website vs yell.com for tradesmen

yell.com lists your business. a website is your business online. these are different things.

what yell.com does

yell puts your business in a directory. when someone searches "plumber wiltshire" on yell, your listing may appear alongside other plumbers. you compete for attention on their platform.

basic yell listings are free. enhanced listings cost money — typically £30 to £100 per month depending on package and negotiation.

you do not own your yell listing. yell owns the platform. if yell changes its algorithm, your visibility changes. if yell raises prices, you pay or disappear.

what a website does

a website exists at your own address on the internet. yourbusiness.co.uk. it appears in google searches. it shows when someone searches your name. it works at any hour. it does not charge monthly fees to stay visible.

you own it.

the real comparison

yell.com works as a directory. it is useful if people are browsing for tradesmen and you want to appear in that browse. it does not help when someone already knows your name and searches for you directly.

a website does both. it appears in name searches. it appears in local service searches. it exists independently.

what most tradesmen discover

they pay for yell. they get some enquiries. the enquiries compete with every other tradesman on the same page. the leads are not exclusive. the price goes up at renewal.

a website generates enquiries that come directly to you. no platform taking a cut. no competing listings on the same page.

the cost comparison

yell enhanced listing: £30 to £100 per month. £360 to £1,200 per year. every year.

computer web website: £179 year one. £100 year two onwards.

after two years, a computer web website costs less than two months of an enhanced yell listing.

what computer web charges

£179. built for you. content written. hosting included for year one. domain sorted. ssl active. email configured. most sites exist within 7 days.