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Websites and the set-ups behind them. Pick your trade to see one like yours, or pick the problem you'd like gone.

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PlumberCustomers pick the job, postcode and day themselves

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  • Booking bar: job, postcode and preferred day
  • Service cards with starting prices
  • Next free slots and a Gas Safe slot
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Winning the work

Enquiries in one place, quotes that don't go quiet, and quotes written without the evening at the laptop.

Plasterer Floatwick Plastering

Every enquiry in one list

  1. BeforeEnquiries in five places: texts, emails, missed calls, a form, a note on the dashboard.
  2. The set-upThe form and emails land in one job list, photos attached. Missed calls can be added in one tap.
  3. AfterOne call back, with everything in front of you.

Uses: Website form, email, job software

Decorator Rollerby Decorating

The quote that follows itself up

  1. BeforeQuote sent on Monday. Silence. You mean to chase it, then the week runs away.
  2. The set-upA polite follow-up can be set up to go if there's no reply.
  3. AfterMore quotes answered.

Uses: ServiceM8, text message

Roofer Slatefold Roofing

Talk it, don't type it

  1. BeforeTyping up quotes at 9pm from notes on the back of a receipt.
  2. The set-upA 30-second voice note once parked. AI drafts the wording. You set the price.
  3. AfterQuote out before the next job. Evening back.

Uses: Voice note, AI drafting, your price list

See the Slatefold Roofing website

Running the jobs

Who's where, what's due and who needs a reminder, without the whiteboard.

Builder Lintelby Builders

Who's where tomorrow

  1. Starts withThree people, five jobs and a whiteboard in the office.
  2. What's set upOne diary in the job software, each job given to a person and a time.
  3. Ends withEveryone knows where they're going before they leave the yard.

Uses: Job software diary, team phones

Electrician Voltbury Electrical

Landlord checks booked before they lapse

  1. Starts withA landlord client with a list of properties and due dates.
  2. What's set upEach property's due date on the job, with a reminder to the landlord 60 days before.
  3. Ends withLandlords get time to book before the due date.

Uses: Job software, email reminders

See the Voltbury Electrical website

Heating engineer Flueworth Gas and Heating

Next year's service, booked in

  1. Starts withA boiler service finished today.
  2. What's set upA reminder date set eleven months on, sent in your words with a way to book.
  3. Ends withMore customers rebook each year.

Uses: ServiceM8, text message, online booking

Getting paid and reviewed

Invoices that get paid, the link to your accounts, and a review asked for every time.

Joiner Tenonfield Joinery

Paid without the awkward phone call

  1. Starts withA finished job and an invoice to send.
  2. What's set upThe invoice goes from the finished job with a pay online link, and one polite reminder if it's late.
  3. Ends withPaid, without a phone call.

Uses: Job software, pay online link, text message

Plumber Kettlebeck Plumbing and Heating

From the booking to the books

  1. Starts withA boiler service booked on the website.
  2. What's set upBooked, done and paid in the job software. Sending the invoice and payment to your accounts can be set up once I've tested it on your account.
  3. Ends withOne record from the booking to the payment.

Uses: Website booking, ServiceM8, Xero or QuickBooks Online

See the Kettlebeck Plumbing and Heating website

Gardener Hedgewhistle Gardens

Every customer asked for a review

  1. Starts withA job finished and a happy customer.
  2. What's set upA text with a one-tap Google review link. It can be set up to go after each job, or sent by you in one tap.
  3. Ends withEveryone gets asked, not only the ones you remember on the day.

Uses: Job software, Google review link

Websites

Twelve example websites, twelve kinds of business

Each one is built for a phone first, around the one thing its customers come for. Open any of them and try it.

Plumber Chichester and Bognor Regis

Kettlebeck Plumbing and Heating

Customers pick the job, postcode and day themselves

  • Booking bar: job, postcode and preferred day
  • Service cards with starting prices
  • Next free slots and a Gas Safe slot
Open the site

Electrician Horsham and Crawley

Voltbury Electrical

Quote requests arrive with job type, postcode and mobile

  • Quote form with job type, postcode and mobile
  • Services with photos and starting prices
  • How a job runs, a reviews section and an accreditation strip
Open the site

Roofer Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill

Slatefold Roofing

Roof photos come in before you go out to price

  • Send roof photos for a price
  • Repairs and new roofs split clearly
  • How I price a roof, pinned while you scroll
Open the site

Yoga teacher Worthing

Yoga-Etc

Classes booked and paid online while you teach

  • Friday classes booked online, pay as you go
  • A waitlist for the online course
  • A Larger Text button and a newsletter sign-up
Open the site

Locksmith Leeds

Keyfold Locksmiths

A fixed £80 call-out price, shown before anyone rings

  • An "On call tonight" strip under the menu
  • Call, or WhatsApp a photo of the lock
  • An on-call switch you flip from your phone (can be set up)
Open the site

Landscaper Bristol and Bath

Larchfold Landscapes

A before and after slider on every job

  • Filter by patios, lawns, planting and fencing
  • Drag to compare each before and after
  • The town and days taken on each job
Open the site

Skip hire Glasgow

Tipburn Skip Hire

Pick a skip by how many bags it holds

  • Four sizes, 2 to 8 yard, with bag counts
  • What can't go in a skip
  • Drive or road? It explains the council permit
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Dog groomer Cardiff

Fluffwick Dog Grooming

Pick the dog, see the time and a guide price

  • Size and coat set the time and the price
  • Rebook in 6 weeks shows the due date
  • A reminder text before it's due (can be set up)
Open the site

Window cleaner Norwich

Paneworth Window Cleaning

Type a postcode, see which day you're on the round

  • How often, and the next three dates
  • Add me to the round, with the round filled in
Open the site

Mobile mechanic Birmingham and Solihull

Spannerlane Mobile Mechanic

Book a service at home or work, with your reg

  • The booking text fills in from the form
  • Booked, day before and on-my-way texts (can be set up)
Open the site

Pest control Exeter and East Devon

Waspwick Pest Control

Tap the pest, see the visit, how soon and the fixed price

  • Wasps, mice, rats, moles or bed bugs
  • A pets-and-children line for each
  • Book fills in the form for you
Open the site

Gas engineer Manchester and Salford

Certwell Gas and Heating

A gas safety register for landlords

  • Next check due and a status for each property
  • Send this list for a price
  • A reminder before each due date (can be set up)
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