"Worked with Elliot on SEO and it went smoothly from start to finish. He's knowledgeable, responsive, and does what he says he'll do. Would hire again."
Misha Puchkov
Clean Bean Cleaning
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You're brilliant at transforming rooms and bringing homes to life. Your website should be filling the diary before the season turns, and most trade sites are rented templates that never do.
A Β£20-a-month template looks tidy and sells nothing. It was built to fit any business in any country, so it says nothing about your trade, your town, or why anyone should ring you instead of the next name on the list.
Most trades are renting their site without realising it. Stop paying and it goes dark, because the agency holds the domain, the hosting and the build. Everything I make you is yours from day one.
A site built once and left alone slides down Google month after month. Rankings need feeding: new pages, fresh reviews, a Google profile someone actually updates. Plenty of agencies bill monthly and do none of it.
You do great work, but your Google reviews don't reflect it. Without a system, happy customers forget to leave feedback.
The site brings in full redecorations and exterior jobs, the map pack work puts you where people are looking, and the reviews compound. Click through each component to see what it does for you.
A website built from scratch for your trade, and yours to keep from the day it goes live.
Nothing off the shelf. Your site is drawn around your trade, your area and the jobs you actually want more of.
Your number in the header of every page, a quote form that works properly on a phone, and photos of your own work above the fold.
Built with Astro and served as static files. No page builder bloat and no plugin stack, so it still loads on one bar of signal.
You own the site, the domain and the content. Leave whenever you like and it all comes with you. I don't rent your own website back to you.
Your Google Business Profile, service pages and area pages working together to put you in the top three on Maps.
Posts, photos, services, hours and questions kept current. A profile that goes quiet slides down the rankings.
A separate page for each job you want more of, so you rank for 'boiler repair' and 'emergency plumber' on their own terms.
Pages for the towns you genuinely cover. Not fifty thin ones with the place name swapped, just the patches worth winning.
Your name, address and phone number identical everywhere Google checks. Mismatches quietly cost you rankings.
Rankings build over 3 to 6 months and keep compounding after that. Anyone promising you page one in four weeks is selling you something.
A steady flow of new Google reviews, because the map pack rewards the businesses still collecting them.
Branded cards you hand over when the job is done. One scan, one tap, straight onto your Google review form.
I work through your completed jobs and send the requests myself. Nothing fires on a timer, so nothing reads like a robot wrote it.
Google reads your replies. So does the customer sitting there deciding whether to ring you or the next name down.
Fresh reviews tell Google you're active and trusted, and that's one of the strongest signals in the map pack.
When someone asks ChatGPT or Google for a tradesperson near them, your business needs to be in the answer that comes back.
Schema markup that spells out what you do, where you work and what it costs. A machine cannot recommend a business it cannot read properly.
A plain-text summary of your services, areas and prices written for AI crawlers rather than for people, sitting at yoursite.co.uk/llms.txt. This site runs one.
Pages that answer 'how much does a boiler swap cost in Leeds' in those words, because that phrasing is what gets quoted back to the person asking.
I run your trade and your town through ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI Overviews, then report whether you came up and who did instead.
Links and mentions from real UK sites, so Google reads you as the established name on your patch.
Local news, trade publications, suppliers and genuine local organisations. No link farms and no private blog networks.
In a small town the map pack work usually gets you there on its own. In a city, the business with the stronger link profile wins, and that's the gap this closes.
Every placement lands in your monthly report with the URL, so you can click it and see it.
From teardown to a live system in 7 to 10 days, built and run for you while you stay on the tools.
A rank grid showing where you appear across your area, who's beating you and the three changes worth making first. Sent the same working day, with a booking link if you want to talk it through.
In 7-10 days I build your Lead Site, set up and optimise your Google Business Profile, and get your QR review cards printed. The site is yours the moment it goes live.
Your Google Business Profile and review cards start earning from day one, so the fast wins come first. Rankings build over 3 to 6 months and keep compounding after that.
More enquiries in your first 90 days than in the 90 days before, or your money back. One tradesperson per trade, per area. If your patch is free, it's yours.
From a single room to a full exterior repaint, your website gets a page structure built to rank for each service.
I also build websites for plumbers, electricians, cleaners, and handymen.
Capture homeowners searching for painters to refresh their living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways. Your website showcases your finish quality and colour consultation services.
Exterior jobs are high-value projects. Your site will highlight your experience with weatherproofing, preparation work, and the paints you trust for lasting results.
Feature wallpaper installation as a specialist skill. Homeowners searching for wallpaper hangers want to see someone who knows what they're doing.
Target offices, shops, and landlords who need reliable decorators. Your website will emphasise your ability to work around business hours and meet deadlines.
Kitchen resprays are trending as a cost-effective alternative to new units. Position yourself as the specialist for this growing market.
Seasonal outdoor work keeps your calendar full. Your site will capture homeowners searching for garden painting and staining services.
Don't see your specialism? No problem. I'll tailor your website to whatever services you want to promote.
I'm Elliot. I started Local Ladder because I saw too many good painters and tradespeople getting ripped off by agencies selling "SEO packages" that did absolutely nothing.
I work directly with you. No account managers, no outsourcing to cheap overseas call centres. Just straightforward websites and marketing systems that get your phone ringing with interior jobs, exterior projects, and decorating work.
If I don't think I can help you, I'll tell you. I prefer long-term partners over quick sales.
Don't just take my word for it. Watch as I break down a real painting and decorating website and show exactly what's holding it back from page 1 of Google.
Verified client reviews from my Upwork profile.
"Worked with Elliot on SEO and it went smoothly from start to finish. He's knowledgeable, responsive, and does what he says he'll do. Would hire again."
Misha Puchkov
Clean Bean Cleaning
"Elliot handled the end to end web design and SEO for my cleaning businesses. He didn't just build a pretty site, he focused on on-page SEO and technical performance to ensure we rank on Google. The transition to the Astro framework made our sites lightning fast. Highly recommend for any local business looking for a developer who specialises in local SEO strategy and professional web development."
Luke Cervino
The After Builders Cleaning Company
"We've seen a 20% increase in leads over the last three months. The fireplace installation pages are ranking great and the Google Business Profile integration is seamless."
Ieuan Edwards
Supply My Fire
"Elliot was excellent, very knowledgeable and easy to work with. Would highly recommend him for any local SEO work. He helped us sort out our Google Business Profiles and rank higher within local map packs"
Stephen Lewing
PCP
"Elliot was fantastic to work with from start to finish. He did an amazing job with the SEO for my website and was incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to communicate with throughout the process. He explained everything clearly, kept me updated, and genuinely cared about achieving the best results for my business. Iβve already noticed improvements and wouldnβt hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for expert SEO support."
Liv Thurlwell
Liv Thurlwell Jewellery
"Elliot was exceptional, the work he carried out for us within the timeframe set was on point. We are ranking high and our buisness profile has vastly improved and is driving the traffic id expect. Highly recommend Elliot."
Tommy Maughan
DG Express
"Elliot was fantastic from beginning to end. Not only is he knowledgeable and up-to-date on best SEO practices, but he also walks the talk. The website for our startup was built within 1-2 weeks, and Elliot communicated clearly. When we suggested changes or had questions, he was open to explaining or answering them. Most importantly, Elliot was proactive in ensuring the site ranked well on Google. We are so pleased with our new website. If you're looking for someone professional, friendly, and responsible, hire Elliot."
Enayat S
Ontario Seamless Gutters
"Elliot seriously knows his stuff and is an excellent operator. He gave us clear milestones before completing the task, provided in depth assessment and review of our site and project in general and provided frequent and in depth reporting throughout. We couldn't be happier and will look to use him again imminently. Highly recommended."
Nick Ayoub
SwissMade
One monthly price with the build inside it, and a site you own outright.
If you're sitting below the top three for your main service, the businesses above you are taking those calls. Not some of them. Most of them.
At Β£1,500 a job, 2 extra jobs cover a full year of the system. Everything after that is margin.
Based on Β£199 a month, Β£2,388 over the year, plus VAT.
Plus VAT. No build fee: the website is inside the price. Three month minimum, then rolling with 30 days notice, and the site is yours from the day it goes live. See what is included.
More enquiries in your first 90 days than in the 90 days before, or your money back.
Plus 30 days to love the site itself, or your first payment back. Three month minimum, then rolling.
Practical SEO and marketing advice written for UK painters and decorators, free on the blog.
Start with the full guide: SEO for Painters and Decorators: How to Get Found Before the Job Is Booked
What a painter and decorator website costs in the UK in 2026: real market ranges, what a site that wins decorating work must include, and the pricing traps.
Read article β18,100 UK searches a month for 'painters and decorators near me'. Here is how a decorating firm ranks for the ones on its patch: keywords, GBP, photos, timelines.
Read article βSeven fixes that move a decorating website from the bottom of page 1 into the top 3: H1s, service pages, location content, reviews and mobile speed.
Read article βMost painting and decorating websites are live within 2 weeks. I handle all of it: copywriting, design and the technical build. All I need from you is a quick call to understand your business and services.
No. I write all the content based on our initial call. If you have photos of your work, send them over. If not, I'll source professional images that represent your painting services.
Your plan carries on rolling monthly with no price increases. You already own the website, the domain and the content, so there is nothing to hand back and nothing to lose.
There is a three month minimum, because the website build sits inside the monthly price rather than being charged upfront. After that it rolls monthly and you can cancel with 30 days notice whenever you like.
Yes. Your website is built to work hand in hand with your Google Business Profile. I keep your NAP (name, address, phone) consistent everywhere, and the review capture system builds your Google reviews automatically.
No problem. I can rebuild your site from scratch, or in some cases migrate the content you already have. We'll settle on the best approach on our first call.
Get a second opinion before you get in touch. Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok what Local Ladder does for UK trade businesses. One click opens the question in your chosen tool, and the answer comes from the AI, not from me.
Join painters and decorators across the UK who are winning more work with professional websites, automated review capture, and lead tracking that actually works.
90-day money-back guarantee β’ Β£199 a month, 3-month start then rolling