Free estimates jobs

Hi Guys

I just wondering how do you offer your free estimates. You know for estimates you need to travel to the customers's place, take the measurement and produce a quote.

Do you left the customer with a details measurement and the price or just the average total sq feet of glass and price?

because if you left all the information this will alot of info for him to shop in others company.

what is your rule?

each window size the sq ft per window than the total of sq ft that how i do it anyway

The only thing the customer needs to know is the price and the film you are providing. Handing them measurements and square footage is just giving your competiton to be more lazy and under bid.

I have notepads with my information on them that I write my notes on then I put the price and film information on the next page and give them the notepad. I use to give complete info but they don't need to know it all.

i think that way it is cool

The only thing the customer needs to know is the price and the film you are providing. Handing them measurements and square footage is just giving your competiton to be more lazy and under bid.
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You are so correct.
When I get a call from someone wanting a estimate, I know I ask if they have the measurements or sq.footage!
So I know the compition ask's this same thing!!! Make em work for it!

Never leave mearurements or square footage. Yo will most certainly lose the job. Your competition will be able to quote over the phone, thus allowing them to cut your price due to not having to go to the locationa(IE fuel useage).

always leave the measurements and have never ever had a problem

just giving them the square footage should be ok, i doubt competition will give them a lowball offer basing it on just total sq ft

the only thing you forgot to add to the end of your statement was "yet" or "that I know of". Of the jobs you never got, how many do you think your competition quoted over the phone and stole out from under you?? Leaving measurements or square footage on your quote pretty much means your competition will get the job. If they dont have to drive out to quote, they can certainly undercut you.

i tell them a price and what film no paper work unless its a bidding job they i submit a proposal

I wouldn't trust someone else's Sq ft. total! Not homeowner, not contractor!! Besides, I decided to use Lin ft. for estimates! I leave the price and film only!!

The best advice (and this thread could be closed after) is to never leave measurements or any information that could allow your competition to bid over the phone. Leave a description of where the film wiil be applied, the film used and your price.Nothing more.

The only time that I have lost a job was because I could not get to it when they needed me to was to busy leaving the measurements and total sg ft with price has never hurt me as far a sgetting a job been doing this for 22 yrs....Everyone does things there owm way always has some smart remarks....Thats just how I do it and it has always worked FOR ME

I tell them this much for these films and this much for this film and I can do it this day.

No breakdown or anything.