Let me give this one some credit. Because if someone quoted you £2,000 or £3,000 for a website, I understand completely why "too expensive" is the conclusion you reached.
Some agencies charge that. Some charge even more. And sometimes there are good reasons for it — a large ecommerce site, a complex booking system, something with a lot of bespoke moving parts.
But a clean, professional website for a local trades business? It doesn't need to cost anywhere near that.
Let's Talk About the Real Numbers
At A New Dawn AI, the Starter package is £59 per month. No big upfront cost, no hidden fees, no surprise bills. That includes the design, the build, the hosting, the security updates, and ongoing support.
£59 a month is £708 a year.
Now think about what a single extra job is worth to your business. A plumber fitting a bathroom suite. An electrician rewiring a kitchen. A joiner building a fitted wardrobe. In most cases, one job like that brings in several hundred pounds, often more.
So the question isn't "can I afford a website?" The question is: how many extra jobs would a website need to bring in to pay for itself?
For most tradespeople, the answer is one. Maybe two. Per year.
The Real Cost of Not Having a Website
Here's the thing people don't think about. The cost of a website is visible — it's a monthly number on a bank statement. But the cost of not having a website is invisible.
It's the homeowner who found your competitor on Google instead of you. The referral who looked you up, found nothing, and went elsewhere. The job that went to someone with a proper online presence because they seemed more established.
You never see those losses. But they're real, and they add up.
If you want to know what's possible for your specific business — what a website could realistically do for you — I'm always happy to have that conversation. No pressure. Just honest numbers.
— Chad, A New Dawn AI