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The whole price, on the page.

What a contractor website costs with us, written out in full: $199, $399 or $799 a month. No launch fee, no intro offer that jumps later and no minimum term.

Pick a plan

Every plan is written, built and run by the Melton team. Local adds monthly local search work. Growth adds help turning leads into jobs.

Site

$199a month

A fast site, built and looked after for you.

  • Custom site, written and built by us
  • Hosting, backups and updates
  • Unlimited small edits
  • SEO setup, schema, Google Business Profile linked
Start with Site plan, $199 a month

Most common

Local

$399a month

Everything in Site, plus local search work every month.

  • Weekly Google Business Profile posts
  • Google Business Profile photo uploads and profile updates
  • 1 new service or town page a month
  • One-page monthly report, with a local ranking map
  • A review QR card and review link at launch
Start with Local plan, $399 a month

Growth

$799a month

Everything in Local, plus help turning leads into jobs.

  • 2 new service or town pages a month, instead of 1
  • A 20-minute monthly call, booked by link, to review leads and next changes
  • A seasonal promo page each quarter, on top of the 2 monthly pages
  • One postcard design a year (printing billed separately)
  • Missed-call text back
  • Lead alerts, with one inbox for calls and forms
  • Review requests, up to about 100 a month, with review replies handled for you
  • A past-customer review push at launch
  • Call tracking, up to 3 tracking numbers
  • Quote follow-up: automatic texts and emails after you send a quote
Start with Growth plan, $799 a month

Month to month, cancel anytime. No launch fee. Prices in USD.

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What your site could look like

Every plan starts with a site written and built by the Melton team. A few sample concepts:

  • Sample handyman website concept on a desktop and a phone, with tap-to-call and a quote button.
    Handyman
  • Sample pressure washing website concept on a desktop and a phone, with tap-to-call and a free estimate.
    Pressure washing
  • Sample plumbing website concept on a desktop and a phone, with tap-to-call and a quote button.
    Plumbing
  • Sample HVAC website concept on a desktop and a phone, with tap-to-call and online scheduling.
    HVAC

What each line means

Every item on the plans above, in plain words.

Custom site, written and built by us
We write the words, design the pages and build the site around your services and the areas you cover. You check the facts.
Hosting, backups and updates
The site lives on hosting we look after. We keep backups and keep the software current so it keeps working.
Unlimited small edits
Text, photos, hours, service details, prices, or a new section on a page you already have. Send it and a person makes it.
SEO setup, schema, Google Business Profile linked
Pages are structured for search from day one, marked up so Google can read them, and tied to your Business Profile.
Weekly Google Business Profile posts
Local and Growth. We write a post for your profile every week and publish it for you.
Google Business Profile photos and profile updates
Local and Growth. We upload your new job photos to your profile and keep its details current.
1 new service or town page a month
Local and Growth. Each month we add a page for a service or a town you want to be found in. Growth gets 2 a month.
One-page monthly report, with a local ranking map
Local and Growth. What we did that month and what changed, on one page, with a map of where you show up in local search.
Review QR card and review link
Local and Growth. At launch you get a QR card and a direct link that take customers straight to your Google review form.
Monthly review call
Growth. A 20-minute call each month, booked by link, to go over your leads and decide the next changes.
Seasonal promo page
Growth. Each quarter we build a page for a seasonal offer or service push. It is extra, on top of your 2 monthly pages.
Yearly postcard design
Growth. We design one postcard a year for you. Printing and postage are billed separately.
Missed-call text back
Growth. When you miss a call, the caller gets a text back.
Lead alerts, with one inbox
Growth. You get an alert when a lead comes in, and calls and form requests land in one inbox.
Review requests and replies
Growth. Review requests go to your customers, up to about 100 a month, and replies to your reviews are handled for you.
Past-customer review push
Growth. At launch, your past customers are asked for a review.
Call tracking
Growth. Up to 3 tracking numbers, so you can see which calls came from where.
Quote follow-up
Growth. After you send a quote, automatic follow-up texts and emails go out.

What you won't find on your bill

  • No launch feeNothing up front on any plan.
  • No price jumpNo discounted first months that rise later. The price on the page is the price.
  • No minimum termMonth to month from the first month.

What we promise, and what we won't

What we promise

  • All three prices written out in full, with no launch fee
  • Month to month. Cancel anytime
  • Unlimited small edits, made by a person
  • A one-page report every month on Local and Growth
  • A reply within 1 business day

What we will not promise

  • A ranking or a date on page one. No ranking guarantees, ever
  • A number of calls or leads. Your market, reviews and season decide that
  • A launch date. About two weeks is our usual target, not a guarantee
  • Anything we have not written down on this site

Pricing questions

What does the plan cost?

Three plans: Site at $199 a month, Local at $399 and Growth at $799. No launch fee. See pricing for what each plan includes.

How many edits can I send?

Unlimited small edits. A person on our team makes them, and every request gets a reply within 1 business day.

What counts as a small edit?

Changes to the site you already have: text, photos, hours, service details and prices, or a new section on an existing page. Redesigns, new features and extra pages beyond your plan are quoted separately, and we tell you before any work starts. The new service or town pages in Local and Growth are included.

Can I pay yearly?

Yes. You can get one invoice for the year instead of twelve. It is the same price as paying monthly, with no discount, because the price is the price.

Is there a launch fee?

No. You pay the monthly price for your plan and nothing up front.

Do you guarantee rankings or calls?

No. Nobody honest can promise a ranking, a date or a number of calls. We promise the work and the terms written on this site, and we build the site so it can rank and convert.

What happens if I want to leave?

Every plan is month to month, so you can cancel anytime. You never paid a launch fee, so there is nothing up front to lose. Ask us how handover works.

Ready to mark out your site?

Tell us what you do and where you work. A person replies with next steps.

Melton StudiosSite plan $199/mo Start your site