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Web design and local SEO for general contractors.

General contracting is sold on portfolio and trust. The website has to prove craftsmanship and filter out projects that don't fit your minimums.

How buyers choose

What actually happens before a general contracting company gets the call

These are six-figure decisions. Homeowners spend weeks looking at portfolios, reading about process, and comparing three or four builders. They want to see completed work that resembles their project, understand the timeline, and know roughly what it costs before they call.

Where the website gets in the way

  • Portfolios live on social media where search engines and buyers can't find them properly.
  • Unqualified leads consume estimating capacity because scope isn't filtered up front.
  • Process is opaque, and homeowners fear cost overruns more than they fear price.
  • Commercial and residential capability blur together and neither reads convincingly.

Page architecture

The pages that make the difference

Search demand for general contractors splits by service and by location. We build a structure that matches how people search instead of burying everything on one page.

Services we build pages for

  • Home additions
  • Whole home remodels
  • Kitchen remodeling
  • Bathroom remodeling
  • Basement finishing
  • Custom home building
  • Structural repairs
  • Commercial build-outs
  • ADU construction
  • Design-build services

How the site is structured

  • Home
  • Services by project type
  • Portfolio hub plus individual project pages
  • Process and what to expect
  • Investment and financing guidance
  • Service area hub with city pages
  • About, reviews, contact

What's included

Built into every build

Individual project pages, each indexable, with scope, timeline, and photography

Project type pages for additions, kitchens, basements, and whole-home work

A process page covering design, permitting, build, and closeout

Typical investment ranges to filter inquiries

Consultation form that captures scope, timeline, and budget

Search opportunities

  • Project type plus city — home addition, basement finishing, kitchen remodel
  • Design-build and custom home queries
  • Cost and timeline research queries
  • Neighborhood-level searches in the areas where you build most

Turning visits into work

  • Portfolio prominence — completed work is the strongest sales asset you have
  • Budget range fields in the form to protect estimating time
  • Process transparency to reduce overrun anxiety
  • Licensing, insurance, and warranty details near the form

Ready for a website that works as hard as a general contracting company does?

We'll review your current site against what buyers in your industry expect and tell you exactly what's costing you calls.

Prefer to talk? (720) 378-8332

Request your free website review

Tell us about your business and we'll review your website, your local search visibility, and where the opportunities are. Free, no obligation.

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Typically a response within one business day.