What a machine shop website needs to do
Engineers and purchasing teams scan for equipment, materials and lead times before they email. Show your machines and capabilities clearly, explain how to send drawings and keep the quote request focused on what you need to price a job.
Procurement visitors trust specifics. List machine types, materials and the certifications you hold, say how RFQs are handled and avoid vague claims. We link to your existing drawing exchange or email rather than building a file portal.
People searching for a machine shop usually decide in seconds. Your site should answer the questions below before they have to ask.
Send an RFQ
Drawings and quantities
See capabilities
Machines and materials
Ask about certifications
What you hold
Request a call
Project overview
Timing matters. Demand follows customer budgets and quarter ends.
The pages a machine shop website needs
A machine shop site does not need dozens of pages. It needs the right few, each doing one job:
- ✓Home with an RFQ button
- ✓Capabilities — machines and materials
- ✓Industries — who you serve
- ✓Quality — certifications you hold
- ✓Gallery
- ✓RFQ form
Need a page for every service or town you cover? The larger packages give you room to grow.
Mistakes we see on machine shop websites
- ✓Vague capability copy — buyers cannot qualify you
- ✓No RFQ path
- ✓Missing certifications you hold
Getting found: SEO basics for a machine shop
- ✓Capability and town — "CNC machining in your town"
- ✓Material pages — aluminum and steel
- ✓FAQ
Cheap Cheap Websites sets up the essentials on every build, and Monthly SEO adds new pages every month when you are ready.
Sample sites that could be yours
These are real samples we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words.
What a machine shop website costs
Most machine shops fit Business Plus: $989 one-time for up to 20 pages, because they need a home page, a capabilities page, an industries page, a quality page, a gallery and an RFQ form. Websites are priced one-time, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds.
What we ask a machine shop for
We will ask for your machines, materials, certifications, industries, photos and how you want RFQs to arrive.
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
Websites for related businesses
Metal fabricators · Welders · Tooling companies · Automation integrators
