Scope arrives as a list
Six unrelated tasks at one address. Quoting it as one number is guessing; quoting it as six is a conversation.
Handyman
Every job is a different job.
Handyman work has no standard ticket. The scheduling problem is that no two jobs take the same time, and the pricing problem is that customers want certainty you cannot always give.
What the work actually involves
The parts generic software gets wrong.
Hourly and fixed both have a place
Some work is honestly hourly. Some has to be fixed or it will not be booked. You need both without running two systems.
Small jobs die from admin
A $150 job cannot carry twenty minutes of paperwork. Speed from enquiry to invoice is the whole margin.
In ManePilot
How the workflow maps to it.
- Services that can be fixed-price or open, mixed on a single job
- Fast enquiry-to-invoice so small work stays profitable
- Customer and property history for the repeat calls that follow a good first visit
Questions
Asked by handyman businesses.
Can I mix fixed-price and hourly on one job?
Yes. Multiple services and add-ons can sit on a single job and carry through to one estimate and invoice.
Is it too heavy for small jobs?
The workflow is built so a short job can go from booking to paid without becoming an admin exercise.
Related
Close to this work.
Built for the way handyman actually runs.
Set up your services once, and the schedule, booking page and invoices all work from them.