Compare website options for UK trades
Honest comparisons for UK trades deciding between monthly packages, DIY builders, freelancers, agencies, directories, or staying without a website. Every Build My Trade Site build starts with a Website Preview: £495/year only after approval.
DIY builders (Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy)
DIY builders are cheap to start but leave trades doing design, copy, and local SEO themselves. Build My Trade Site builds a bespoke preview first: you pay £495/year only if you approve it.
Monthly trade website packages
Monthly packages can look easy, but many run £49–£149/month and still ask you to commit before seeing the finished site. Build My Trade Site shows a Website Preview first: then one £495/year plan only after approval.
Freelancer or local web designer
Freelancers can produce good work, but quotes, timelines, and scope vary widely: often with large upfront deposits. We show a finished Website Preview first; you pay only after Website Preview approval.
Traditional web agency
Agencies suit larger rebrands and multi-channel campaigns, but many trades overpay for retainers they barely use. Build My Trade Site focuses on one job: a credible local trade website with preview-first billing.
Trade directories (Checkatrade, Yell, Bark)
Directories can supplement visibility, but you rent space on their platform: you do not control the full story, design, or enquiry path. Your own website is the asset you keep.
No website / Facebook only
Facebook pages and word of mouth work until customers search Google and find a competitor with a proper site. A trade website makes services, areas, and contact paths obvious: with no payment until you approve the preview.