Get Extras Signed With Electrician Business Software
Small time-and-materials (T&M) jobs end in surprise bills. Unsigned extras go in free. Procured sends flat quotes from your phone and gets changes signed first.
What Goes Wrong, From Panel Swaps to Rough-In
Six problems electricians name. Top of the list is work you did and never billed.
Written and Signed Before It's Wired
Mid-remodel, the GC (general contractor) asks for 6 more can lights. Send them as their own quote with the marked-up plan. Wire them after the GC accepts, so the extra isn't free.
- Send each extra as a separate quote → a written yes before you wire
- Attach a photo of the marked-up plan → everyone sees the change
- Attach a deposit to the change quote → less to chase later
- Take the GC's change requests by link → no arguing on site
- Check job history → show the date the GC said yes
- Add the GC's project manager to the client profile → approvals reach them
Get Paid Before You Call for Final
The customer says they'll pay once everything passes inspection. Take a deposit when they accept instead. Then invoice the day you trim out, before the inspector's truck pulls up.
- Take a deposit on a service upgrade → it pays for the meter base
- Invoice right after trim-out → the bill lands before inspection day
- Write 'balance due at trim' into the quote terms → no holdback surprise
- Send panel-swap customers the invoice link → no check to chase
- Record cash or Zelle at the door → it counts toward what's owed
- Scan unpaid invoices → call the slow payer this week
Flat Quotes Instead of T&M Surprises
A $1,000 estimate turned into a $3,000 bill, and the customer never saw it coming. Quote the garage GFCI (ground-fault outlet) circuit at a flat price from the driveway instead. They accept before you open the panel.
- Save flat prices for circuits, GFCIs and fixtures → no math in the driveway
- Quote a 50-amp EV charger circuit on site → the price is set
- List the diagnostic fee on the quote → they know it before you start
- Offer hardwired or plug-in charger options → the customer chooses
- Quote a remodel by the opening count → the scope sits in writing
- Save a panel-upgrade template → 200-amp jobs start half built
- See when they open the quote → call before they shop around
See Profit on Each Panel Swap and Rough-In
You billed $1,800. After parts runs, your helper's hours and wire off the van, did you clear $900 or $200? Log time, materials and receipts on each job, and the answer is there.
- Clock in at the house → your helper's hours stay on the job
- Log wire, breakers and devices used → see what each job ate
- Submit the supply-house receipt as an expense → Procured does the math
- Approve your helper's timesheet Friday → paid hours match job hours
- Open your business reports → see which job types pay
- Send paid invoices to your accounting app → no typing them twice
Rough-In, Inspection and Trim on One Calendar
A service change hangs on 3 parties. The power company cuts power in the morning, you swap the panel, and the inspector comes after lunch. Keep every time and visit on the one job.
- Keep rough-in and trim as 2 visits on one job → one record
- Note the power company's disconnect time → the day runs in order
- Drag trim-out when drywall runs late → the week reshuffles
- Put a job On Hold for the utility → it drops off today's list
- Filter the calendar by status → see which jobs wait on inspection
- Say 'move Nguyen's trim-out to Friday' → tap to confirm
Catch New Calls Without Leaving the Panel
The phone rings while you're up a ladder, and the schedule book is in the truck. Your site's request form collects the address and what's wrong. It's waiting for you at lunch.
- Add a request form to your website → calls turn into written requests
- Ask for a panel photo → spot an old fuse box before you go
- Decline a request outside your area → the list stays clean
- Turn a request into a quote → price the job from the photo
- Keep each customer's past jobs on their profile → know their panel first
- Check new requests at lunch → call back the same day
Try It Free for 14 Days
Use electrician business software free for 14 days and start booking jobs and sending invoices from day one.
What a Small Electrical Shop Pays
Plain numbers for a small electrical shop, plus who picks up the phone.
Which Electrical Shops Procured Fits
Procured is for home and light commercial shops with 1-15 people. Shops that bid big commercial jobs off plans need estimating and pay-app tools.
| Procured Is For | Procured Is Not For |
|---|---|
| You're a 1- or 2-person shop doing service calls | You want permits and inspections requested from the app |
| Small jobs keep turning into T&M arguments | Your bids start with takeoffs counted from blueprints |
| GCs call you for remodels and new-home wiring | Commercial GCs pay you only through formal pay applications |
| You've been stiffed on a verbal extra before | You need load calculations built in |
| You honestly don't know which jobs made money last year | You need job costing by cost code and WIP (work in progress) reports |
| Your invoice is a Word template from years ago | Public school jobs make you file weekly certified payroll |
| You work rural jobs where signal comes and goes | You need truck stock tracked across several vans |
What Is Electrician Business Software?
Electrician business software runs the office side of an electrical shop: quotes, the job calendar, job records and bills. In a small shop, it replaces the schedule book, the Word invoice and the shoebox of supply-house receipts. Procured covers that office work. Permits, load calcs and commercial pay apps stay with other tools.
Common Questions
Do I have to show my markup on parts?
How do I handle a diagnostic fee I waive if they hire me?
How do I give a GC a budget number without it becoming my bid?
Do customers need an app to accept a quote or pay?
Does the app work at a rural job with no signal?
Will it call the utility or the inspector for a service upgrade?
Is there electrician contractor software that handles commercial jobs?
Is electrician business software worth it for a one-person shop?
What's the best software for electrical contractors with 1 or 2 people?
What's the easiest way to see if it fits my shop?
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