Stop drowning in
admin. Start earning.
Every hour spent typing up a quote is an hour you’re not on the tools. CoreQuote cuts the admin so you spend more time on the work that actually pays.
The science of easy
If it’s easy, you’ll do it. If it’s hard, you won’t.
This isn’t a motivational problem. Most tradespeople intend to quote promptly — the intention is there. The barrier is friction. According to established behavioural science, reducing friction is consistently more effective at changing behaviour than increasing motivation.
“Ability matters more than motivation in designing for behaviour change. It’s much easier to move the needle on ease of use than it is to change motivation. Put your effort into removing friction from the desired action.”— BJ Fogg, Stanford University Behaviour Design Lab. Fogg Behaviour Model (B=MAP). Published 2009, revised 2019.
Applied to quoting: the motivation is already there — you need the job, you want to win it. The barrier is that quoting is tedious. It requires finding the right prices, typing them out, formatting a document, generating a PDF, and sending it — often from a computer you’re not near. CoreQuote removes every one of those friction points. When quoting takes three minutes instead of an hour, you actually do it. On the drive home, not three days later.
“Make it easy” is the third law of behaviour change. Reduce the friction associated with good behaviours. When starting a habit requires a lot of effort, the odds are that you won’t do it.”— James Clear, Atomic Habits (2018), p. 153. Published by Penguin Random House.
Where the time goes — and where we give it back
Every time-saving feature, explained
These aren’t gimmicks. Each feature was built because it removed a specific piece of friction that was stopping tradespeople from quoting promptly.
Materials, rates & products library
Saves ~30 mins per quoteBuild your pricing once — materials, labour rates, fixed-price products. Every future quote draws from the library. No more typing “15mm copper pipe — £4.20 per metre” from memory, every single time.
Customer details — scan or select
Saves 3–5 mins per jobReturning customers are already in your contacts — select and go. New customers? Point your camera at a business card or letterhead. CoreQuote reads the name, email, phone, and address automatically. No typing.
Location recognition — GPS auto-fill
Saves 2–3 mins per quoteTap “Use current location” and CoreQuote fills in the site address from your phone’s GPS. Exact street address or grid coordinates — no typing, no copy-pasting from a text message the customer sent you.
Supplier price list import
Saves 2–3 hrs per updateWhen a supplier puts their prices up, import the new price list by uploading a PDF or CSV. CoreQuote extracts the items and prices automatically. Review, approve, done. No re-entering hundreds of lines manually.
Magic Mailbox — auto-import from emails MAX
Saves hours, completely passivelyForward a supplier’s price list email to your CoreQuote Magic Mailbox address. It processes the attachment automatically and populates the review queue. You don’t even have to open a file.
One-tap invoice conversion
Saves 15–20 mins per jobJob done. Open the approved quote, tap Convert to Invoice. Every line item, customer detail, and total carries across automatically. No re-entering anything. The invoice is ready to send before you’ve left the drive.
Automatic quote reminders
Saves chasing calls & emailsCoreQuote tracks every quote you’ve sent and flags those approaching expiry. You know exactly when to follow up — and so does the customer, who receives automatic reminders. No more “I forgot to chase that one.”
Digital customer sign-off
Saves chasing & ambiguityCustomers approve digitally via a tap on any device. You’re notified instantly. No more “did you get my quote?” calls, no more verbal yes-then-ghost, no lost paperwork. The approval is timestamped and recorded.
Send by WhatsApp in one tap
Sends where customers actually readMany customers check WhatsApp before email. Tap Share via WhatsApp and the quote link goes straight to them — they view it in their browser, no app download needed. Meeting them where they are increases the chance they open it.
Full offline mode
Quote anywhere — no signal neededIn a basement, a field, or a building with no signal? CoreQuote caches everything locally. Quote as normal, then sync when you’re back online. No “I’ll have to do it when I get home.”
Bulk price adjustment
Saves hours when costs changeMaterials costs gone up 8% across the board? Select all, apply 8% increase, done. Every material in your library updates in seconds. No updating prices one by one across hundreds of items.
Quote tracking — see when they’ve opened it
Follow up at exactly the right momentCoreQuote tells you when a customer has viewed your quote. Follow up while it’s fresh in their mind, not blindly three days later. Better timing = higher conversion with less effort.
The time CoreQuote gives back — rough estimates, real patterns
Based on typical usage across trades businesses. Your time savings will vary with job volume and how fully you build your pricing library.
These are directional estimates, not guaranteed figures. The actual saving depends on job type, volume, and how completely you set up your pricing library.
The other benefit of quoting faster
Faster quotes don’t just save time — they win more jobs
An analysis of 438,000 contractor quotes found that same-day quoting is the single biggest driver of higher conversion rates. The time you save with CoreQuote isn’t just admin time — it’s competitive advantage. The quote that lands the same day the customer met you wins disproportionately.
See why faster quoting wins more work →Stop losing hours to admin
Free to start. No card required. Set up your pricing library once — quote in minutes forever.