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Last updated: Sat Aug 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
WFT builds websites for New Zealand tradies for a flat NZ$1,997, live in 7 working days, with a 90-day job enquiry guarantee. You own the site and the domain outright and there's no lock-in contract.
Nope. Your entire to-do list: (1) a 30-minute kickoff call, (2) send through some photos of your work. We handle everything else — writing, designing, setting up Google, hosting. You approve the final site. That's it. Most clients say it was the easiest thing they've done for their business.
If your current site isn't bringing in enquiries, isn't mobile-friendly, or just looks dated — we rebuild it completely. Same offer, same price, same guarantee. Live in 7 working days.
If your new website doesn't generate at least one genuine job enquiry within 90 days of going live, we rebuild from scratch for free and keep going until you do. Conditions: provide photos and approve copy within 5 working days, stay on the Get Found Plan for the 90-day period (a site that isn't actively managed can't be guaranteed to rank), and ask past customers for Google reviews. That's it.
We only build for tradies, so we're not reinventing the wheel every job — that focus lets us move in 7 days and stand behind the result. Every other agency takes your money and wishes you luck. We only win if you get jobs. That's why the guarantee exists, and why no one else offers it.
InternetNZ's 2025 research found 74% of New Zealand businesses agree a .nz domain is more trustworthy than the alternatives — up from 58% in 2020 — and around 70% of NZ businesses with a website now use one. It signals you're a local operator rather than someone who might be anywhere. It's a small thing that makes a real difference to whether someone picks up the phone, and it's included in your price.
The first month of hosting is included in your build price. From day 30 it continues under the Get Found Plan at NZ$249/month, which also covers your Google Business Profile management, ongoing local SEO, review generation and reporting. If you'd rather not take the plan, that's fine — you own the website and the domain outright, so you can host them anywhere and we'll hand over the files. You'd be giving up the guarantee and the ongoing SEO work, not your website.
Your site is yours outright — you can host it anywhere. But the Get Found Plan is what keeps you ranking, managed and reviewed, and it's required to keep your Jobs In 90 Guarantee active. Most founding tradies stay on it because that's where the jobs actually come from. No lock-in — cancel any time.
WFT is NZ$1,997 flat, one time. Across the wider New Zealand market you'll typically see NZ$500–$1,500 from a freelancer (usually design only), NZ$3,000–$8,000+ from a full agency, and NZ$276–$780 a year forever if you build it yourself on Wix or Squarespace. The full breakdown, including what each option leaves out, is on the pricing page.
Seven working days from your kickoff call, guaranteed. The clock excludes weekends and public holidays, and it pauses while we're waiting on your photos or your approval. The day-by-day process shows exactly what happens when.
Then we rebuild it free and keep going until it does. That's the Jobs In 90 Guarantee, and the conditions are published in full rather than hidden in a contract.
Word of mouth is the best lead source there is — right up until it dries up. A mate retires, a good customer moves, or you want to grow and realise you've no way to reach anyone who hasn't already heard of you.
The number worth knowing: nearly three-quarters of New Zealanders say a business's website is the most important way they engage with it (InternetNZ, 2025). When someone recommends you, the next thing that person does is Google you. If nothing comes up, the recommendation loses most of its force. A website doesn't replace word of mouth — it stops word of mouth leaking.
No, and it's getting less enough every year. You don't control it, you can't rank on Google with it, it shows your competitors' ads alongside your work, and if the account is disabled you lose the lot with no recourse. A Facebook page is a good addition to a website and a poor substitute for one.
No. New Zealand only, trade businesses only. That focus is exactly why we can quote a flat price and a seven-day build.
Worth noting: there's a separate Australian company with a similar name at websitesfortradies.net.au. No relation to us — we're the New Zealand one.
We rebuild it completely. Same price, same timeline, same guarantee. If your current site isn't producing enquiries, isn't mobile-friendly or looks a decade old, starting fresh is usually faster and cheaper than repairing it.
A small team that only does this. No offshore subcontracting, no handing your job to whoever's free. More about who's behind WFT on the about page.
Email info@websitesfortradies.co.nz, or book a kickoff call and ask it live. No hard sell — if a website won't help your situation we'll tell you.