Yell Alternatives UK: Better Options for Your Business Website
Comparing Yell Business websites with modern alternatives. Spoiler: you can get more for less.
By LMAW Team
Why businesses are leaving Yell
Yell (formerly Yellow Pages) has been a household name for decades. But their website product hasn't kept up with the times. Here's what we hear from businesses who've switched away:
- **You can't edit your own site.** Want to change your opening hours? Call Yell and wait.
- **You don't own your content.** Cancel and everything disappears.
- **The sites are slow.** Typical PageSpeed scores of 30-50 out of 100.
- **12-month contracts.** No flexibility.
- **Prices from £30-100+/month** for a basic template site.
What are the alternatives?
Let's Make A Website Starting at £20/month, LMAW builds your website for you, syncs with Google Business Profile, and includes a custom domain and email. No contracts. You own your content.
Squarespace / Wix DIY website builders from £13-40/month. You build it yourself using templates. Good if you have the time and design skills, but most tradespeople and small business owners don't.
Hiring a web designer One-off cost of £500-3,000+. You get a custom design but you're responsible for hosting, updates, security, and making sure it stays online.
The best option depends on your needs
If you want someone to handle everything — building the site, managing the domain, setting up email, syncing your Google listing — and you don't want to be locked into a long contract, a managed service like LMAW is the way to go.