up to scratchWEBSITE CHECKS FOR TRADIES
WEBSITE CHECK FOR PLASTERERS
From a small patch to a full ceiling, people want to know you'll take their job. Check how clearly your website says so.
Say whether you do patches and repairs. It's the first thing most callers ask.
A visitor who lands on a gallery page shouldn't have to hunt for your number.
The check shows what loads before anything appears, and what could wait.
GETTING AHEAD OF THE OTHERS
Plastering enquiries run from a fist-sized patch to a whole house, and the first thing people want to know is whether their job is too small or too big for you. Homeowners and builders read the same site for different reasons.
Patches and repairs, ceilings, new walls, cornices, full houses. If small jobs are welcome, put that on the first screen.
A line for homeowners and a line for builders and renovators, each with the right way to get in touch.
A photo of the damage, the rough size, wall or ceiling, and the suburb. With those you can often give a ballpark without a visit.
People arrive from Google on a gallery or service page, not always the home page. Your number should be there too.
It’s the free listing with your name, hours and reviews that shows in Google Search and Maps. Keep your name, number and areas the same there as on your website, and link the two.
Send the customer your review link the day you finish. Real reviews only: fake or paid ones break Google’s rules and Australian consumer law.
TEN MINUTES, YOUR OWN PHONE
The free check measures speed, search basics and security. These are the things only you can test.
PLASTERERS ASK
If you want them, yes: plenty of people search for exactly that, and today’s patch can be next year’s renovation. If you don’t want them, saying so saves everyone time.
Finished surfaces in good light, and a few before-and-after pairs of repairs. Captions with the job and suburb help more than extra photos.
Google’s phone speed test counts 90 or more as good and under 50 as poor. On 12 November 2026 we measured 13 Melbourne plasterers’ websites. At least half scored 66 or more on the phone speed test, and 1 scored 90 or more. See the scoreboard. Scores move a few points between runs, so go by the pattern rather than one number.
Not on its own. A fast site takes away a reason to give up and ring someone else, and it gives everything else on this page a better chance of being seen. The work still has to be good, and no website check measures that.
Need a hand fixing it? See rebuilds and care. Looking to hire a plasterer instead? Find one on TradieToday ↗ See how Melbourne plasterers’ websites compare on the scoreboard.