Next.js 16 + Sanity v3 Starter Kit

Skip 40 hours of setup.Ship contractor sites this weekend.

A production-ready Next.js 16 + Sanity v3 starter kit pre-wired with local SEO, lead-capture forms, and 8 contractor-grade schemas. Built for freelancers and agencies who sell HVAC, plumbing, and electrical websites — and want to keep 100% of the profit.

One-time payment. Lifetime updates. Use on unlimited client projects.

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  • Instant GitHub Access
  • Lifetime Updates
  • Unlimited Client Projects
  • Polar Secure Checkout

Built on the modern web stack trusted by industry leaders

Next.js 16
Sanity v3
Tailwind CSS
Shadcn/ui
Vercel
Polar.sh

The Problem

Boilerplate is killing your agency's profit margin.

You want to scale your web agency for trades and contractors. Instead, every new client starts the same way — 40 hours of unbillable setup before you write a single line of feature code. Your weekends vanish. Your hourly rate plummets. The next plumber on your list is still waiting.

Without the Starter Kit

The 40-hour boilerplate slog

  • Configure Sanity Studio schemas from scratch for every contractor
  • Hand-write GROQ queries and wire them into Next.js cache logic
  • Build LocalBusiness JSON-LD by hand for every service area
  • Wire SendGrid, validation, and spam protection — then debug it
  • Hand contractors a CMS they refuse to learn — get tickets weekly
  • Patch a Tailwind config and rebuild responsive nav for the 50th time

With the Starter Kit

Live by Sunday afternoon

  • 8 trades-tested schemas: services, locations, before/after, reviews
  • Pre-tuned GROQ queries with App Router + Turbopack caching
  • Automated Schema.org LocalBusiness across every page and city
  • Production lead-capture form with CRM-lite dashboard in Sanity
  • Sanity Presentation: contractors click directly on text to edit
  • Shadcn/ui components and a contractor-grade design system, ready to brand

The Math

Your hourly rate vs. the kit price.

Most freelance Next.js developers bill $100/hr or more. Here's what setting up a single contractor website actually costs in time you can't bill — before you write a single feature.

Setup taskHours
  • Configure Sanity Studio + 8 trade-specific schemas6 hrs
  • Wire Next.js 16 App Router + GROQ data fetching4 hrs
  • Build LocalBusiness + Service JSON-LD generation3 hrs
  • Set up lead-capture form, email handoff, spam protection4 hrs
  • Build responsive navigation, footer, and service pages8 hrs
  • Design before/after gallery + review carousel5 hrs
  • Configure Vercel deploy, env vars, webhook revalidation3 hrs
  • Localize SEO across multiple service-area pages5 hrs
  • QA, Lighthouse pass, mobile testing, polish4 hrs

Total hours

42

At $100/hr

$4,200

This kit

$249

Pays for itself before lunch on your first client. Every site after is pure margin.

What's Inside

Everything a contractor website actually needs. Nothing you'll have to rip out.

Built from running a real agency that ships sites for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors. Every feature exists because a contractor asked for it — or a client refused to use the CMS until we added it.

8 Trade-Specific Sanity Schemas

Services, Locations, Before/After Gallery, Reviews, Project Gallery, FAQ, Team, and Testimonials — pre-modeled for contractor businesses.So you hand contractors a pristine dashboard on day one — instead of explaining what a 'reference field' is.

Next.js 16 App Router + Turbopack

Built on the latest App Router with Turbopack caching, server components, and on-demand revalidation triggered by Sanity webhooks.So pages stay instantly fast even after contractors add 200 service-area pages over the next year.

Automated Schema.org LocalBusiness

JSON-LD generation pulls directly from Sanity content — LocalBusiness, Service, Review, FAQ, and BreadcrumbList — across every page.So you can sell SEO retainers backed by structured data Google actually rewards in the local pack.

CRM-Lite Lead Capture

Production lead form with spam protection, email notifications, and a leads dashboard inside Sanity Studio.So contractors track inbound leads in the same tool they edit content with — no Salesforce subscription required.

Sanity Presentation (Click-to-Edit)

Live visual editing with side-by-side preview — contractors click on the headline they want to change and edit it inline.So you stop fielding 'how do I change this' tickets six months after launch.

Tailwind CSS + Shadcn/ui

Standard Tailwind utility classes and Shadcn/ui primitives — no custom CSS architecture to unravel.So any developer on your team can ship a custom variant in an hour, not a sprint.

Localized Service-Area Pages

Programmatic service-area page generation pulling from a Locations schema — Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, scaling to 50+ cities.So you can charge contractors $5k+ for the local SEO play that actually drives their map-pack rankings.

1-Click Vercel Deploy

Pre-configured environment variables, Sanity webhook revalidation, and a "Deploy to Vercel" button in the README.So a new contractor site goes from cloned repo to production URL in under five minutes.

PageSpeed-Tuned Out of the Box

Image optimization, font loading, prefetching, and Core Web Vitals tuned across every template page — 99 desktop, 90+ mobile on the live demo.So you walk into the next contractor pitch with green Lighthouse bars instead of empty promises.

See it in action

Click the headline. Edit the headline. Done.

Watch the Sanity Presentation tool let a contractor edit live website copy without ever opening a CMS dashboard. This is what you'll be handing your clients.

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Performance Receipts

Real PageSpeed scores. Real receipts.

Performance isn't a feature here — it's the foundation. These are the actual PageSpeed Insights numbers from a deployed demo site running this kit. Sell SEO retainers backed by green Core Web Vitals from day one — not promises.

Mobile

90

Performance

96

Accessibility

100

Best Practices

100

SEO

Desktop

99

Performance

96

Accessibility

100

Best Practices

100

SEO

FCP

0.3s

Good

LCP

0.8s

Good

CLS

0

Good

PageSpeed Insights mobile report — Performance 90, Accessibility 96, Best Practices 100, SEO 100
Mobile · PageSpeed Insights
PageSpeed Insights desktop report — Performance 99, Accessibility 96, Best Practices 100, SEO 100
Desktop · PageSpeed Insights

Honest Fit Check

Is this right for you?

This kit is built for developers, freelancers, and agencies who build websites for trades and contractor businesses — electricians, plumbers, HVAC companies, roofers, and similar. If you have clients in that space and want to stop rebuilding the same foundation from scratch, this is your starting point. If you're a business owner looking for someone to build your site, this isn't the right fit — but a developer who picks this up could have your site live by the weekend.

Pricing

One-time payment. Lifetime updates.

Buy once. Use it on unlimited client projects forever — every time you start a new site, just clone the template from your GitHub repo. No subscription, no recurring charge, no per-seat tax. Instant access on purchase, and the same lifetime update feed our agency runs on.

Trades Starter Kit

Everything you need to ship contractor sites in a weekend.

$249

One-time payment

  • Full Next.js 16 + Sanity v3 codebase
  • All 8 contractor schemas + lead-capture CRM
  • UNLIMITED commercial client projects
  • Lifetime updates (every release, forever)
  • Instant GitHub access on purchase
  • Setup PDF (step-by-step deploy + customization walkthrough)
  • Claude Code skill for assisted kit setup
Get Instant Access — $249

All sales final. You receive the source code immediately on purchase, which is why we cannot offer refunds. Use the “Preview the Setup Guide” button above before buying so you know exactly what you're getting.

Questions

Everything a developer asks before clicking buy.

Can I use this on unlimited client projects?

Yes. One license covers unlimited commercial client projects forever — plus unlimited personal and demo builds. Buy once, use it on every contractor site you ship from now on.

Do I need to be a Sanity expert to use this?

No. Schemas, queries, and the Studio are pre-configured. If you can read JavaScript and follow a README, you can deploy this. Basic React and Next.js knowledge are required — we don't teach the framework, we hand you a production-ready scaffold built on it.

Is this a subscription?

No. The kit is a one-time $249 payment. You own the code forever. Lifetime updates are included at no additional cost — every Next.js, Sanity, and Tailwind upgrade we ship lands in the same private repository you already have access to.

What's the refund policy?

All sales are final. You receive the source code immediately on purchase, which is why we cannot offer refunds. Use the Preview the Setup Guide button on the pricing card before buying so you know exactly what you're getting — you can read the full deploy walkthrough end to end before you ever click checkout.

Will I get locked into Sanity or Vercel?

No. The architecture is open. Swap Sanity for Markdown, Contentful, or Strapi by swapping the data layer. Deploy to Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, AWS Amplify, or self-host on a VPS. The starter ships configured for Sanity and Vercel because that's the fastest path to production — not because you are stuck there.

What's actually inside the repository?

A Next.js 16 App Router monorepo with the Sanity Studio embedded at /studio. 8 pre-built schemas, 12+ Tailwind + Shadcn UI components, automated LocalBusiness JSON-LD, a lead-capture form wired to a Sanity CRM-lite dashboard, and a comprehensive README with deployment steps.

How often do you ship updates?

We push updates whenever Next.js, Sanity, or Tailwind ships a major release — typically every 4 to 8 weeks. Security patches go out within 48 hours. Every license includes lifetime updates with no expiration — once you own the kit, you keep getting new releases forever.

How do I get support?

The kit is built to be self-serve. The setup PDF walks through deploy and customization step-by-step, and the included Claude Code skill assists you through common configuration tasks. For genuine edge cases not covered by either, reach out and we'll help where we can.

Ready to ship?

Stop building from scratch.Start invoicing clients.

Instant GitHub access. One-click Vercel deploy. Your next client site goes live this weekend — and the one after that takes an afternoon.

Get Instant Access — $249

Instant GitHub access · Lifetime updates · Unlimited client projects