Who is Tea Powered Projects? Nottingham's premium trade web builder
Tea Powered Projects is a Nottingham web and SEO agency that puts trades front and centre while also serving other sectors. Its distinguishing features are a proprietary content platform and fully published prices at the upper end of the trades market. This profile explains what you get, what it costs and where the fit is strongest.
A quick summary
| Detail | What the agency publishes |
|---|---|
| Base | Nottingham |
| Core services | Web design and CRO, development on its own CMS, SEO, hosting and IT support, AI consultancy |
| Trades served | Plumbers, builders, electricians, locksmiths, drain engineers, auto locksmiths |
| Website pricing | Bespoke trade site £4,500 upfront plus a monthly platform plan of £95 to £1,000, 12-month minimum |
| SEO pricing | Managed SEO from £500 per month |
| Case studies | A locksmith, a drain engineer and an auto locksmith |
The platform argument
Most trade websites in the UK run on WordPress. Tea Powered Projects builds on its own CMS instead, and its pitch is that this removes the plugin updates, security patches and maintenance headaches that WordPress owners tend to inherit.
There is a real benefit to that. There is also a trade-off that the agency's marketing understandably does not dwell on: a proprietary platform is harder to leave. If you ever want to move your site to another developer, you will probably be rebuilding rather than migrating. Ask specifically what happens to your content and design if you cancel after the 12-month minimum.
Services beyond the build
SEO is offered in several forms: local, technical, managed and Google Business Profile work. Hosting and IT support sit alongside, and the agency also lists AI consultancy, which is unusual for a firm whose trades clients are mostly sole traders and small firms.
Conversion rate optimisation is named as part of the design work. For a trade site, that normally means prominent phone numbers, quote forms that do not ask for too much, and trust signals such as accreditations placed where a visitor sees them without scrolling. Our breakdown of what a trades website should include is a useful checklist to hold their designs against.
Who it is built for
At £4,500 upfront plus a monthly plan, this is a premium product. The trades it names, particularly locksmiths and drain engineers, tend to depend on urgent, high-intent searches where a fast, well-structured site earns its keep. That is where the economics make sense.
A one-van decorator or a plasterer starting out would struggle to justify the outlay. For that end of the market, the pay-monthly and fixed-price builders in our guide to the best website designers for tradesmen are a more proportionate option.
What the pricing tells you
Published pricing is a point in the agency's favour. You can benchmark it without a sales call, and the range on the monthly plan, from £95 to £1,000, signals that it is set up to serve businesses of very different sizes.
The 12-month minimum is the term to weigh. Over a year, the cheapest route costs £4,500 plus £1,140 in platform fees before any SEO. Compare that with the value of one extra emergency job a week in your trade and you have the basis of a decision.
Assessing the fit
Ask to see the locksmith, drain engineer and auto locksmith case studies in full, and ask what share of the agency's current clients are trades. Its own positioning acknowledges that it serves other verticals, which is not a weakness in itself but does affect how much trade-specific knowledge you can expect from the account team.
Then ask the exit question. A good answer explains plainly what you own, what you can export and what it would cost to leave. Our piece on switching agencies without losing rankings or ad accounts explains why that matters before you sign rather than after.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Tea Powered Projects trade website cost?
The published price is £4,500 upfront for a bespoke trade site plus a monthly platform plan ranging from £95 to £1,000, with a 12-month minimum term.
Does Tea Powered Projects use WordPress?
No. It builds on its own CMS platform and positions that as a way of avoiding plugin and maintenance issues.
Does Tea Powered Projects only work with trades?
Trades are a stated focus, with named case studies for a locksmith, a drain engineer and an auto locksmith, but the agency also serves non-trade sectors.