Why it matters
The first tradie to send a decent quote usually gets the job. Turning quotes around same-day, instead of at the end of a long week, wins work you would otherwise lose to whoever replied faster.
Speed is not the only gain. Quotes built from a template come out consistent, which means the pricing logic you have been carrying around in your head finally gets written down. The quote you send at the end of a long Friday looks the same as the one you send fresh on a Monday morning.
How it works
- Jot or dictate the job: scope, size, materials, a rough steer on price.
- AI drafts a tidy, professional quote using your rates and template.
- You adjust the number and send. First to reply usually wins the job.
What changes day to day
You dictate the job into your phone from the driveway: what the customer wants, rough sizes, the materials you would use, anything that makes it tricky. A minute later a full quote comes back on your own template, priced from your own rates. You change what needs changing, check the total reads right, and it is gone before you have driven home.
This is for you if
- Quotes stack up and go out days later, if at all.
- You have lost jobs to whoever quoted first.
- Writing quotes eats your evenings and weekends.
Worth knowing
- The draft is only as good as the rates behind it. Load those in properly once, and revisit them when your costs move.
- Always check the number yourself. AI is good at the writing, not at judging a difficult site.
- Unusual scopes still deserve a proper sit-down quote. Use this for the bread-and-butter work.