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You’ve done the hard part; you’ve got the call and been asked round to give a tradesman’s quote. But now you’ve got to make a good impression when you go round to size up the job. After years in the business, this still doesn’t get any easier but I’ve developed a crucial 10 point list that […]

Why should I follow up my plumbers’ quote? It might feel as though you’re ‘badgering’ your potential customer, but in reality a well timed and well thought out follow up can help you do exactly what you need it to do – win you more work. How? It helps build trust with your potential customer: […]

Here’s some of the improvements we’ve made to YourTradebase over the last couple of weeks… Most of these have been suggestions from tradespeople who are YourTradebase users. If you have a suggestion, just click the ‘Help’ tab within YourTradebase and send us a message. Paperwork colours and customisation You can now choose from a range […]

We’ve put together a real quick video showing you how to use YourTradebase to manage and keep on top of your customer quotes.   Want to see something explained with a video in YourTradebase? Drop us an email and let us know: helpdesk@yourtradebase.com.

Can it really be done? Invoices, quotes, and estimates all done in no time at all? Yes, and we’ve some daily tasks to help you on your way. Now I know we can hear a groan of “every day?!”, but yes a little bit every day goes a long way – especially when it comes […]

Video, tours and tutorials from YourTradebase Watch our video on creating quotes and estimates with YourTradebase See all our videos at www.yourtradebase.com/videos/

We’ve put together a 3-minute tour of YourTradebase to demonstrate how quickly and easily tradespeople can create and manage their quotes, estimates and invoices. But you don’t want to hear us talk about it… watch it for yourself below or check out the YourTradebase tour page.

So imagine this: two professional painters both with 3 invoices, 4 quotes and 3 estimates to create. Painter A has read our new guide to cutting your paperwork in half, and Painter B carries on as usual with his routine for doing paperwork. Painter B’s evening: 5:30pm: Painter B has spent half an hour rifling through […]

Carmel Hoynes – we salute you! Carmel helps plasterer Iain Otton complete his customer paperwork each and every week – spending around 6 hours a week on Iain’s paperwork. Well Carmel, we’re sending you flowers and chocolates from Iain, to say ‘Thanks’! Here’s what Iain has to say about Carmel’s help: “Carmel organises my work contracts […]