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Who builds tradie websites for Brisbane trade businesses?
FFP Digital builds websites for Brisbane trade businesses from its base in Ipswich. A Brisbane site has jobs to do that a country town site does not: say which side of the river and which suburbs you cover, carry your QBCC or electrical licence where the regulator expects it, and sort tenant, agent and owner enquiries. Brisbane visits are available.
Last checked 24 Oct 2026 against the sources listed at the end of this page.
How we cover Brisbane: FFP Digital works out of Ipswich, west of Brisbane. Website work for Brisbane trades is done remotely, and we can come to the yard or office anywhere in Brisbane to photograph the real vans and crew, with your permission. There is no Brisbane studio.
Who this tradie web design page is for
- Brisbane electricians, plumbers, HVAC and other licensed trades whose site says all of Brisbane but means one side of the river
- Owners whose licence details sit only on the About page or nowhere
- Businesses getting tenant and agent enquiries through a form built for home owners
What Brisbane work usually needs
- Service area pages that name the Brisbane suburbs you actually take, north or south of the river.
- A clear line about travel charges when the job means a tolled crossing such as the Gateway or Clem7.
- Licence name and number in the footer and on every service page, as QBCC and the Electrical Safety Office expect.
- Enquiry forms that ask tenant, owner or agent, plus unit or lot number.
- A Google Business Profile with a service area and no invented CBD address.
What FFP actually does
- Design and build the site around what Brisbane customers ask first: do you come here, are you licensed, how do I book.
- Match the site's service area to ServiceM8's Service Radius and travel surcharge settings.
- Place QBCC or electrical licence details where the regulators say they belong.
- Set up the Business Profile as a service area business, address hidden, with your real suburbs.
- Send enquiries into ServiceM8 instead of a shared inbox.
Questions owners in Brisbane ask
Do you have a Brisbane office we can visit?
No. FFP Digital is in Ipswich. We come to you in Brisbane when photos or a look at the office are worth the trip.
Should our site list every Brisbane suburb?
No. List the ones you work in and would be happy to get a job from tomorrow. A long list of suburbs you never visit reads like a doorway page to Google and to customers.
Where does our QBCC licence number need to go?
QBCC treats a website as advertising, so the licensed name, the statement that you are licensed under the QBCC Act and the number should be legible on the site. We put them in the footer and on service pages.
Can you make our Google profile show a Brisbane address?
Only a real one that customers can visit. If you work from home, Google's own guidelines say to hide the address and set a service area instead.
How should a Brisbane trade site describe where you work?
Brisbane is split by a river, and several of the ways across it cost money. Linkt lists the Gateway Motorway, Clem7, Legacy Way, the Go Between Bridge and AirportlinkM7 among Queensland's tolled roads, all of them inside Brisbane. A crew based at Wacol that takes a job in Wynnum pays for that trip, in tolls or in time. "We service all of Brisbane" hides that from the customer until the quote arrives.
Name the suburbs you actually take, and say plainly if a trip across the river carries a travel charge. Then make the booking tool agree with the page. ServiceM8's Services add-on can apply a travel distance surcharge per kilometre past a perimeter you set, and a Service Radius sends addresses outside it to an enquiry you review, so the website and the booking form tell the same story.
What do QBCC and the Electrical Safety Office expect on a website?
QBCC's advertising guidance names websites first in its list of advertising. A licensee's ad has to show the name they are licensed under, that they are licensed under the QBCC Act, and the licence number, legibly and reasonably prominently. A trading name on its own will most likely be non compliant. Electrical contractors have a parallel rule from the Electrical Safety Office: the registered name and electrical contractor licence number on advertising, including websites and vehicle signage. FFP puts those details in the site footer and on every service page, not on a buried About page.
Should a Brisbane tradie show an address on Google?
Usually not. Google's Business Profile guidelines say a service area business should hide its address, using the example of a plumber who works from home, and that a virtual office is not eligible for a profile. A fake Queen Street address to look central breaks the rules and can lose the listing. FFP will not create one for you, and does not claim one for itself: FFP is in Ipswich and says so.
Who is filling in the enquiry form in Brisbane?
At the 2021 Census, 38.3 per cent of Brisbane dwellings were rented and a quarter were flats or apartments. So a good share of enquiries come from tenants and property managers, not owners. The form should ask who is enquiring, the unit or lot number, and who approves the quote, so the job lands in ServiceM8 ready to book instead of starting a phone chase.
Sources
- Linkt lists AirportlinkM7, Clem7, Gateway Motorway, Go Between Bridge, Legacy Way, Logan Motorway and Toowoomba Bypass as Queensland toll roads. Linkt (Transurban), checked 24 Oct 2026.
- ServiceM8's Services add-on supports a travel distance surcharge per kilometre beyond a set perimeter, and a Service Radius that sends customers outside it to submit an enquiry instead of booking. ServiceM8 Help Center, checked 24 Oct 2026.
- QBCC lists websites as advertising; licensee advertisements must state the licensed name, that the licensee is licensed under the QBCC Act and the licence number, legibly and reasonably prominently, and an advertisement with only a trading name will most likely be non compliant. QBCC, checked 24 Oct 2026.
- Queensland electrical contractors must include their registered name and electrical contractor licence number when advertising, including on websites and vehicle signage. WorkSafe Queensland (Electrical Safety Office), checked 24 Oct 2026.
- Google Business Profile guidelines say service area businesses should hide their address, and a virtual office is not eligible for a Business Profile. Google Business Profile Help, checked 24 Oct 2026.
- At the 2021 Census, 38.3 per cent of occupied private dwellings in the Brisbane LGA were rented and 25.6 per cent were flats or apartments. Australian Bureau of Statistics, checked 24 Oct 2026.