Case study: JMT Wood Build, Exeter

2–3 real enquiries a week from one carpenter’s website.

49 genuine enquiries between May and September 2026, with spam and tests removed. 13 in September alone, nearly double May.

Four real enquiry notifications from JMT Wood Build's website, May to September 2026
Real enquiry notificationsFrom jmtwoodbuild.co.uk. Names and addresses removed.
  • 2–3real enquiries a week49 genuine enquiries, May to September 2026
  • 13enquiries in September alone, nearly double May
  • Almost halfcame in evenings and weekends
  • Top 3on Google for “builder Exeter”

A family-run builder with a phone that never stops.

JMT Wood Build are carpenters and builders in Exeter and East Devon. Jody and the team do extensions, kitchens, lofts and renovations, and they’re often on site, not at a desk. That’s exactly when a new enquiry lands.

JMT Wood Build's old website next to the new one, which has the phone number and a quote form on the first screen
Before and afterBefore: jmtwoodbuild.co.uk on 1 May 2026, the day the new site went live. After: the live site, October 2026.

Same builder. New website.

Before: a photo and a “Find out more” button. After: the phone number and a quote form, right on the first screen.

The first enquiry arrived within 3 days of the new site going live.

Bar chart of JMT Wood Build website enquiries: 7 in May, 12 in June, 16 in July
May to JulyGenuine website enquiries. Spam and tests removed.

Enquiries more than doubled in 3 months.

7 in May. 12 in June. 16 in July. And 13 in September.

Source: JMT’s enquiry alert log and form records. Spam and tests removed.

What homeowners asked JMT for: 15 extensions, 14 kitchens, 10 knock-throughs, 8 roofs, 7 bathrooms, 6 renovations, 5 loft conversions
What people ask forFrom 49 genuine enquiries. Some asked for more than one job, so the tiles add up to more than 49.

Not small jobs.

15 extensions, 14 kitchens, 10 knock-throughs, 8 roofs, 7 bathrooms, 6 renovations and 5 loft conversions.

Almost half of the enquiries came in evenings and weekends, when nobody is at a desk.

A text message sent to a homeowner one second after they sent JMT Wood Build's quote form, at 21:56 on a weeknight
The replyReal wording. Customer name changed.

A text back in under a second.

All 46 genuine enquiries with a mobile number got this text within 1 second. The other 3 of the 49 gave landlines or non-UK numbers.

This one was sent at 21:56 on a weeknight. The homeowner knew they’d been heard, and the text tells them Jody will reply within one working day.

How the follow-up works →
Google search for builder Exeter with JMT Wood Build in the top three, 5.0 stars from 78 Google reviews
Found on GoogleGoogle search, October 2026, from Exeter. Other businesses blurred. Totals from Google Search Console, Jul–Sep 2026.

Top 3 on Google for “builder Exeter”.

JMT is the most-reviewed of the three: 5.0 stars from 78 Google reviews.

About 27,000 Google appearances in 3 months, 1,033 of them for “builders exeter”.

The five things we set up.

A website that gets the enquiry

The phone number and a quote form, right on the first screen.

Missed calls texted back

A missed call gets a text back within a minute.

Instant reply and follow-up

A text within a second of the form, a nudge if they go quiet, and quote chasers on day 3 and day 7.

Google review requests

Once a job is marked done, the customer is asked for a Google review.

One app for enquiries

Every enquiry, call and customer text in one place on the phone, with push notifications.

What this doesn’t say

We’re not claiming how much work JMT won or what it was worth. These are enquiries, not jobs, and they come from the website only. One client, real numbers.

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  • No contract
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