A painter website that turns “what would it cost?” into quote requests

Through the quote form on your website. Your customer describes what needs painting, inside or out, and roughly how big it is. Every request lands in the inbox in your account and you get an email. The form costs €18.15 to set up and €29.04 a year, incl. VAT (it comes with the Tradesman package). Without the form, customers simply call, message or email you.

Yes. For each service you choose whether the price is per m², per hour or per job, and whether it’s a “from” price.

No. They are example colours from the RAL chart, with their code and name, and the card says so. You choose the colour of your buttons and headings yourself.

Then you start without: the block with your work only appears from two photos of your own. Until then a fitting photo from my library sits at the top. You add photos later in your account.

Your website runs on your own domain name, Google can read it, and the code says what kind of business you are, your address if you show it, your hours and the places you cover. When someone searches “painter and decorator near me”, Google often shows businesses on the map first; for that you need a free Google Business Profile. Your account has a short checklist to set it up and to ask customers for a review. Nobody can promise you a top spot, and I won’t either.

Website, 1 page: €67.76 the first year, then €43.56 a year, incl. VAT. Your services as swatches, your price per m² and the places you cover on one page. Website, 1 page, with quote form and inbox: €114.95 the first year, then €72.60 a year. A request with inside or outside, roughly how many m² and photos, so you can quote. Tradesman: up to 5 pages with quote form and inbox: €143.99 the first year, then €72.60 a year. Interior, exterior, your own work and contact each on a page of their own, with the quote form on them. The first year covers making your website, hosting, https and the domain name (a new one in your name, or your own); the years after cover hosting, the domain name and the add-ons you keep. Excl. VAT, that’s €56, then €36 a year.

You see it while you fill in your details, on a computer and on a phone; the copy is written in about half a minute. Once you approve it and pay, it goes online straight away. Then I check it myself, within one working day. If the system flags something, I check first and the site goes online after that. Already have a domain name? Your website runs on it as soon as you’ve set the DNS records at your registrar; you get an email when it’s ready.