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A Facebook page is not a website: what a trade actually needs online in 2026

A Facebook page is not a website: what a trade actually needs online in 2026

A Facebook page is not a website: what a trade actually needs online in 2026Charlie Jennett
Published on: 14/10/2026

Plenty of good trades run on a Facebook page and a van. Here is what the 10pm customer cannot find there and what a Smart Website gives them.

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Checkatrade is £59 a month, then the leads. Here is what you are actually paying for

Checkatrade is £59 a month, then the leads. Here is what you are actually paying for

Checkatrade is £59 a month, then the leads. Here is what you are actually paying forCharlie Jennett
Published on: 14/10/2026

A plain comparison of what Checkatrade membership costs a trade all in, how shared leads work, and what a flat £199 system does differently.

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How to photograph your work so it wins the next job

How to photograph your work so it wins the next job

How to photograph your work so it wins the next jobCharlie Jennett
Published on: 14/10/2026

Five rules for job photos on a phone: before and after from the same spot, lights on, both orientations, one with you in it and before you leave.

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Seven free fixes for your trade business this weekend

Seven free fixes for your trade business this weekend

Seven free fixes for your trade business this weekendCharlie Jennett
Published on: 14/10/2026

Seven ten minute jobs that cost nothing and change who gets the next call, from tapping your own phone number to replying to every review.

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