Quote fast, follow up

Get the quote out before someone else does

The job usually goes to whoever responds first — not whoever's cheapest. But quoting is the part that's easy to put off: you're tired, it's 9pm, and the estimate sits in your head for three days. By then they've hired the company that texted them back the same afternoon.

This hub is about getting a clean quote out fast, and following up on it without feeling like you're nagging. The tools to do both are simpler — and cheaper — than you'd think.

The guides

  • How do I stop driving to quotes that were never going to buy?

    Ask three questions — price range, scope, and timeline — before you agree to drive out, so real jobs get the trip and tire-kickers sort themselves out. Bake them into a Jobber or Housecall Pro request form, or use a taped-up script and a free Google Form.

  • How do you follow up on a quote without sounding pushy?

    Send three short texts on a simple day-1/3/7 schedule that sounds like a busy pro checking in, not someone chasing money. Switch it on as an automation in Jobber or Housecall Pro, or let AI write the texts and your phone handle the timing.

New guides drop every week — next up in this hub: getting a clean same-day quote out without sitting at a desk.

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