Signed Up for a Yell Website? What to Check Before You Switch

Signed Up for a Yell Website? What to Check Before You Switch

A steady stream of our customers came to us from Yell, and the conversations tend to start the same way: the monthly bills feel high for what the website does, making changes is harder than expected, and nobody is quite sure what they would actually keep if they left. If that sounds familiar, this guide walks through what to check before you move, and what moving to us actually involves.

Why businesses tell us they want to move

The reasons we hear most often are not dramatic. Businesses want a website they can edit themselves, a monthly cost that matches what they get, a real person to call, and the confidence that the website, the domain and the content are genuinely theirs. None of that is unreasonable. It is exactly what a small business website should come with as standard.

Five things to check before you leave any website provider

• Your contract end date and notice period. Check the paperwork before you commit to anything new, so the timings line up and you do not pay for two services longer than you need to.
• Who owns your domain name. Look up the registrant, and make sure you can get access to move it. Your domain is your address on the internet; it should be yours.
• Who owns the website content and images. If the copy and photography were produced under your contract, check what you are entitled to take with you.
• What happens to the website when you cancel. With most subscription website providers the site itself does not come with you, so plan for a rebuild rather than a transfer.
• Where your reviews and listings live. Make sure your Google Business Profile and any directory listings are in your own accounts, not tied to the old provider.

What moving to Fruitcake Media actually costs

Our pricing is public. Websites start at £39 a month on our Starter package, with hosting, SSL, daily backups, CMS access, SEO foundations and real human support all included, and an initial 12-month term. And here is the part that surprises people: if you are moving to us, we usually rebuild your website on our platform at no extra charge when you join. You end up with a fresh, fast site you can edit yourself, your domain stays in your name, and your only ongoing cost is the monthly package you chose. Put your current monthly spend next to that and do the arithmetic for your own business; for a full breakdown of how website pricing works, read our guide to how much a website costs in the UK.

How the move works

Tell us what you have and when your current arrangement ends. We rebuild the site on our platform, you approve it before anything goes live, and we manage the technical side including your domain move. The new site is structured properly for search engines from day one, and the same team that built it answers the phone afterwards. We are a family-run agency at Glasshouse, Alderley Park in Cheshire, supporting more than 450 websites across the UK, with 23 five-star reviews on Google.

If you are weighing up a move from Yell or any other subscription website provider, get in touch for an honest conversation about your options. Bring your renewal date; we will work around it.