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How it works: one job, start to finish

Create professional bids in minutes, turn them into jobs, schedule your crew, track progress, send invoices, collect payments, and see exactly where your profits stand. Here is one job, from the handshake on.

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  1. The handshake

    You are at the job. They want a price.

    The job

    Water heater replacement

    One job. One platform. From the first handshake to the final dollar.

  2. Bid it on the spot

    Add your lines on your phone and send the link before you leave.

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample

    Water heater replacement

    50 gallon gas water heater, installed$1,850.00
    Expansion tank and fittings$185.00
    Old water heater hauled away$75.00
    Total$2,257.54
    Copy customer link

  3. They sign on their phone

    Your customer picks an option and signs. No app, no account.

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample

    Water heater replacement

    GoodBetterBest
    Total$2,257.54

    Deposit due on approval: $225.75

    Approve quote

  4. The bid becomes the job

    Approved, and the job is already there. Nothing typed twice.

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample
    Approved

    Water heater replacement

    Total$2,257.54
    To schedule

    Water heater replacement

  5. Schedule your crew

    Give it a day and the people. Your customer gets the appointment by email.

    Comes with Pro and Complete

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample

    Water heater replacement

    Email the customer the appointment

  6. Track it

    On my way, arrived, complete. Photos and extra work stay with the job.

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample

    Water heater replacement

    I am on my wayI have arrivedMark complete

  7. Send the invoice

    One tap from the finished job, with the deposit already taken off.

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample
    Create invoice

    Water heater replacement

    Total$2,257.54
    Deposit already paid-$225.75
    Balance due$2,031.79

  8. Collect payment

    They pay you the way they do now. You record it, and see what is still owed.

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample

    Water heater replacement

    Deposit already paid$225.75
    Balance due$2,031.79
    Record payment

  9. See what it made

    What the job cost you, and what it left you.

    Comes with Complete

    Sample Plumbing Co.Sample

    Water heater replacement

    What it costs you$1,368.00
    What is left for you$742.00

    You keep about $35 of every $100

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