Whats the best quoting App for my Trade?
So you have decided to bite the bullet and move away from the safety of your employer and start up your own business… it’s a bold move, but with the right tools in place, you’ll wish that you did it sooner! Starting your own business can be a great way to take control of your career and financial future.
9/10 new start-up trades worry about how they will price their jobs. it’s not the physical work that worries them, they’ve done all that before and feel comfortable managing and completing a project, but in most cases, they haven’t been involved in the pricing element until now. They have a good understanding of how much labour and materials cost, but aren’t particularly confident in knowing what they should charge their customers to secure a win. Also there is always the worry of under charging and making a loss. Its a fine line, and you don’t want to lose customers by being too expensive but equally don’t want to be making a loss.
To avoid costly mistakes, move away from excel spreadsheets and look for a pricing app. By using a trade tested pricing app you can avoid re-creating the wheel and save time and money. Here are a few pointers you should look for in a pricing app.
Tips
- User-friendly interface: The quoting app should have a simple look and feel which intuitive and easy to navigate. It should be designed to save time and help tradespeople quickly and accurately generate quotes for their customers on or off-site.
- Accurate pricing data: The quoting app should be based on up-to-date and accurate pricing data that reflects the cost of materials and labour in the trade. This ensures that the quotes generated are realistic and competitive.
- Customisable settings: The quoting App should allow tradespeople to customise settings based on their individual business needs. For example, they should be able to set their hourly rate, profit margin, the layout of their quote, along with their company logo.
- Mobile compatibility: Many tradespeople work on-site, so a good quoting App should be compatible with mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. This allows them to generate quotes and manage their business from anywhere, at any time.
- Customer support: The quoting App should offer customer support to help tradespeople troubleshoot any issues they may encounter. This can be in the form of documentation, training materials, or direct support from a customer service representative.
Kwota… Pricing made simple
A quoting app that ticks all these boxes is Kwota…pricing made simple, founded in 2017 by Sam Thomas, an electrician by trade, who has worked in the residential and construction industry for the past 13 years. He has had first-hand experience with the trade pain points, especially when it came to quoting jobs for customers, and the pressure of ensuring the accuracy of a quote. Sam decided that he needed to ditch the excel spreadsheet and create something simple to help him quote quickly and accurately.
He started out creating something for himself, but he soon realised that other trades could also benefit from his quoting App, so he teamed up with his construction peers and built a toolset fit for any trade, with many customisable features, giving the trade multiple options to give it a bespoke look and feel. He created pre-set price lists for numerous trades, meaning there was no longer the need to recreate the wheel every time a new quote was required, therefore avoiding any missed labour or materials and saving hours of administration.
Today Kwota has over 2000 users and is continually driving efficiencies for the trade. For more information sign up for FREE at www.kwota.co.uk
