Software for Trades UK - Your Website Should Be Getting You Leads While You Are on Site

You are on a job. Your phone rings. You cannot answer it. The customer leaves a voicemail. You call back three hours later. They have already booked someone else.

Or they visit your website, look for a price, find none and close the tab. They were ready to hire you. They had no way to get a quote without picking up the phone. So they moved on.

This happens dozens of times a week for most tradespeople. Plumbers, electricians, gas engineers, builders, drain specialists. The work is out there. The customers want to hire local tradespeople. But without a fast way to get a price, you never get the chance.

The fix is simple. Put an instant quote calculator on your website. Customers select the job type, enter their postcode, get a ballpark price and leave their contact details. You get a lead in your dashboard automatically, even when you are three floors up with no signal.

QuoteKit works for any tradesperson who quotes customers for a job and needs to capture those leads from their website. Trades businesses using QuoteKit include:

Plumbers: Fixed prices for common jobs such as boiler service, boiler repair, power flush, radiator fitting, leak detection and general plumbing. Hourly rate with a minimum charge for callout work.

Electricians: Fixed prices for consumer unit replacement, full rewires, EICRs, fault finding, socket installation and outdoor lighting. Emergency call-out surcharge applied automatically for same-day jobs.

Gas engineers: Boiler servicing, gas safety certificates, boiler installation and repair. Annual service packages as a recurring option.

Builders and general contractors: Project type selector with estimated price ranges. Capture the lead and follow up with a full quote after a site visit.

Drain and sewage specialists: Drain unblocking, CCTV drain surveys, high-pressure jetting and septic tank emptying priced by job type. Emergency surcharges built in.

Roofers: Roof repairs, felt replacement, ridge tile repointing and flat roof work priced by job type or per square metre.

Painters and decorators: Rooms per day or fixed price by room type. Add-ons for preparation work, specialist finishes and exterior painting.

If you quote customers for a trade job, QuoteKit will work for your business.

QuoteKit puts an instant quote calculator on your trades website. Here is what happens when a customer uses it:

The customer visits your website and selects the type of job they need. For a plumber, this might be boiler service, boiler repair or a new radiator. For an electrician, it might be an EICR, a consumer unit replacement or fault finding.

The customer answers a few questions - property type, number of rooms if relevant, their postcode, any specific requirements. These inputs determine the final price.

The customer enters their name, email and phone number. The calculator shows them their indicative price.

You receive an email instantly with their full details, the job type they selected and the price they were shown. Their lead appears in your dashboard.

You call them back, confirm the job and arrange to visit. You were the first tradesperson to respond because the calculator responded for you while you were on site.

The whole process takes less than two minutes for the customer. You capture every lead automatically without answering the phone once.

Most tradespeople use one of three pricing approaches in QuoteKit:

Fixed price per job type: You set a price for each type of job you commonly do. A boiler service at £89. An EICR on a two-bedroom property at £149. A drain unblock at £95. Customers select the job and see the price immediately.

This works well for standard jobs where the price does not vary much. Boiler servicing, gas safety certificates, standard electrical certificates and drain clearances are all well-suited to fixed pricing.

Hourly rate with a minimum charge: You set a rate per hour with a minimum callout charge. For example, £60 per hour with a one-hour minimum and a £30 call-out fee. The customer selects how many hours they expect the job to take, or you set an estimate based on the job type they choose.

This works better for general plumbing, electrical fault finding and jobs where the scope is genuinely variable.

Price ranges for larger projects: For bigger jobs like full rewires, extensions or large plumbing installations, you can show a price range rather than a fixed price. The goal is to capture the lead. You follow up with a proper quote after visiting the property.

In QuoteKit you can mix these approaches. Some services use fixed pricing. Others use hourly rates. Each service type is configured separately.

There are a few ways tradespeople try to manage quoting and leads. Here is an honest comparison.

Checkatrade and MyBuilder: These are lead generation marketplaces. You pay a monthly fee and compete against every other tradesperson in your area for the same leads. You do not own the customer relationship. Lead quality varies. Costs add up quickly.

Jobber and Tradify: These are job management platforms designed for businesses with multiple staff. They handle scheduling, dispatching and invoicing well but are expensive (typically £50 to £100 per month) and are not built for capturing new customer enquiries from a website.

Contact forms: Free to use but customers fill in the form and wait. No instant price. Most customers move on before you respond.

QuoteKit: An instant quote calculator that sits on your own website. Customers get a price in seconds. You get the lead automatically. Free to start, Pro from £29 per month. You own the customer relationship from the first contact.

The key difference is that QuoteKit is customer-facing quoting software. It captures new enquiries from your website rather than managing existing jobs. It complements job management tools rather than replacing them.

Can I use this if I do not give fixed prices?

Yes. Many tradespeople use QuoteKit to give an indicative price range rather than a firm quote. The goal is to capture the lead. You follow up with a proper quote after speaking to the customer or visiting the property.

What if the job turns out to be more complex than the calculator estimated?

The calculator gives a ballpark price based on what the customer tells it. You can follow up with a revised price after assessing the job. Most customers understand that a quote given without a site visit is an estimate.

Can I add a call-out fee?

Yes. Add a fixed call-out charge that gets added to every quote automatically. You can also configure it to apply only to certain job types or times of day.

Will it work on my existing trades website?

Yes. QuoteKit works on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow and any site that accepts HTML. Paste one line of code and the calculator is live.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

QuoteKit is free to start. Pro plan is £29 per month with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Set it up, embed it on your trades website, and if you are not happy within 14 days we will refund you in full.