Websites for local businesses
A simple, professional website built for your trade.
Gold Hill Websites builds clean, mobile-friendly websites for sole traders, tradespeople and local service businesses. Clear pages, real enquiries, no jargon. You see a preview before anything goes live.
Simple one-page websites from £195. Larger business websites are quoted clearly before work begins.
- Page sites
- 1–5
- Mobile-friendly
- 100%
- Preview before launch
- Always
Hawthorn Roofing
Trusted roofers in Dorset for over 20 years.
Local to Dorset
Proudly based in Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gold Hill Websites is based in Shaftesbury and builds simple, professional websites for sole traders, tradespeople, local service businesses and small businesses across Dorset and beyond.
Websites built for trades like
- Roofing
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Landscaping
- Beauty Salons
- Cafés
- Joinery
- Wellness
A look at the work
Websites for the trades you'd actually meet on the high street.
Every site is tailored — but the goal stays the same: a clear, credible online presence that brings in local enquiries.
Demo · Trades
Roofer in Dorchester
Clear pages, friendly copy, fast on mobile.
Demo · Boutique
Florist in Bath
Clear pages, friendly copy, fast on mobile.
Demo · Trades
Electrician in Bristol
Clear pages, friendly copy, fast on mobile.
Demo · Boutique
Café in Stow
Clear pages, friendly copy, fast on mobile.
Demo · Trades
Joiner in Yeovil
Clear pages, friendly copy, fast on mobile.
Demo · Boutique
Therapist in Sherborne
Clear pages, friendly copy, fast on mobile.
The problem
Small businesses lose enquiries when they have no website.
The work is great. The phone could be busier. A simple, clear website fixes the most common reason local businesses miss out on jobs.
Customers can't find you
If you're not online — or your site looks dated — people scroll past and ring your competitors instead.
Enquiries quietly disappear
No contact form, no clear phone number, no quick way to get in touch. Most enquiries just leave the page.
Trust takes a hit
A professional-looking site signals you're established, reliable and worth picking up the phone for.
What you get
Everything a small business actually needs online.
No 60-page brochures. No half-finished CMS. Just a clear, professional site that helps people choose you.
Simple 1–5 page websites
Just what you need — a homepage, services, a contact page, and maybe a gallery. Nothing bloated.
Mobile-friendly design
Looks sharp on phones, tablets and laptops. Most of your customers will find you on their phone.
Clear service pages
Plain-English pages that tell visitors exactly what you do, where you work, and how to book.
Contact forms & enquiries
Friendly contact forms, click-to-call buttons and enquiry prompts in the right places.
Demo before launch
You'll see a working preview of your site before it goes live. Comments and tweaks welcome.
Built for local trust
Polished design, testimonials, photos of real work — the things that get strangers to pick up the phone.
Example websites
Two different styles. Same simple process.
Have a flick through two finished demo sites to see what a Gold Hill website can look like for different kinds of local business.
Trusted roofers across Dorset and East Devon.
New roofs, repairs and leak fixes — fully insured, locally based, twenty years on the tools.
Demo 1
Hawthorn Roofing
Clean, practical trades & local services
A direct, no-nonsense design for tradespeople — clear services, big phone number, easy enquiry form.
A small Cotswold boutique with carefully chosen things.
Linen, ceramics and small-batch fragrance — sourced from independent makers across the South West.
Demo 2
Bramble & Vine
Premium boutique, wellness & hospitality
A softer, more editorial style for boutique businesses — generous photography, refined typography.
Local businesses say
People notice the difference a proper website makes.
“Within a fortnight we had a smart website and the phone started ringing. I should have done it years ago.”
Mark H. — Roofer, Dorset
How it works
Four simple steps. No technical headaches.
We do the website work so you can stay focused on the actual job. You'll always know what's happening and what's next.
- 01
Choose a style
Pick one of our demo styles or tell us what you have in mind. We'll suggest a direction that suits your trade.
- 02
Send your details
Share your services, photos and any wording you've got. If you don't have copy ready, we'll help write it.
- 03
Preview your site
We build a working preview just for you. You review it, ask for tweaks, and we'll keep refining until it's right.
- 04
Launch
Once you're happy, we point your domain and your site goes live. Easy follow-up support for updates.
Ready when you are
Tell us about your business — we'll send back a preview.
A short message about what you do is enough to get started. We'll come back with a few questions and an early visual idea of what your site could look like.