Paper vs. LetMeWork
| LetMeWork | Pen & paper | |
|---|---|---|
| New request comes in | Lands in your inbox with a push alert and the customer saved | Voicemail, a text thread, a name on a napkin |
| Estimate | Priced from your price book, approved and paid on a branded page | Written that evening, mailed, chased for a week |
| Deposit | Collected the moment the estimate is approved | Asked for later, or not at all |
| Schedule | One calendar with reminders, shared with the crew | Whiteboard plus whatever you remember |
| Invoice | Billed from the truck, paid by card before you leave | Written days later, paid in 30 |
| Reviews | One-tap request after sign-off | You mean to ask and forget |
Where the money actually leaks
Missed calls
A call that goes to voicemail during a job is usually a call that hires the next shop on the list. A request form and an alert on your phone keep that lead alive.
Slow estimates
Quotes written at 9pm go out late, and late quotes lose. A price book turns an estimate into a few taps at the kitchen table — or in the driveway.
Late invoices
Every day between finishing and billing is a day the money isn't yours. Billing on site with card payment collapses that to zero.
No deposits
Fronting material on a panel upgrade or a roof is a loan you're giving out for free. A deposit tied to estimate approval fixes it without a conversation.
No reviews
The best marketing you have is a customer who just watched you do good work. Ask while you're still in the driveway.
Common worries
I'm not a computer guy — is this going to be a project?
Pick your trade, load the price-book preset, connect Stripe, share your link. Most shops are running the same afternoon and everything works from a phone.
What about the jobs already in my notebook?
Enter the customers you're actively working with and let the notebook run out. There's no big-bang migration to do.
Will my customers have to download anything?
No. They get a link — a request form, an estimate to approve, a bill to pay — that opens in any browser.
Retire the notebook for 90 days and see.
No card and no contract. Load your prices, share your link, and bill the next job from the truck.