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About 5 Star Tradie

We got sick of watching good tradies get dudded.

Good tradies hand an agency thousands, get locked in, and end up with a website that never rings the phone. So we flipped it: we design your homepage first. Like it, you sign up. Don’t, you walk.

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Australian ownedOne tradie per areaNo lock in contract

Tom Syddall, founder of 5 Star Tradie
Tom, ex handyman, founder

Build it first. Show them. Only get paid if they love it.

the rule we started with, and still run on

5.0

from 10 Google reviews

1

tradie per trade, per area

$0

before you see your design

AU

owned, based in Melbourne

The line up

Tom leads. Specialists back him.

You wouldn’t send one bloke out to bat, bowl and keep all day. Each job has someone who does that one thing well, and you can pick up the phone to Tom about any of it.

Tom, Founder and Account Director at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

Founder and Account Director

Tom

Tom founded 5 Star Tradie and runs every account end to end. He’s the one who picks up the phone, keeps every project moving and chases the team so you don’t have to.

Andy, CEO at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

CEO

Andy

Andy watched too many quality tradies get outranked by louder operators and helped build the standard the whole team runs on. His rule hasn’t moved: you see your homepage design before a cent changes hands.

Rosie, Web design and UX at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

Web design and UX

Rosie

Rosie sweats the details so visitors don’t have to think. Right layout, right flow, right first impression.

Libby, Local SEO lead at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

Local SEO lead

Libby

Libby plays the long game. On page, technical and local work that climbs you up Google for the searches that put real work in your calendar.

Ethan, Growth and campaign strategy at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

Growth and campaign strategy

Ethan

Ethan maps where your business sits online, spots the gaps, and builds the plan that connects every channel to more qualified enquiries.

Harry, Google Ads at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

Google Ads

Harry

Harry runs the campaigns that bring work in when you need it now. Sharp targeting, honest reporting, and he treats your ad spend like his own.

Pippa, Social media and creative at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

Social media and creative

Pippa

Pippa turns the job photos you send into a consistent feed that makes your next customer say “yeah, that’s the tradie I want.”

Antoine, Web development and hosting at 5 Star Tradie (illustration)

Web development and hosting

Antoine

Antoine is the reason your site loads fast, stays secure and doesn’t fall over at 2am. If something breaks, he’s usually on it before you notice.

the crew, cartoon style. Not a stock photo in sight.

What we stand for

The rules we won’t bend.

Honesty over hype

We’ll tell you what you need, even when it’s “not yet”.

One tradie per area

Not building for the bloke down the road too, while you’re with us.

See it before you pay

We build the real thing first. Love it, you pay.

Real people, no lock in

Month to month, and a real person answers.

Google reviews

Ten people have put their name to it.

5.0 ★★★★★
10 Google reviews
Every one of them five stars

"Our Google Business profile alone is already bringing in more leads than we can handle, and the website looks fantastic. Tom really knows his stuff. We couldn't be happier with the results."

OOliver Heneberry
Google review

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★★★★★

"Very responsive, helpful and professional. Very happy with the website he built for me. Highly recommended."

HHenry Miljus
Google review
★★★★★

"Overwhelmingly happy with the website 5 Star Tradee created for me. From the start, they were easy to deal with, listened to what I wanted, and came back with a design that looked far better than I'd imagined."

FFabian Warriner
Google review
★★★★★

"Very easy to deal with and really appreciate the assistance given! It's rare to have quality customer service these days so we were blown away. Thanks a lot boys."

AAimee Jennings
Google review
★★★★★

"I've worked with Tom on marketing for years, and it's rare to find someone who genuinely knows their stuff without the ego that often comes with it."

SShim
Google review
★★★★★

"Coming from a trade background it was hard to kickstart my business in construction. Tom and the team helped me build a strong marketing platform and delivered exactly what they promised."

HHarvey Davies
Google review
★★★★★

"They know the trade game better than anyone I have worked with. Tom made the whole process easy, kept me in the loop, and delivered the results we were after."

TTerry Lambourn
Google review
★★★★★

"Worked with Tom for a few years and couldn't recommend him enough. He understood exactly what I needed to get my sparky business set up properly online."

JJack Craythorne
Google review
★★★★★

"I'm absolutely stoked with my new website and Google Business page. The whole team did an amazing job from start to finish."

SSam Beckingham
Google review
★★★★★

"Tom and the team have gone above and beyond for us, we can't thank them enough. Tom knows anything and everything about digital marketing and our website looks amazing."

AAntoine Sabatery
Google review

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