Guides
Practical guides for running a website and email for your trade.
Plain-English answers on website costs, online presence and the trade specifics that decide what you should actually pay for.
- COSTSContractor website cost guideCompare what you’ll pay in year one.
- MIGRATIONKeep your domain and email when you moveCheck your registrar, DNS and mail settings before switching.
- HOSTINGShared hosting or a fully managed website?Compare costs, responsibilities, included help and the work you arrange separately.
- HOSTINGHow much web hosting do you need?Use the plan-size helper and understand website, storage and database allowances.
- REDESIGNContractor website redesign checklistAccount for existing URLs, enquiries, domain access, email and launch checks.
- COSTSWhat a plumbing website actually costs in 2026A line-by-line look at what a plumbing website quote is buying, what a managed plan includes, and the ownership questions to ask before you sign.
- PRESENCEDo you still need a website if you have a Facebook page?What a Facebook page genuinely does well, where it falls short for trade businesses, and the honest middle ground most one-man operations should take.
- EFFICIENCYWhat SEER2 means for an HVAC systemA plain-English guide to the efficiency number on an HVAC quote: what changed in 2023, the regional minimums, and how to check what you are actually being sold.