Provider facts
What does Free Tradie Websites charge, and what do you get?
Disclosure: Appear is run by creativebyjake, which appears in this comparison. Every fact is from each provider's own pages with the date we read them, ours included.
Free Tradie Websites (Not shown on the pages read (no street address, city or ABN). Footer: "hello@freetradiewebsites.com.au", "0494 728 060"): No setup fee, from $19 a week with hosting, maintenance and basic SEO included, live in about a week. Below is everything its own pages say about price and packages, read 13 Oct 2026, with each source linked.
Free Tradie Websites, from its own pages
Named by: Bing Australia, page 1 (13 Oct) for "tradie websites".
- Website price shown
- No setup fee for the design and build; the website is a weekly subscription. "Starter Site" "$19" "/wk" "$0 Setup Fee"; "Growth Site" "$39" "/wk" "$0 Setup Fee" (named "Starter" and "Growth" on the home and get started pages). No GST note. What "free" means on its own pages: the design and build carry no setup fee while you subscribe (terms page: "We do not charge an upfront setup fee for the design and build of your website under a weekly plan. This offer applies only to active subscribers maintaining their weekly payments."); the site itself costs the weekly fee ("Plans start from $19/week. The weekly fee is billed in advance"). Also: "$0 upfront website options available" (web design page), "zero upfront cost" (plumber page), "Submit Free No Obligation Application" (web design page) and "No payment required to start." (get started page): no charge to apply or to see the design. Costs money: the weekly fee; "a buyout fee may apply" to move the site elsewhere (terms); "Larger redesigns, new pages, or significant feature additions may be quoted separately." (terms); "Email hosting is billed separately at cost" (pricing page FAQ)
freetradiewebsites.com.au/pricing, freetradiewebsites.com.au/terms, freetradiewebsites.com.au/web-design, freetradiewebsites.com.au/websites-for-plumbers, freetradiewebsites.com.au/get-started - What a build includes
- Starter: "5-page professional website", "Mobile responsive design", "Contact form enquiries", "Google Maps integration", "Basic SEO setup", "Hosting & SSL included", "Security monitoring". Growth: "Up to 20-page website", "Premium custom design", "Online booking/enquiries", "Advanced local SEO", "Google Business profile setup", "Hosting, SSL & security", "Monthly updates & maintenance", "Priority support". Pricing page: "Simple weekly plans. No setup fee, no lock-in contracts. Hosting, SSL, security, SEO and support all included."
freetradiewebsites.com.au/pricing - Ongoing fees
- The weekly fee is the ongoing fee: "Your weekly fee includes Australian-based hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups, malware scanning, and ongoing maintenance." "Payments are processed weekly via direct debit or credit card." Cancel any time: "Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing cycle. Upon cancellation, your website may be paused or taken offline." Ownership: "You own your business content (text, images, logo). If you wish to move your website elsewhere, a buyout fee may apply, or you may take your content with you." No buyout figure shown. Terms "Last updated: August 2026"
freetradiewebsites.com.au/terms - Local SEO or marketing
- SEO is part of the weekly plan, not a separate campaign: "Is SEO included with a Free Tradie Website?" "Yes. . You don't pay a separate SEO campaign fee on top."; "We're not selling an expensive traditional monthly SEO campaign." Google Maps: "We can advise on setting up and completing your profile, though we can't guarantee a specific Maps ranking." The Growth plan on the pricing page lists "Google Business profile setup". No separate SEO or Google Ads price shown on the pages read
freetradiewebsites.com.au/tradie-seo - Platform
- As the served HTML shows: no CMS or generator tag; a server-rendered JavaScript page (React-style markup with /assets/ bundles) served through Cloudflare. The home page says "Our templates and workflow mean we don't reinvent the wheel each time." The platform client sites run on is not stated
freetradiewebsites.com.au - Named person
- Not shown on the pages read (no about or team page in the sitemap; no person named). The home page says "You deal directly with the team building your site"
freetradiewebsites.com.au - Reviews on its own site
- Not shown on the pages read (no reviews, ratings or testimonials on the home, pricing, web design or plumber pages)
freetradiewebsites.com.au - Example builds
- Home page "Recent work", "Sites we've launched this month": 4 sites, each marked "Live": "LHB Luxury Homes" (Custom Builder), "Precision Earthmoving" (Civil & Excavation), "Prime Garage Doors" (Garage Doors & Automation), "Clearwater Pool Care" (Pool Services & Maintenance). Trade pages offer a "See Example" button
freetradiewebsites.com.au - Page for tradies
- The whole site is for tradies, with a page per trade (for example "Plumber Websites That Generate More Local Jobs" at /websites-for-plumbers/) and per location (27 location pages in the sitemap)
freetradiewebsites.com.au/websites-for-plumbers - Based
- Not shown on the pages read (no street address, city or ABN). Footer: "hello@freetradiewebsites.com.au", "0494 728 060"
freetradiewebsites.com.au/contact
Other things its pages say
- "We build, host and maintain professional websites for plumbers, electricians, builders and every trade in between"; "from just $19 a week. No setup fee. No contracts. Just more jobs." freetradiewebsites.com.au
- "Live within 7 days, hosting included"; the FAQ says most websites are launched within 5 to 7 days of receiving content, complex builds up to two weeks freetradiewebsites.com.au
- "Australian-based hosting with 99.9% uptime, no extra charge."; "Daily backups, malware scanning and SSL certificate on every site." freetradiewebsites.com.au
- "Your weekly fee covers everything below" "and anything else we add, you get for free." freetradiewebsites.com.au
- "We don't run a 30-person agency with offices and account managers to fund." freetradiewebsites.com.au
- "Unlimited small tweaks are included with your weekly plan." freetradiewebsites.com.au/pricing
- "No upfront cost, no lock-in contracts, no tech headaches." freetradiewebsites.com.au/get-started
Is Free Tradie Websites right for you?
Best for: a tradie with no budget up front who is happy to rent a site by the week.
Worth asking them: about the total: "free" means no setup fee while you keep paying, $19 a week is $988 a year, and a buyout fee may apply to move the site.
How does creativebyjake compare?
creativebyjake runs this site, so read this as our side of it. Same date, same kind of source.
| Free Tradie Websites | creativebyjake (ours) | |
|---|---|---|
| Website price shown | No setup fee for the design and build; the website is a weekly subscription. "Starter Site" "$19" "/wk" "$0 Setup Fee"; "Growth Site" "$39" "/wk" "$0 Setup Fee" (named "Starter" and "Growth" on the home and get started pages). No GST note. What "free" means on its own pages: the design and build carry no setup fee while you subscribe (terms page: "We do not charge an upfront setup fee for the design and build of your website under a weekly plan. This offer applies only to active subscribers maintaining their weekly payments."); the site itself costs the weekly fee ("Plans start from $19/week. The weekly fee is billed in advance"). Also: "$0 upfront website options available" (web design page), "zero upfront cost" (plumber page), "Submit Free No Obligation Application" (web design page) and "No payment required to start." (get started page): no charge to apply or to see the design. Costs money: the weekly fee; "a buyout fee may apply" to move the site elsewhere (terms); "Larger redesigns, new pages, or significant feature additions may be quoted separately." (terms); "Email hosting is billed separately at cost" (pricing page FAQ) freetradiewebsites.com.au/pricing, freetradiewebsites.com.au/terms, freetradiewebsites.com.au/web-design, freetradiewebsites.com.au/websites-for-plumbers, freetradiewebsites.com.au/get-started | $500 + GST for a two-page site, paid once; going live on a domain in the client's own name is $100 plus the domain's own fees creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
| Ongoing fees | The weekly fee is the ongoing fee: "Your weekly fee includes Australian-based hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups, malware scanning, and ongoing maintenance." "Payments are processed weekly via direct debit or credit card." Cancel any time: "Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing cycle. Upon cancellation, your website may be paused or taken offline." Ownership: "You own your business content (text, images, logo). If you wish to move your website elsewhere, a buyout fee may apply, or you may take your content with you." No buyout figure shown. Terms "Last updated: August 2026" freetradiewebsites.com.au/terms | Maintenance at $50 + GST a month, no contract, two weeks' notice to stop; hosting: not stated on its pages creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
| Local SEO or marketing | SEO is part of the weekly plan, not a separate campaign: "Is SEO included with a Free Tradie Website?" "Yes. . You don't pay a separate SEO campaign fee on top."; "We're not selling an expensive traditional monthly SEO campaign." Google Maps: "We can advise on setting up and completing your profile, though we can't guarantee a specific Maps ranking." The Growth plan on the pricing page lists "Google Business profile setup". No separate SEO or Google Ads price shown on the pages read freetradiewebsites.com.au/tradie-seo | Appear at $250 + GST a month: the Google listing kept up, details matched across directories, a review kit, a local page every second month, Maps read weekly and AI answers monthly; Appear and maintenance together are $300 a month including GST creativebyjake.com.au/appear/ |
| Reviews on its own site | Not shown on the pages read (no reviews, ratings or testimonials on the home, pricing, web design or plumber pages) freetradiewebsites.com.au | Not shown on the pages read creativebyjake.com.au |
| Example builds | Home page "Recent work", "Sites we've launched this month": 4 sites, each marked "Live": "LHB Luxury Homes" (Custom Builder), "Precision Earthmoving" (Civil & Excavation), "Prime Garage Doors" (Garage Doors & Automation), "Clearwater Pool Care" (Pool Services & Maintenance). Trade pages offer a "See Example" button freetradiewebsites.com.au | Example builds for made-up businesses, labelled as such: Pipeworth Plumbing Co. and Brushmore Painting Co. creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
Worth asking us: about how new it is: its examples are builds for made-up businesses and its site shows no reviews, so ask Jake for a call and judge for yourself.
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