Yes — Scalesites builds websites for Manchester trades and local businesses. Scale Start is £45 a month and Scale Up is £79 a month, with £0 upfront and no VAT to add. Each site is set up for local SEO so you show up when people in Manchester search, and it is live in about two weeks.
Websites for Manchester trades
Manchester is the centre of a large and busy trade market, with sustained city-centre development alongside dense residential suburbs across Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester is really a set of distinct towns, and customers in Stockport, Bolton or Salford search by their own town rather than "Manchester". Trades who name those towns pick up work that a Manchester-only page never sees.
We build professional, mobile-first sites for trades and local service businesses across Manchester — nothing to pay upfront, live in about two weeks, and you own the site and domain outright. You see a free preview before you pay a penny.
Built to get found in Manchester
Every site is set up for local SEO targeting your trade and Manchester, and connected to your Google Business Profile — so you are positioned to show up when locals search. We can target nearby areas too, including Salford, Stockport, Bolton and Altrincham.
What Manchester trades get called for most
The work below comes up again and again in Manchester. If it is the work you want more of, it belongs on your services page in the words customers actually use.
- —Apartment and city-centre maintenance contracts
- —Extensions and refurbishments across the suburban towns
- —Rewires and heating in Victorian terraced housing
- —Fit-outs for independent bars, cafés and salons
How people search in Manchester
Greater Manchester searchers identify with their town first — Stockport, Bolton, Salford and Altrincham behave as distinct markets with their own competitors. The city term is heavily contested; the town terms are where realistic early wins sit.
Trades we build for in Manchester
- Electricians
- Plumbers
- Carpenters & Joiners
- Builders
- Roofers
- Landscapers
- Painters & Decorators
- Plasterers
- Heating & Gas Engineers
- Tilers
Manchester website pricing
Scale Start is £45 a month and Scale Up is £79 a month. Nothing upfront, no VAT to add, and live in about two weeks. Both plans run on a 12-month minimum term, then continue month to month. See full pricing or get a free preview.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to target Manchester or the individual towns around it?
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Both, in that order of effort. "Manchester" is the most competitive search in the region and takes time to rank for, while the surrounding towns are far more winnable and often produce better-matched enquiries because the customer is closer. We build the town names into your pages and Google Business Profile from day one rather than waiting on the harder search.
Is it worth targeting 'Manchester' at all if it is so competitive?
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It belongs on the page, but it should not be the whole strategy. 'Web design manchester' and the equivalent trade terms are among the most competitive in the North West, and a new site will not win them quickly. Stockport, Bolton, Salford and Altrincham are realistic inside months, and the enquiries are usually closer and better matched.
How much does a website cost for a Manchester business?
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Scale Start is £45 a month and Scale Up is £79 a month, with nothing to pay upfront. We are not VAT-registered, so there is no VAT to add — the price you see is the price you pay. Both plans run on a 12-month minimum term and then continue month to month.
How quickly can a Manchester business get a site live?
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You get a free preview within 48 hours and the finished site is live within about two weeks. Nothing is charged before you have seen the preview and approved it.
Which areas around Manchester do you cover?
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We build for businesses across Manchester and the surrounding area, including Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Oldham and Altrincham. The site and your Google Business Profile are set up for the areas you actually work in.
Do I own the website?
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Yes — the domain, the site and the content are yours. The 12-month minimum term is what lets us build and manage the site with £0 upfront, and you see the full price and term before anything is built.
Further reading
- Best website builder for tradesmen (UK)What every UK option actually costs and includes, compared.
- All InsightsPlain-English guides on websites and getting found.