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Websites for solar contractors, built for the post-NEM 3 customer who wants a battery and a local installer who will still be here in five years.

Bay Area solar changed. The customer now searches "solar and battery", asks whether it still pays, and is wary after watching national installers go bankrupt. A local C-46 wins by explaining it plainly and by being reachable.

Fouro Digital builds websites for solar contractors in San Jose and across the Bay Area, including Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Fremont and Gilroy. The site is built around the questions a homeowner actually has in 2026, is solar still worth it under NEM 3, which battery, what happens to the warranty if the installer disappears, because the national sites answer those badly and the local installers mostly do not answer them at all. I am a one-person studio in San Jose: I design, write and launch every site myself, in English and Spanish, for $2,100 fixed for the eight-page Growth build, with Google setup included. Call or text (408) 620-4106. Esta página en español.

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What your customers actually type into Google

I check this against real search results in San Jose before I write a page, because the page has to match the search or it does not show. For solar contractors the pattern is consistent:

"solar installer san jose", "solar companies near me"The main searches. They want a page with the cities, the C-46 number, years in business, and finished roofs.
"solar and battery", "home battery installation", "Powerwall installer"The search that matters now. Its own page with the batteries you install and a range.
"is solar worth it NEM 3", "solar payback california"The question. A plain page that answers it with real numbers ranks and builds trust.
"solar panel repair", "solar panel cleaning", "orphaned solar system"The customers whose installer went out of business. A page that says you service other companies' systems.
Your business name plus "reviews"The customer checking you are not the next bankruptcy. The search has to return your site, your license and your reviews.

The pages a solar contractor website needs, and why each one exists

One page per service, because each service is its own search. A single "Services" page with everything on it ranks for nothing.

HomeSolar, battery, or both, the cities, the C-46 number, years in business, finished roofs, reviews, phone.
Solar and battery installationPanels and batteries you install, a range per system size, the process, a timeline.
Is solar still worth it?The NEM 3 page. Plain math, when a battery pays, when it does not.
Service, repair and orphaned systemsRepair, monitoring, cleaning, and taking over systems from installers who closed.
EV chargers and electricalIf you do them. One page.
GalleryFinished roofs and battery installs, with the city in the caption.
Service area, reviews, license and contactThe cities you drive to, Google reviews pulled in, license and insurance stated, a form with the address and a recent bill.

Mistakes I fix on solar contractor websites

A site that still reads like 2021No mention of NEM 3 or batteries. The customer knows more than the site does.
No orphaned-system pageThousands of Bay Area homes have solar from installers that closed. A page that says you service them is free business.
C-46 number missingPermits and the utility need it, and homeowners check. Footer and home page.
A quote form that asks for a bill upload before a nameHomeowners bail. Name, phone, address, then the bill if they want.
Stock photos of panels on a roof in ArizonaA phone photo of your crew on a real San Jose roof beats it.
No years-in-business lineThe customer is afraid you will disappear. Say how long you have been here, on the home page.

The honest part about solar contractors and Google

For "solar installer" the top of the page belongs to the national companies and the lead-gen sites, and a site does not change that. What it does is rank for batteries, NEM 3, repair, orphaned systems, the cities you work and your name, where the customer wants a local installer who answers the phone and will still be here when the inverter fails.

Your license on the page: CSLB C-46

The C-46 Solar license is what the permit office and the utility check, and after several national installers went under, homeowners check the CSLB record for how long the license has been active. Homeowners check the license number on the CSLB site before they call, so it goes in the footer of every page, on the home page and on the contact page, next to the bond and insurance line. If you hold more than one classification, each one is named on the service page it covers. See every California contractor classification I build for.

Cities I build solar contractor websites for

San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Fremont, Gilroy and the rest of the Bay Area. A solar contractor working San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Fremont gets short city pages, because "solar and battery Fremont" is a separate search with a different utility rate behind it. Areas I serve. Related: websites for electrical contractors, websites for HVAC contractors, websites for roofing contractors.

What it costs for a solar contractor

Most solar contractors fit the Growth tier at $2,100, fixed. That includes Search Visibility Setup, Spanish pages, and the monthly plan starts after launch. A solar contractor with installation, batteries, service and EV chargers is an eight-page Growth build. A repair-and-service-only business is usually Starter at $1,500. A single-service solar contractor can fit Starter at $1,500.

A $525 deposit starts it and you see a preview in 24 to 48 hours. See exactly what Growth includes.

$2,100

Growth, the usual fit for solar contractors

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Or ask me first, which most people do.

Questions solar contractors ask me

Who builds websites for solar contractors in the Bay Area?

Fouro Digital, a one-person web design studio in San Jose, builds websites for solar contractors in San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Fremont, Gilroy and the rest of the Bay Area. Most solar contractors fit the $2,100 Growth build: eight pages, English and Spanish, Google Business Profile and Search Visibility Setup included. Call or text (408) 620-4106.

How much does a website for a solar contractor cost in the Bay Area?

At Fouro, $2,100 fixed for the Growth build, which is what most solar contractors need: home, solar and battery, the NEM 3 page, service and repair, EV chargers, a gallery, reviews and contact, in English and Spanish. A $525 deposit starts it and you see a preview in 24 to 48 hours. The monthly plan covers hosting, domain, email and updates, with no contract. A single-service solar contractor can fit Starter at $1,500.

Should the site talk about NEM 3 if it is complicated?

Yes, plainly. A page that says "under NEM 3 solar alone pays back in about X years and solar with a battery in about Y" is the page every homeowner is looking for and the national sites bury. You provide the numbers; I write it so a person can read it.

Can the site say I service other companies' systems?

Yes, and it should. A page for orphaned systems ranks for the searches those customers run and nobody else answers.

Do I publish system prices?

A range per size, yes. "Most 6 kW systems with a battery run $X to $Y after incentives" is the search. You set the numbers; I will not publish one you have not confirmed.

What about the lead-gen sites?

They sell your lead to four other installers. The site is the thing you own. Keep whatever sends work, and let the site catch the customer who searched your name after the lead-gen call.