Websites for trades

Always looking for more work? Let's get you booked up.

A proper website first. Then getting found, then staying busy all year.

From £1,250. Live in 10 working days. You own it.

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How we get you booked up

Your website is step one. A full diary is the point.

Step 1 · Get chosen

A proper website.

Real project pages, real prices, quick on a phone. So when someone hears about you and looks you up, they call.

Plans

Starter or Professional. Live in 10 working days, and you own it.

Step 2 · Get found

Found by new people.

Google Business Profile, directories, reviews and AI search, so people who've never heard of you find you before your rivals.

Plan

Growth. Everything in step 1, with your local presence managed for you.

Step 3 · Booked Up

A full diary.

Landing pages, ad and social guidance, and a plan for the quiet months. We agree a target for your diary and report against it every month.

Our promise

Miss the target two months running and you can walk away.

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Care plans from £95 a month with hosting included, fixed-price fixes for hacked, slow or locked-out sites, and lean new builds. For local businesses and marketing teams.
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What working with us looks like

Beautiful websites. No fuss.

Every project, every client, every time. The four things you can count on when you work with Zenlio.

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Live in days, not months

Most sites live in a week. Sprint landing pages from 48 hours. We don't pad timelines or drag projects out. You see progress in real time, not at a "big reveal" months down the line.

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Plain English, always

Real conversations with real people. No jargon, no agency-speak, no pretending things are more complicated than they are. If we can't explain it over a cup of tea, we won't try to write it into your invoice.

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Senior team, every project

Hand-picked specialists for each engagement. The same senior people who scope your work build it and ship it. No junior handovers. No account managers. No layers between you and the people doing the work.

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Beyond just websites

Brand identity, content production, marketing strategy, ongoing optimisation, whatever the project needs, we can bring it in. Twenty years of experience across the marketing stack, available when you need it.

Why Zenlio

No agency layers. No templates. No lock-in.
Just work that wins work.

The person who scopes your project is the person who builds it. You own what you pay for, and it's live in days, not months.

Recent work

Real sites, for real businesses.

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20+ years · Brands worked with
Joblogic Dropbox Oracle ServiceNow
How we work

Three principles. The same on every project.

01

Built fast, built properly.

Static HTML where it makes sense, modern CMS where it doesn't. Either way, fast loading, AI-search-ready, and easy to live with after launch.

02

Honest pricing, no lock-in.

You know what you're paying before you start. You own what you've paid for. No 36-month contracts, no platform traps, no "if you leave, the site disappears" surprises.

03

Senior hands. No handover.

You're not getting passed to a junior after the kick-off call. The same person who scopes the work delivers the work. Twenty years of marketing experience, on every project.

Daniel Plume, founder of Zenlio, a web design studio in Hook near Basingstoke, Hampshire. Dan has 20 years in marketing and builds websites for trades, local businesses and marketing teams.
From the founder

I've spent 20 years building websites and content for brands of every size: startups to enterprise. Zenlio is what I'd want hiring me from either side of the table: senior, plain-spoken, and properly invested in the work.

Daniel Plume
Founder, Zenlio
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From the blog

Straight talk on websites that work.

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Zenlio Local

Why your best customers now Google before they ask a friend

Word of mouth still wins jobs. But before anyone calls, they check you out first. What do they find, and why that answer matters more than it used to.

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Visitors but no enquiries? Here's what's probably wrong.

The clicks are real but the phone isn't ringing. Five things that are usually broken on a tradesperson website that isn't converting.

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Zenlio Studio

The landing page that took six weeks

You needed it by Thursday. Six weeks later, it's still in review. The real cost of agency lag and CMS lock-in, and what the alternative looks like.

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Why most CMS migrations fail (and the quiet way to avoid it)

Twice as long, three times the cost, and nobody's happy at the end. Here's why replatforms go wrong, and the decisions that keep yours out of that mess.

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Guide

Answers before you've picked a fix.

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How to stop paying for every lead through Checkatrade or Bark

What the platforms actually cost once it's added up, and a practical way to wean off them without cancelling anything tomorrow.

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How to write an FAQ that actually calms a worried client down

Most FAQ sections answer questions nobody was actually worried about. A method for finding the real ones.

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How to handle enquiries when you're the only one answering the phone

A one-person business can't answer every call the moment it comes in. What actually stops that costing you the job.

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How to show your credentials without sounding like you're covering yourself

AML, ICO, ACCA, Gas Safe, GDC. A method for displaying credentials so they build trust instead of reading as a disclaimer.

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Free tools

See where your digital presence really stands.

Whichever side of the business you're looking at, these take a few minutes each and show you exactly what's happening right now.

What clients say

Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews on Google. Read them all →

★★★★★
“I can’t thank Dan enough for the website he created for my business! His skill, attention to detail, and approach to every stage of the build were outstanding. No question or concern was ever too much trouble... His web design and IT expertise are second to none. If you’re looking for a truly professional website, I highly recommend [Zenlio]!”
Ryan Lewis · Etonic Landscapes
Google review
★★★★★
“From the very beginning, he was professional, easy to communicate with, and really took the time to understand what I wanted... I’m delighted with the finished website and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Dan to anyone looking for a talented, reliable, and knowledgeable web designer.”
Robert Burns · Trebor Restoration
Google review
★★★★★
“They quickly identified the gaps and created a website which we can be proud of... The results have illustrated this - we have received a massive increase in website traffic, inbound enquiries as well as receive in-person comments from our clients.”
Matt Kerr · Your Personal Trainers
Google review
★★★★★
“I have had websites made by someone before but it can’t compare to this. So professional, flows easily, and lots of attention to detail. Really brought our vision to life.”
Haaroon Ali · Your Personal Trainers
Google review
★★★★★
“Dan’s attention to detail was excellent! He’d thought of everything - from colours and typeface to user experience. Dan has built a site that looks good and works well... This is exactly the boost that my business needed - thank you!”
Odessa Sherreard
Google review
★★★★★
“I’ve worked with [Zenlio] on several client projects and they always deliver. They’re not just value for money, but speedy and great quality too. Plus they’re fun to work with! Would absolutely recommend.”
Claire Hutchings · Agency partner
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