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<!--
  Sitemap for WorkPaid public marketing surfaces.

  Only the indexable marketing routes are listed - auth-gated pages and per-token
  customer surfaces are excluded (robots.txt also disallows them; this is the
  reinforcing positive signal). Update lastmod when content materially changes.

  Note: the URLs are absolute. If the live domain ever changes from workpaid.uk
  this file needs the corresponding edits.
-->
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/why-workpaid</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-21</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-21</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Customer-facing trust page. Trade links to it from quote-send flows; not in main nav.
       Priority 0.6 - useful for indexing but not a primary SEO target. -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/for-customers</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Trade-vertical landing pages. Higher priority than legal/auth pages because these
       are the SEO-targeted conversion surfaces. Same product, trade-specific framing. -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/for-plumbers</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/for-electricians</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/for-builders</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/for-decorators</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Catch-all "for every other UK trade" page. Lower priority than the four bespoke
       trade pages because the bespoke ones are the primary SEO targets; this one picks
       up long-tail queries for trades without dedicated pages. -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/for-all-trades</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Public live-status page. Not prerendered (live data only). Low priority - this is
       a trust artefact, not an SEO target. -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/status</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-11</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Free deposit guide (lead magnet). Content-marketing page targeting the "how to ask for
       a deposit" long-tail; funnels to /register. -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/for-trades/deposit-guide</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/tax-guide</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/register</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-21</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/login</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-21</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/privacy</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-21</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://workpaid.uk/terms</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-21</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

</urlset>
