# Free tools

> 18 free tools for UK business owners: check a website, price work, win more enquiries and plan a new site.

- Source: https://nerdsharks.com/tools
- Publisher: Nerdsharks (Exeter, Devon, UK)
- Updated: 2026-09-27

## Check your website

Find out what your site is missing, what it is worth and what it should cost.

- [Website grader](https://nerdsharks.com/website-grader) - See what your website is missing, with a strict yes or no verdict and a fix for each gap. (15 seconds)
- [Website cost calculator](https://nerdsharks.com/website-cost-calculator) - Compare DIY, an agency and a monthly plan over three and five years, including your own time. (1 minute)
- [Website ROI calculator](https://nerdsharks.com/website-roi-calculator) - Work out what a website earns you back, and how many jobs it takes to pay for itself. (1 minute)
- [Is my website outdated? quiz](https://nerdsharks.com/is-my-website-outdated) - Twelve quick questions that tell you whether your site is helping or quietly costing you. (2 minutes)
- [Google SERP preview and meta tag checker](https://nerdsharks.com/serp-preview-tool) - Preview how your page looks in Google and check your title and description fit. (30 seconds)

## Win more enquiries

Work out what missed calls, weak pages and thin reviews are costing you.

- [What is a bad website costing you?](https://nerdsharks.com/bad-website-cost-calculator) - Estimate the enquiries a weak website loses you every month, in pounds. (1 minute)
- [Missed calls cost calculator](https://nerdsharks.com/missed-calls-calculator) - Put a number on the calls you miss while you are on a job. (1 minute)
- [Google reviews calculator](https://nerdsharks.com/google-reviews-calculator) - How many reviews you need to reach a rating, or overtake a competitor, and how long it will take. (30 seconds)
- [Local SEO checklist](https://nerdsharks.com/local-seo-checklist) - A tick-as-you-go checklist for showing up in Google Maps and local search. Saves your progress. (10 minutes)

## Pricing and money

Set a rate that pays, price a job properly and know what a customer is worth.

- [Hourly and day rate calculator](https://nerdsharks.com/day-rate-calculator) - The day and hourly rate you need to charge to take home what you want, after tax and costs. (2 minutes)
- [Job price and quote calculator](https://nerdsharks.com/job-price-calculator) - Price a job from labour, materials, travel and margin, with VAT if you charge it. (1 minute)
- [Customer lifetime value calculator](https://nerdsharks.com/customer-lifetime-value-calculator) - What one new customer is really worth over the years, and what you can afford to win one. (1 minute)

## Starting out

Name the business, find a domain and plan the website before you spend a penny.

- [Business name generator](https://nerdsharks.com/business-name-generator) - Name ideas for your trade and town, scored for how well they work on a van and over the phone. (30 seconds)
- [Domain name ideas and checker](https://nerdsharks.com/domain-name-generator) - Good .co.uk and .com options for your business name, scored, with a one-tap availability search. (30 seconds)
- [Website page planner](https://nerdsharks.com/website-page-planner) - Pick your type of business and get the pages and features your website needs, and why. (1 minute)

## Writing and paperwork

Brief a designer, write a privacy notice and check your words read well.

- [Website brief builder](https://nerdsharks.com/website-brief-builder) - Answer a few questions and get a clear, copyable brief to send to any web designer. (5 minutes)
- [Privacy policy and cookie notice generator](https://nerdsharks.com/privacy-policy-generator) - A plain-English privacy notice and cookie notice for a small UK business website. (3 minutes)
- [Readability checker](https://nerdsharks.com/readability-checker) - Paste your website copy and see how easy it is to read, sentence by sentence. (30 seconds)