Quote Faster, Price Smarter, and Look More Professional
PricedQuote is built for the reality of trade work — jobs with multiple phases, mixed cost types, and clients who make decisions based on how professional your proposal looks. Get costing right from the start and send proposals that win.
Common Quoting Problems in Trade Businesses
Most trade businesses are losing money on jobs they should be winning — and winning jobs they should be walking away from. It comes down to quoting without real cost clarity.
Underpricing Because Costs Aren't Fully Captured
Materials are estimated, labour is guessed, subcontractors are forgotten until the invoice arrives. By the time the job is done, the margin has evaporated — or worse, you've worked at a loss.
Quotes That Look Unprofessional or Confusing
A rough email with a single lump-sum figure doesn't inspire confidence. Clients compare you to competitors who send polished proposals — and often pick the one that looks more credible, not necessarily the cheapest.
Rebuilding the Same Quote From Scratch Every Time
Every similar job — another bathroom, another extension, another rewire — takes the same 2–3 hours to quote from zero. Without templates and reusable setups, you're doing the same admin over and over.
Scope Creep and Unprotected Margins
When a quote doesn't clearly define what's included — and excluded — clients assume everything is. Phase-based quotes with clear scope statements protect you legally and commercially when clients ask for more.
Sending Quotes That Just Go Silent
You put the time in, send it off, and hear nothing. Without a system to track and follow up, opportunities decay. Most trade businesses have thousands in potential work sitting in unanswered quotes.
Losing to Cheaper Quotes on Value, Not Price
Clients don't just buy price — they buy confidence. When a competitor's proposal explains their process, credentials, and guarantee, and yours doesn't, you lose work you should be winning on quality alone.
How PricedQuote Solves Them
Every feature in PricedQuote maps directly to a real problem trade businesses face every time they quote for work.
Capture Every Cost Before You Quote
Log labour hours at your rates, materials by quantity and unit price, subcontractor costs, plant hire, and individual expenses — per phase. The engine shows your total cost and recommended sell price before you commit to a number.
View Costing Engine →Phase-Based Quotes That Protect Your Scope
Structure your quote by phase with clear inclusions and exclusions. Clients see phase totals, not your cost workings. Optional extras let clients choose add-ons without renegotiating the whole job.
View Quote Builder →Stop Rebuilding Quotes From Scratch
Start from a trades playbook — pre-built cost structures for extensions, fit-outs, rewires, and more. Save your own templates from completed jobs. A new quote takes minutes, not hours.
Explore Playbooks →Win on Value, Not Just Price
Add your process overview, team credentials, guarantee statements, and past project evidence directly into your proposal. Give clients the confidence to choose you — before they even ask for references.
See Conversion Content →Send Proposals That Look the Part
Generate complete, branded proposal packs — cover page, phased breakdown, conversion content, and terms — as a professional PDF. Stand out from the competition before the client even reads the price.
View Output Features →Follow Up and Never Lose a Job to Silence
Track every sent quote — see what's pending, what needs chasing, and what's been accepted. Set follow-up reminders and know your total pipeline value at a glance. No more quotes disappearing into inboxes.
View Pipeline →Recommended Setup for Contractors
The fastest way to get quoting properly in PricedQuote is to follow a proven setup path. Here's what we recommend for most trade businesses:
Choose a Trades Playbook
Pick the playbook that matches your most common job type — extension, refurbishment, fit-out, or service work. Your phase structure and cost categories are pre-configured. Customise to match your specific workflow.
Set Up Your Labour Rates & Materials Library
Add your standard operative rates, day rates, and any recurring materials you use. Save them as a reusable library — they'll be available to pull into every future quote without re-entering.
Add Your Conversion Content Once
Write your process overview, experience statement, and guarantee. Do it once, and it attaches to every proposal automatically. You'll never need to rewrite it — just send it.
Quote the Job, Export, and Follow Up
Enter your job costs, set your margin, export the PDF proposal pack, send it to the client, and track the response in your pipeline. A complete, professional process — every time.
The Difference a Professional Proposal Makes
The same job, the same price — but a very different impression depending on how it's presented.