Who is One Base Media? The Essex agency built only for trades since 2012
One Base Media is a trades-only marketing agency based in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, trading since 2012. It sells websites, SEO, Google Ads and exclusive lead generation across fifteen or so trades, claims more than 1,000 clients, and backs that with one of the larger case study libraries in the sector. This profile covers what it offers, who it suits and how to check it out.
A quick history
Founded in 2012, One Base Media predates most of the trades-marketing specialists that appeared after 2020. It operates from Leigh-on-Sea on the Essex coast and describes itself as working with local trades businesses across the UK.
The company's own figure is that it has helped over 1,000 trades businesses. We cannot verify the number independently, but the breadth of its published client results suggests a client base considerably larger than most firms in our agency rankings for trades marketing.
Services, in plain terms
The free educational content is more significant than it looks. One Base Media publishes a steady stream of material explaining how trades marketing works, which lets you judge the firm's thinking before you speak to anyone. Few competitors do this.
Note what is not on the list. There is no AI receptionist, no standalone review automation product and no CRM of its own. If you want those layers you would add them separately, and our guides to review automation tools for tradesmen and missed-call text back providers cover the options.
| Service | What it means for a trade business |
|---|---|
| Web design | A site built to take enquiries, typically with service and area pages |
| SEO | Ongoing work to rank the site in organic and map results |
| Google Ads / PPC | Managed paid search, usually the fastest route to enquiries |
| Lead generation | Exclusive job leads, not shared with other firms |
| Branding | Logos, van livery and visual identity |
| Free content | YouTube, a podcast and a blog aimed at tradespeople |
Trades covered
The list is long: roofers, landscapers, driveway contractors, plumbers, heating engineers and boiler installers, drainage contractors, building contractors, loft conversion firms, solar installers, electricians, double glazing companies, plasterers, joiners, tree surgeons, and bathroom and kitchen fitters.
That is wider coverage than any other agency in our database. The practical benefit is that the firm has probably run campaigns in your trade before and has a reference point for what a sensible cost per enquiry looks like. The practical risk is that a wide agency can be less sharp on any one trade than a specialist.
Evidence on the site
One Base Media publishes a large library of client results covering roofing, driveways and landscaping, garden rooms, plumbing and drainage, loft conversions, shutters and blinds, scaffolding, heat pumps and windows. It also highlights industry awards and Google Partner status.
Case studies written by an agency are marketing, not audit. But a large library across many trades is harder to cherry-pick than two or three flagship results, and it gives you named firms you can look up and, if you are thorough, phone.
How it charges
The model is one monthly payment with no contracts. Specific prices sit on a separate pricing page rather than the homepage, so we have not reproduced them here. Expect the monthly figure to vary with the mix of services and, for Google Ads, with the ad budget on top.
No-contract terms are worth confirming in writing, including what happens to the website and any ad account if you leave.
Who it suits
One Base Media is a reasonable default for a trade business that wants the conventional three-part package, website plus SEO plus Google Ads, from a firm with a long record in the sector. Its breadth and longevity make it a useful benchmark even if you end up choosing someone else.
It is less obviously the choice for a sole trader on a very tight budget, or for a business whose main problem is handling enquiries rather than generating them. For that second group, the automation-first firms are a better starting point.
Frequently asked questions
Where is One Base Media based?
Leigh-on-Sea, part of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. It works with trades businesses across the UK.
Does One Base Media tie clients into contracts?
Its stated model is one monthly payment with no contracts. Confirm the terms, and asset ownership, in writing before signing.
Which trades does it have case studies for?
Roofing, driveways and landscaping, garden rooms, plumbing and drainage, loft conversions, shutters and blinds, scaffolding, heat pumps and windows, among others.