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What should you include on your trades invoice?

6th May 2017

Invoicing. It’s a hassle. But no matter what trade you’re in, it has to be done… but, what should you include when creating your invoice? Here are our top tips on what you should include on your trade invoices. These are things you must include on your invoice: You must include the date for the invoice and a unique […]

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Place a job on hold

March 2017
Introducing ‘Possible’ jobs

March 2017
Get your daily reminders in your timezone

January 2017
Add an appointment end time when sending confirmations

December 2016
Display unit prices for your materials and labour rates

November 2016
Change the titles of your quotes and invoices

October 2016
Say hello to our new, faster servers

September 2016

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We’ve helped our customers win £50,000,000 worth of quotes

23rd December 2016

We’re proud and excited to announce that YourTradeBase has now helped our customers create, send and win more than £50,000,000 worth of quotations and estimates.

50,000,000. 50 million. 50 with 6 zeros. Yikes!

Estimates vs. Quotes

8th November 2016

Should you be sending quotes or working out estimates? Providing a fixed quotation for the cost of work or estimating all the costs?
Estimates vs. Quotes – what’s the difference and which should you use…?

How to Do Marketing for Service Businesses

20th June 2016

Find out how to build and optimise marketing strategy for your service business. In this guide you’ll find tips on both traditional and modern marketing.

How to Create a Business Plan for Service Business

23rd May 2016

Finding a good idea and gap in the market is just a beginning. Read this guide how to create good business plan for your service business.

Over £30,000,000 worth of quotes won with YourTradeBase

18th May 2016

YourTradeBase was built with a simple vision: To make paperwork easier for trades people. By building an easy-to-use tool to reduce admin headaches, we were sure we’d be able to help trades save time and win more work. So we’re delighted to announce a milestone that we’re all very proud of… Over £30 million worth […]