels generic and leaves to call someone else.

A website built for a trade business has one job: convert a visitor into an enquiry or a call. That means your phone number is visible before the page fully loads. It means your service area is clearly stated. It means your reviews are front and centre. It means the page loads in under two seconds on a phone.

I build tradie websites hand-coded, mobile-first, and with local SEO baked in from the start — not added as an afterthought. Every site includes suburb-targeted pages, proper schema markup, a Google Business Profile setup guide and copywriting that sounds like a real person wrote it. Because I did.

Your website is your hardest-working employee. It should be generating enquiries at 11pm on a Sunday, not just confirming your ABN exists.

(01)  What a properly built site includes

Five things every tradie site needs.

Most tradie websites fail not because of bad design — but because they're missing the basics that turn a visitor into a call.

01

Your phone number above the fold

A customer on their phone should be able to tap to call without scrolling. This single change lifts conversion more than any design update. If it's not the first thing they see, you're losing jobs.

02

Suburb-specific pages

A builder in Cheltenham and a builder in Frankston need different pages. Google serves local results. Your site needs dedicated pages for every suburb you target, each with real content about working in that area.

03

Fast load on mobile

Over 80% of local searches happen on phones. If your site takes 4 seconds to load on mobile, half your visitors have already left. Every site I build scores 90+ on Google PageSpeed on mobile.

04

Real trust signals

Google reviews displayed on your site, real job photos (not stock images), licence and insurance numbers, and customer names. Hesitant customers need evidence. A professional-looking site isn't enough on its own.

05

One clear call to action

Call now, or submit a quote request. Not both. Not three. Pick the action most likely to generate a conversation and make every page point to it. Confused visitors don't convert.

(02)  What's included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

A complete website delivery — not a template handed over with a "you'll need to update it yourself" note.

01

Design & build

Custom designed and hand-coded. Mobile-first. Fast load times. No page builder, no WordPress bloat, no security vulnerabilities baked in.

02

Local SEO setup

Title tags, meta descriptions, schema markup, NAP consistency and Google Business Profile integration — done at build, not bolted on later.

03

Copywriting

I write the copy. Every page, every service description, every suburb page — in a voice that sounds like a real business, not a template generator.

04

Suburb pages

Dedicated, unique pages for your key service areas — not copy-pasted templates with the suburb name swapped out. Real content that ranks.

(03)  Why tradie sites don't convert

The five reasons sites don't ring phones.

These aren't design problems. They're structural problems — and they're fixable.

The phone number is buried

If a customer has to look for your number, they'll find a competitor who made it easier. On mobile, your number should be one tap away from the moment the page loads.

It's not mobile-friendly

Built to look good on a laptop, broken on a phone. Most local searches happen on mobile. If your site doesn't load and display correctly on a small screen, you're invisible to the majority of your market.

No suburb targeting

Google ranks local results based on relevance to the searcher's location. A generic page won't beat a competitor with dedicated suburb pages. You need pages that mention Cheltenham, Mentone, Mordialloc — specifically.

No social proof

A customer who doesn't know you needs a reason to trust you. Reviews, real job photos, client names. A slick website without evidence just looks like a front. Reviews are your most powerful conversion tool.

WordPress and plugin overload

WordPress sites built with page builders are slow, bloated and constantly require updates to stay secure. A hand-coded site has none of that overhead — and outperforms on every speed metric.

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Ready for a website that actually converts?

Fixed-price website design for Australian trade businesses. Mobile-first, local SEO ready, live in 2–6 weeks — with copywriting included. No WordPress, no page builders, no surprises.

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