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For electrical contractors

A site that sorts the urgent call from the planned job.

A tripping breaker and an EV charger quote are different customers on different days. I build and look after sites that give each one the right route, with every form and phone link tested monthly.

Illustrative An invented electrical website, marked with the four faults below.

Four things worth checking first

These are easy to check and they matter more for electrical work than most trades, because customers are choosing someone to work on something dangerous. Some can be seen from the outside; others need access, which is why the free check separates the two.

  1. No licence number, or the wrong one

    Customers comparing contractors look for it. If it's missing, or doesn't match the state record, the careful ones move on.

    Local Visibility: licence checked against your listings

  2. One form for everything

    A 'contact us' form that takes an outage and a remodel quote the same way, so urgent messages wait in the same pile as planned ones.

    Development, quoted first: separate routes for urgent and planned work

  3. The quote form can't take a photo

    A photo of the panel or the garage wall answers half your first questions. Many forms can't accept one on a phone, or drop it silently.

    Both plans: forms tested monthly, traced to your inbox

  4. Service pages that don't say what you do

    'Residential and commercial electrical services' tells a customer nothing about whether you install EV chargers or standby generators.

    Both plans: up to 30 minutes of your changes a month

What customers call electrical contractors for, and what the site has to do

Electrical work spans a fault that needs someone today and an upgrade planned for months. The site has to tell them apart before the phone rings.

Faults and repairs

Breakers tripping, outlets dead, flickering lights. The customer is worried it's dangerous and wants to know whether to call now.

On the site: A clear call-now route, and a plain note on what to do if there's burning smell or heat: switch off and call. No diagnosis over the website.

Panel upgrades and rewiring

Often prompted by a new appliance, an insurance question or an older home. Researched, compared, permitted.

On the site: A page explaining what's involved, that permits and inspections are handled as the job requires, and a form that takes a photo of the panel.

EV chargers

A new car, a specific question: can my panel take it, and what will it cost? Customers often get several quotes.

On the site: A quote form that asks for a panel photo and the distance from the panel to where the car parks.

Generators and surge protection

Bought ahead of storm season, and often after one. Customers want to know about sizing, fuel and the transfer switch.

On the site: A page that says which generator types you install and how a site visit works, kept current before the season starts.

How a customer gets from the problem to your phone

Different jobs reach you differently. A site built for one of these routes and not the others loses the rest.

Half the house lost power

Something has tripped and won't reset. The customer is uneasy and searching on a phone.

  1. Searches for an electrician nearby

  2. Opens the site to check you handle repairs, not only new construction

  3. Looks for the number and whether you'll come today

  4. Calls, or moves on

What the site must get right: Repairs named on the first screen, the number tappable, and hours that tell the truth.

Installing an EV charger

The car is on order. The owner wants a price and a date, and will contact two or three contractors.

  1. Reads whether you install chargers and which kinds

  2. Sends the quote form with a panel photo

  3. Compares the replies

  4. Books whoever answered the real question first

What the site must get right: A form that takes the photo on a phone and reaches an inbox someone reads that day.

A generator before the season

Last season's outage was long. The owner is researching a standby generator and wants to understand the options.

  1. Reads the generator page

  2. Checks your licence and that you handle permits

  3. Requests a site visit

What the site must get right: Generator content that's current, a licence number that matches the state record, and a visit request that works.

What the website needs

Licence number
Shown on every page, in the footer, matching the state licensing record and your listings.
Two routes
Call now for faults; send the details for planned work. Clearly separated on a phone.
Photo uploads that work
On a phone, at a sensible size limit, with a message if the upload fails.
Named services
The jobs you take, by name: panel upgrades, EV chargers, generators, and the ones you don't.

Where it can win more of the right calls

An EV charger page with its own form
A specific question deserves a specific page. Customers comparing quotes reply to the contractor who asked the right questions.
Generator content ahead of the season
Updated before storm season, not after. The page and form are checked like any other contact path.
Safety notes that build trust
A short, plain 'switch off and call' note shows you know what matters, without diagnosing over the internet.

A practical example: an EV charger quote form

The fields an electrical contractor's EV charger form might ask, and why each one earns its place.

This page describes how electrical customers reach a contractor and what an electrical contractor's website has to handle. It isn't a claim of past work for electrical contractors, and nothing here is a result or a statistic.

A photo of the main panel, door open
Shows the panel's size and space for a new breaker. Often the deciding fact.
Where will the car park?
Garage, driveway or carport, and roughly how far from the panel: it sets the cable run.
Charger already bought?
If so, which one. If not, you can recommend one.
Town or ZIP code
Confirms you cover it and which permit office applies.
Phone number and best time to call
A quick call usually settles the rest.
Illustrative A form for an invented business, Sample Electric LLC. The fields, and why each one is there.

The same plans, priced the same for every trade

Site Care

Best for: a site that's fine but nobody's watching it.

$149/month

plus $249 setup

  • Managed hosting, with updates applied after a backup, then checked
  • Regular off-site backups and uptime monitoring
  • Form and phone links tested monthly
  • Up to 30 minutes of small changes a month, and a monthly summary by email

One website and one business location per plan. Site Care is month to month; Local Visibility has a three-month minimum. 30 days' notice. No guaranteed rankings, leads or calls.

AvailabilityCare plans aren't open for sign-up yet. The prices and the scope are set, and I'll start taking care clients once hosting, backups and monitoring are set up and tested. Website projects are taking enquiries now.

Full scope, setup and payment terms

Questions electrical owners ask

Should our licence number really be on every page?

On the footer of every page is the simplest way. Customers look for it, and it should match the state record and your listings exactly.

Can the site take photos from customers?

Yes, if the form is set up for it. Making uploads work reliably on phones and reach your inbox is part of a build, or development on an existing site, quoted first.

We do commercial work too. Is that a problem?

No. The site can describe both. The plans cover one website and one business location, whatever work you do.

Do you run ads or post on social media for us?

No. Ads, social posting and content writing aren't offered on any plan.

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