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No website yet? Start with the foundation.

Plenty of good businesses run on word of mouth and a phone number. We build what customers look for first, your Google profile, a real site, easy booking and reviews, and then help you grow on top of it.

Your foundation

In progress
  • Google profile completeDone
  • Website live on your domainDone
  • Online booking switched onIn progress
  • Review requests after each jobNext
  • Growth: search and adsAfter the foundation

How a plan for a business starting from zero is laid out.

You do not need a website to start.

The free assessment is built for owners at every stage, including the ones with nothing online yet. It takes a few minutes and you keep what it tells you.

The website field is optional

Name, business, industry and how to reach you. If there is no site to enter, leave it blank and carry on.

We ask about the business, not the web

How work finds you today, where it slips, and what a customer is worth. Word of mouth and a phone number are a real starting point.

You get an order, not a shopping list

The plan says what to build first and what can wait, so nothing is sold to you before the thing it depends on exists.

Start your free assessment

Your name

First and last name

Business name

What customers call you

Industry

Pick yours from the list

Email

Where your results are sent

Website Optional

Leave blank if you do not have one
Start my free assessment

A preview. The real form is on the home page.

Foundation first, in this order.

Each step makes the next one worth doing. A booking button needs a site to sit on, and reviews need a profile to land on.

  1. 01

    Be findable on Google

    People often look a business up on Google before they ever see its website. A complete, current profile is often the first thing they judge you on.

    When someone searches your name or your trade nearby, they find you with the right hours, photos and number.

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    Your business

    New reviews coming in

    Serving your area
    Hours kept current
    Call, book or get a quote
    Website linked
    PhotosServicesPosts

    An illustration of this stage.

  2. 02

    Look like the business you are

    A clean, fast site that works on a phone, with your services, your area and a clear way to reach you. Built around your real business, not a template with your name dropped in.

    You have a link you are proud to send, and a place every other tool can live.

    yourbusiness.com

    Lawn care and garden design, done properly.

    Book a visitGet a quote

    An illustration of this stage.

  3. 03

    Make it easy to say yes

    A visitor who is ready should be able to book, ask or request a quote without waiting for you to pick up. This is where a site stops being a brochure.

    Inquiries arrive with the details you need, and bookings land on a real open slot.

    Pick a time

    MonTueWedThuFri
    9:0010:301:002:304:005:30
    Wednesday 2:30 held. Calendar invite sent.

    An illustration of this stage.

  4. 04

    Start earning proof

    Reviews are how a new business earns trust from strangers. The best time to ask is right after a good job, and the easiest way is to never have to remember.

    Every finished job gets a polite ask for a review, and every review gets a reply.

    Text message, after the job

    Thanks for choosing us today. If we did a good job, would you leave us a quick Google review? It helps a small business more than you know.

    Done, thank you!

    Reply drafted for you to approve

    An illustration of this stage.

Why we do not start with ads.

Paying for attention before there is anywhere good to send it is an easy way to waste a first marketing budget. Here is the difference, side by side.

  • Where the first effort goesAds, on day oneGoogle profile and a working site
  • What a new visitor findsA thin page, or nothingYour services, area and a clear next step
  • How a ready customer booksCalls and hopes you pick upPicks a slot or sends the details
  • Why a stranger should trust youThey have to take your word for itReviews asked for after every job
  • When growth spend startsBefore anything can catch itOnce the foundation can turn it into work

What it asks of you.

Starting out usually means you are already doing everything. The foundation should not become another job.

You

  • Answer the assessment questions
  • Talk the plan through with a person
  • Send photos, services and the area you cover
  • Approve what goes live

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  • Build the site and set up the profile
  • Connect booking, forms and review requests
  • Switch it on and show you where to look
  • Report every lead and booking in your portal
See the client portal

Questions owners ask at this stage.

I only have a Facebook page. Does that count?
It is a start, and we will use what is there. A page you do not own is not a foundation on its own, so the plan usually adds a Google profile and a site of your own alongside it.
I have a website, but it is old or barely works.
Then you are starting out as far as customers can tell. Enter it in the assessment anyway: it helps us see what to keep and what to rebuild.
Do I need to know anything technical?
No. We build it, connect it and switch it on. You tell us about the business and approve what goes live.
Do I have to buy the whole foundation at once?
No. You talk the plan through with a person and choose what goes in. The order is advice, not a bundle.

More in the FAQ and the guides.

Start from where you actually are.

A few minutes of questions, no website needed. You leave knowing what to build first.