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Straight answers for builders who want the bigger jobs
Written by the people who do this for a living, from what we see in Search Console and Google Business Profiles every week. No prices, no jargon, no filler.
How builders get work from Google in 2026
Where a builder's enquiries come from online: the map, the job searches, the platforms and the recommendation that ends in a search. What decides each.
8 min read
Google Business Profile for builders: the service-area set-up that ranks
A checklist for a builder's Google Business Profile: service-area set-up, address hidden, categories, services with prices, job photos, reviews, in order.
7 min read
Why your builder website gets no enquiries, and what fixes it
Eight reasons a builder's website is live but silent: no photos, one page for everything, no towns, slow on a phone, no proof, a dead form, and the fix for each.
7 min read
Checkatrade, MyBuilder or your own website: what each sends a builder, and the order to use them
What the platforms cost a builder, what they send, why shared leads go to the cheapest quote, and how to use them without depending on them.
8 min read
How much should a builder spend on a website and SEO? The maths, without the sales pitch
How to decide what a builder should spend on a website and monthly SEO: job value, close rate, the jobs you want, and what a one-off build cannot do.
7 min read
Getting reviews as a builder: the handover routine that works, and what the law forbids
The routine that turns finished jobs into Google reviews: when to ask, the words, the card and the text, replies, and the rules on incentives and gating.
6 min read
See what is stopping your building business from ranking
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