Trades

From enquiry to invoice without retyping

A quote, a booked job and a draft invoice. The owner prices and sends.

Example workflow

How it runs

The tools it reads, what the agent does with them, what it hands over, and the person who says yes. Nothing is sent until they do.

Reads

HighLevelenquiries
Google Calendarthe job diary
Xeroinvoices

Agent

Claudereads each new enquiry
  1. drafts a quote from past jobs
  2. offers dates that fit the diary
  3. raises the invoice when done

Hands over

A quote, a booked job and a draft invoice

Approves

The owner prices and sends

Illustrations on made-up examples, not records of client work. Logos name the tools these businesses commonly use; they are their owners’ trademarks and do not mean a partnership or endorsement.

The template

Where this business starts

trades.template.yamlTemplate
departments:    quoting, jobs, scheduling, invoicing
already_uses:   a job app, a calendar, accounts
gaps:           quotes left unsent; invoices late
first_pipeline: finished jobs → invoice and chaser drafts
approves:       the office manager

Templates on made-up examples, not records of client work. Tool names are examples of what such businesses commonly use, not partners or endorsements.

Templates

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