Quoting jobs can be one of the trickiest parts of running a business. I’ve been using Jobber to send professional estimates with markups, optional line items, and follow-ups, which has helped streamline the process.
For anyone using Jobber, how do you set your pricing? Do you use markups on materials, and how do you handle follow-up quotes if a client doesn’t respond right away?”*
I think one of the biggest things I learned, is that, not everyone wants our services. Meaning, you'll find your market no matter what, so pricing should be done without comparing to everyone else thats a competitor.
We keep estimating very simple... We mark-up our labor 50% and materials 50%, then hit send.
Our labor and mark-up rates typically go up 5% each year, too. Hwbdelivery
Jobber handles follow ups which is good - I have a work flow outside of jobber using Go High level that has another follow up message series that tells them about the company, how to read quotes, etc.
For the actual quotes I use Chat GPT, which has our labor rates then tell it to make the quotes so I can copy and paste them in to jobber. I primarily do this using the voice function to minimize typing, and I can really talk through the jobs. After it spits out a price, ask it for a production schedule (if your a GC or have more complex jobs) and see if it makes sense and aligns with the pricing. One tip is to go in to your chat gpt settings and make sure to tell it it's default is to be critical of your ideas and act like a mentor that's an expert in your field. This way it's not so much a yes man.
or as my buddy always says, bid high and watch 'em buy!
Also, do you all typically price by the hour or sqft?
