Marketing for Hove businesses
Marketing for Hove trades, run from Worthing.
Web design, SEO, Google Ads and automation for trade and service businesses in Hove, Portslade and the western side of the city, run from our Worthing studio about nine miles along the coast. One team, a fixed monthly cost and a clear monthly report.
Work near here
BTN Locksmith
An emergency locksmith covering Hove and Brighton. We built the website and run the local SEO, structured around the jobs people search for in a hurry and the areas BTN actually covers, from Hove Park to Portslade.
VRS, the detailing and paint correction specialist we built a site for, also works across Hove and the wider Brighton area, and INICIO Painting and Decorating take on Hove work from their Worthing base.
Working in Hove
What the Hove market actually looks like
Hove has a different customer from Brighton. The housing stock is older and larger, there are more owner-occupiers than renters, and the streets around Hove Park, Poets' Corner, Aldrington and the seafront avenues are full of Victorian and Edwardian homes that need decorators, plumbers, sash window specialists and electricians who can work on period property without wrecking it. Customers here tend to research, compare and ask for recommendations before they call.
That changes what a website has to do. A Hove homeowner wants to see evidence: real photos of real jobs, reviews with names on them, clear pricing where it can be given, and an explanation of how you work. A page that just says "plumber in Hove, call now" does not get the call. We build sites that answer the questions people have before they pick up the phone.
Hove also spills west into Portslade, Hangleton, West Blatchington and Mile Oak, and a lot of the trades we talk to cover that whole strip rather than Hove alone. We map the site to the areas you actually work in, so you rank for Portslade and Hangleton searches as well as the Church Road and George Street ones.
What works in Hove
How we approach Hove work
The services are the same everywhere. The emphasis changes with the town, the customer and the competition. This is where we would usually start for a Hove business.
Web design
Sites that show the work. Hove customers look at your photos before your phone number, so galleries load fast, jobs are labelled by area and type, and reviews sit next to the enquiry form rather than on a page nobody visits.
SEO
Separate, useful pages for Hove and Portslade rather than one page stuffed with every place name. Google Business Profile tidied up and kept active. Keyword positions tracked monthly so you can see what is moving.
Google Ads
Used sparingly. For most Hove trades organic and the map pack do the heavy lifting, so we recommend paid search only for high-value jobs such as bathroom refits, rewires or full redecorations, and we quote the management fee separately from the ad spend.
Automation and email
Quote follow-ups, review requests and a simple reminder when a customer's annual service is due. Small automations that stop good leads going cold while you are on a job.
What we run in Hove
Same services, wherever you are
We do not scale down the offer depending on your postcode. Every Hove client gets the same team, the same process, and the same monthly reporting as anyone else. Websites are where most clients start. Everything else is added only where it fits.
Web design and development
Bespoke websites that load fast, look the part, and turn visitors into customers.
Find out moreSEO
Technical audits, on-page optimisation, content strategy and link acquisition built around search intent.
Find out morePPC, Google and Meta
Google and Meta ads scoped to local service businesses. Tight ad groups, conversion-led landing pages.
Find out moreBespoke apps and automation
Custom internal tools, lead routing, automated follow-up, integrations and dashboards.
Find out moreBrand creation
Positioning, identity and a practical brand kit your team can actually apply.
Find out moreSocial media management
Content planning, community management, paid social and analytics that connect to leads.
Find out moreEmail marketing
Campaigns, automated flows and list growth, built to drive revenue, not vanity opens.
Find out moreCommon questions
Frequently asked in Hove
Are you based in Hove?
No. Our registered base is Worthing and that is where the team works from. Hove is a service area, not a branch office. It is a short drive along the coast, so meeting in person is easy when it helps the work.
Which Hove businesses have you worked with?
BTN Locksmith, who cover Hove and Brighton, are the clearest example: website and ongoing local SEO. VRS and INICIO Painting and Decorating both take on work in Hove as part of a wider Brighton and Sussex patch. All three are on our work page.
Do you understand period property trades?
Yes. Several of our clients work almost entirely on older housing: sash and casement window restoration, decorating, plumbing and electrical in Victorian and Edwardian homes. We know the questions those customers ask and we build the sites to answer them.
What does it cost?
The standard website is a £50 build fee plus £35 a month, which covers hosting, maintenance and minor edits, with no long-term contract. SEO, Google Ads and email are quoted as separate monthly services. We are not VAT registered, so there is nothing added on top.
Do I need SEO as well as a website?
Not always. Basic on-page SEO is part of every build. Ongoing SEO makes sense when you want to rank for a competitive set of searches across Hove and Portslade and you are prepared to let it run for a few months. We will tell you plainly if we think it is not worth it yet.
Talk to us
Ready to fix your marketing?
A 30-minute call, no slide deck, no sales script. You tell us what's broken, we tell you whether we can help. If we can't, we'll point you toward someone who can.
Typical response time: same business day.