Contractor marketing services, matched to how you win work

Bid credibility and prequalification packages

Choose this first if builders or owners have asked for your information and then gone quiet. That silence usually means your paperwork did not answer their risk questions quickly enough.

The bid credibility service produces a capability statement, a set of one-page project sheets and a prequalification page on your website. Together they answer what an estimator worries about: can this company handle the scope, staff it, keep the site safe and finish on time? It is the quickest service to show value because you can use the material in your very next submission.

Project portfolio websites

Choose this if your website undersells you. Many contractor sites were built for homeowner leads years ago and now show the wrong work, or no work at all, to the builders and developers you want.

A project portfolio website is organised around finished jobs. Each project page states the scope, the building type, the schedule, the constraint you managed and the outcome. That structure lets a reviewer judge fit in minutes and gives search engines something specific to index.

Builder and GC relationship marketing

Choose this if you are a subcontractor and most of your growth will come from a handful of builders. The goal is to become a known, low-risk name to the estimators and project managers who build bid lists.

The builder relationship program sets a target list, a contact plan that respects Canada's anti-spam rules, and a follow-up rhythm tied to real reasons to get in touch: a completed project, a new capability, a crew expansion. It is slower than ads, and it is usually the highest-value marketing a subtrade can do.

Search visibility for larger projects

Choose this if you are a general contractor, design-build firm or specialty contractor whose buyers search online before they call anyone: facility managers, developers, design firms and owners planning a significant build.

The larger-project search service targets the searches those buyers make, such as tenant improvements, commercial renovations or multi-unit work in your area. It combines project pages, local search and, where the numbers support it, a small paid search budget.

How to choose in one minute

Answer three questions honestly:

1. In the last year, how many builders or owners asked for your information and never followed up? If it is more than two, start with bid credibility.
2. Does your website show the kind of project you want next? If not, add a project portfolio.
3. Do more than half of your best jobs come from a few builders? If yes, relationship marketing pays most. If not, search visibility does.

If two answers point in different directions, tell us on the first call. Mixed answers are common, and they usually mean you should fix the cheapest gap first and let the results pay for the next one. Prices for each combination are on the pricing page, and the guides explain the thinking behind each service in more depth.

What we never do

We do not build, install, repair or service anything; Trades.Contractors is not a contractor. We also don't price your work, prepare tenders, review contracts or advise on procurement law or licensing. Where licensing matters, our region pages link the provincial bodies you should ask directly. If your work also needs homeowner-facing campaigns at scale, our sister site Marketing.Construction covers builder and developer marketing to the public.