Homepage headline examples for plumbers
The headline is read in about a second, usually by someone who arrived from a search. It should confirm they are in the right place.
Ten of them follow, written for plumbers rather than filled in from a template. Your customer is a homeowner with water somewhere it should not be, and what they are weighing up before they get in touch is that the bill will be double the quote, and that someone unvetted is coming into their home.
Service plus place
Burst pipes and leaks in [your town]
Use this as the safe default. It says what and where, which is what people searched for.
The outcome
[The problem], sorted — usually the same day
Use this when the result is more compelling than the service name.
Answers the worry
We give you a flat price before anyone starts work
Use this when the whole market has a trust problem.
Speaks to the customer
For a homeowner with water somewhere it should not be
Use this where naming who it is for filters better than naming what it is.
Credential-led
Plumbers in [your town] — licensed and insured
Use this where the licence is the first thing people look for.
The question they typed
Need a plumber in [your town]?
Use this to mirror the search that brought them here.
The standard
Turning up when you said you would, and charging what you quoted
Use this if your differentiator is strong enough to lead with.
Plain and unglamorous
Plumbers who turn up and charge what they quoted
Use this when your market distrusts polish.
Specialist
Just burst pipes and leaks. Nothing else.
Use this if you have narrowed and want the right people only.
With the next step in it
Book a plumber — we look at the problem and tell you what it will cost to fix
Use this where the headline sits right on top of the button.
Writing for plumbers: what actually matters
What should a plumber’s website say that a generic one does not?
Three things, in this order. That you are licensed and insured. That you understand the thing people are actually worried about, which for plumbers is that the bill will be double the quote, and that someone unvetted is coming into their home. And what happens next: we look at the problem and tell you what it will cost to fix. Everything else on the page is decoration by comparison.
What does a homeowner with water somewhere it should not be check first?
The credential, then the proof. For plumbers it sounds like this. We give you a flat price before anyone starts work. We offer same-day appointments. We warranty our parts in writing. Put at least one of those above the fold rather than on a separate page nobody opens.
What is the most common mistake on a plumber’s website?
Writing about the business instead of the customer. "We have been established since 1998" answers a question nobody asked. "We look at the problem and tell you what it will cost to fix" answers the one they are actually holding. If you only fix one thing, fix that.
How long should the copy be?
Shorter than you think, except where trust is being built. An About page of 120 well-chosen words beats 500 vague ones. The exception is anything explaining that the bill will be double the quote, and that someone unvetted is coming into their home — there, specifics earn their length.
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