--- title: "Website for architects: how to fill the months without big projects with permits, plans and certificates" description: "Website for architects: win permits, plans, valuations and energy certificates with a clear site that explains services and prices, even in slow months." date: "2026-09-24" category: "Examples by sector" keywords: "website for architects, architect website, architect services, business permit, energy performance certificate, architect for renovations" portada: "/portadas/portada-web-para-arquitectos-encargos-pequenos.webp" --- A neighbourhood bar wants to open its terrace before the good weather and needs a business permit. A family inherits an apartment and needs the energy performance certificate to be able to sell it. Another couple wants to open up the kitchen to the living room and needs plans and a minor works project. All three do the same thing at night: they search Google for "architect for..." followed by their problem, and contact the first one who explains what they do, how much it costs and how the paperwork is requested. Not the one with the prettiest studio. Meanwhile, your practice is waiting for the big project: the whole house, the entire building, the renovation of the commercial space. Those projects are the ones that make your name, but they take months to appear, months to be decided and months to be executed. And in between, the bank account knows nothing about calendars. ## Small jobs are the salary of the months without big projects Almost every architecture practice lives on two different rhythms. The rhythm of the big projects, which are few, long and highly visible. And the rhythm of the trickle: business permits, minor works permits, plans and measurements, energy performance certificates, valuations, habitability reports, site supervision of small renovations. Jobs of a few weeks, with a fixed price and a quick decision. The problem is that this trickle almost never shows up on your website. If your page only talks about "projects" and "the studio's philosophy", the person who needs an urgent certificate to sell their apartment doesn't understand that you do that too, and they go to the competitor who does say so on the first screen. These jobs have a huge advantage: the people looking for them don't compare for months. A business that needs the permit in order to open next week decides in days, sometimes in hours. But it decides in favour of whoever answers first and most clearly. ## What someone who needs a small job is looking for - **That you do exactly that**: if they search for "energy performance certificate", they want to read on the homepage that you do it and in which area, not download a PDF of a 2019 building project. - **A guiding price**: permits and certificates are jobs with fairly fixed prices. An "from X euros" or an honest range stops half of the people from never calling you out of fear of a surprise. - **A realistic timeframe**: how long the paperwork takes, in how many days you'll have the document, and which part depends on the town hall. - **Knowing what they have to provide**: which documents they need to hand over, whether they have to go to the registry, whether you handle submitting everything. The less paperwork they see, the better. - **Your working area**: the name of your city and the surrounding towns. Small jobs almost never cross provinces. - **Who signs**: licence number and name in plain sight. For paperwork with legal validity, it's the first thing they look at. - **How to request it**: a short form or a phone number. No "send us an email and we'll see". This client compares two or three websites and calls the one that answers their questions before they even ask them. If your website answers them, the call arrives with the job almost closed. ## The sections that turn a search into a job - **One page per service**, not a generic list: "Business permit", "Energy performance certificate", "Minor works project", "Valuations and reports". Each one with what it includes, who it's for, timeframe and guiding price. - **The process in three or four steps**: what I need from you, how long it takes, what you receive. It removes the fear of the unknown, which is what stops the call. - **Working area with real names**: city, district, towns where you work. It's gold for Google and for the client. - **Everyday portfolio**: alongside the big projects, photos and a line of small completed jobs. They show that you also live off this. - **Team and professional licence**: who signs, licence number, years of experience. Legal paperwork is entrusted to a person, not to a logo. - **Real FAQs**: do I need plans for the permit?, do you deal with the town hall?, is the certificate valid for the sale?, do you certify projects drawn up by others? - **A short form** with a free-text field: "tell me what you need". And real response hours. - **A well-kept Google Business Profile**, with the studio's address, photos and reviews. Small jobs are pure local search. ## Before and after: from waiting for the big project to getting paid every week Before: the website is a showcase of renders; small jobs only arrive if someone knows you; every enquiry asks the same questions over the phone; August, September and January become long months; and the practice depends on the big project coming through to balance the year. After: each service has its own page and Google starts showing it for specific searches in your city; an email arrives saying "I need a permit for premises in [neighbourhood], how much and when?"; you reply with a fixed price and timeframe; and while the big project is being decided, the trickle pays the practice's bills. ## Mistakes we see on architecture practice websites - **An image website, not a services website**: beautiful, minimalist and silent. It doesn't say what you sell, so it doesn't sell. - **No price and no "from"**: for small jobs, price is part of the search. If it isn't there, the client asks someone else. - **Not naming the city or the area**: impossible to rank for, and it lets clients outside your area slip through. - **A portfolio of renders and competitions only**: it impresses other architects, not the person who needs a certificate by Tuesday. - **Hiding the professional licence**: in legal paperwork, doubt kills the sale. - **A long form or just a generic email**: every extra click loses half of the people in a hurry. - **Forgetting the Google listing**: 80% of these jobs start with a "near me" search. ## What Google looks at when someone searches for you Google wants to answer "architect for business permit in [your city]", "energy performance certificate price" or "renovation project apartment [your city]" well. To do that it combines your Google listing, your reviews and, above all, pages on your site that explain each service clearly. If the topic interests you, the blog has an article about [website for architecture studios](/blog/en/web-para-estudios-de-arquitectura) with the general view, and another about [how much a business website costs](/blog/en/cuanto-cuesta-una-pagina-web-para-negocio) in case you're thinking of ordering one. ## The website that works while you decide on the next project There's no need to give up big projects: they are the engine and the prestige of the practice. But a website that explains permits, certificates and plans with prices and timeframes turns the waiting months into a trickle of jobs that covers the payroll, and along the way fills your portfolio with satisfied clients who will recommend the big project. And there's no need to spend a lot or wait months: you can have your website with pages per service, guiding prices and direct contact within a few days. If you're an architect, [request a free design proposal](/solicita-web/en): you design your website live with AI and I build it once you approve the design. No lock-in, no jargon, and the price fixed before starting. Are you going to keep waiting for the phone to ring with the big project, or are you going to let your website bring you the jobs that keep the practice going every week?