WordPress is overkill for tradies. Ditch the plugins, maintenance, and developer dependency. Move to TradesPro in 48 hours — we do everything.
WordPress is the most popular website platform in the world. It's also the most unnecessarily complex for tradies.
You don't need a blog engine, ecommerce plugins, user management, 50+ theme options, and a dashboard that looks like an airplane cockpit. You need a simple site that brings in calls.
Here's why tradies are moving from WordPress to TradesPro — and exactly how the migration works.
WordPress includes a blog engine (you don't write 50 posts), ecommerce plugins (you don't sell products), user management (you don't have authors), 50+ plugin options (you don't know which matter). You need to show your services, capture leads, display photos, and get notified when someone enquires. That's it. WordPress makes you maintain all its extra features. TradesPro gives you only what you need.
WordPress is the #1 hacked CMS. Every plugin is a potential vulnerability. Every update is a risk. Regular backups, security patches, plugin updates — these all require a developer on call ($200–500/month). 42% of hacked websites run WordPress. You're a tradie. You shouldn't have to think about hacks.
WordPress + 3–5 plugins = 2–5 second load time. Every second of delay costs 5–10% of conversions. TradesPro loads in 0.7 seconds — no plugins, no bloat.
Of hacked websites run WordPress. Every plugin is a vulnerability. TradesPro has no plugins — zero attack surface.
| Cost item | Amount | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting (SiteGround, WP Engine) | $15–50/mo | $180–600 |
| Premium plugins (Yoast, Elementor) | $20–50/mo | $240–600 |
| Theme customization (one-time) | $500–2,000 | $500–2,000 |
| Ongoing maintenance/support | $200–500/mo | $2,400–6,000 |
| Total first-year cost | $3,320–9,200 | |
| TradesPro Year 1 | $360 | |
| Difference | $2,960–8,840 more on WordPress |
WordPress people say it's "free." It's not. You're paying $3,300–9,200/year once you add hosting, plugins, and support.
| Time | What happens | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Hour 0 | You share your WordPress login + business info | Provide WP admin login, 5 photos, services list |
| Hour 0–24 | We export content from WordPress, build your new site | Nothing |
| Hour 24–47 | You review the draft, approve | Review the new site, request changes if needed |
| Hour 48 | We cut over — domain points to new site | Nothing. You're live. |
Compare this to the WordPress timeline: 8 weeks of DIY setup or 3–12 weeks working with a developer at $2,000–5,000 upfront.
| Task | WordPress | TradesPro |
|---|---|---|
| Initial setup | 3–8 weeks | 48 hours |
| Technical skills | High (PHP, MySQL, plugins) | Zero (just provide info) |
| Security updates | You manage (90% miss patches) | We manage, 24/7 |
| Plugin updates | Monthly (something always breaks) | No plugins needed |
| Speed optimization | Requires CDN + caching plugin | Cloudflare CDN included |
| Lead capture | Plugin + form builder | Built-in (SMS + email) |
| Local SEO | Plugin + manual setup | Auto-generated service pages |
| Monthly cost | $200–500 (hosting + plugins + dev) | $30 all-in |
We extract everything from your WordPress site: pages, images, contact info, anything worth keeping. Nothing is lost. Then we build it into your new TradesPro site — organized better, designed for trades, optimized for conversions.
Your Google rankings are protected too. We set up 301 redirects from old URLs to new ones. We update your Google Business Profile. We submit a new sitemap to Google. Most tradies see their rankings improve after switching because TradesPro sites are faster and have better local SEO built in.
Your site is live in 48 hours. You do nothing except provide info. $30/month. No plugins. No security worries. No developer bills.