Guides
Guides for Australian builders
Everything here is about the front end: who you quote, what you charge to look at a job, and why the quotes you already send go quiet.
Paid preliminary work
- 01Charging for preliminary workHow Australian residential builders move from free quotes to paid preliminary agreements, what the successful ones actually charge, and the four things that have to be true before a homeowner says yes.
- 02How much to charge for a preliminary agreementWhat Australian builders actually charge for preliminary and feasibility work, how to set the number against your deliverables, and why the amount matters less than the structure around it.
Qualifying enquiries
- 03Free quotes vs paid preliminary agreementsA straight comparison of the two models Australian builders use, what each one actually costs, which clients each attracts, and the hybrid most builders end up running.
- 04How to qualify an enquiry before you quoteThe four things you need to know before spending a day on an estimate, how to ask them without sounding like an interrogation, and what to do with the answers.
Quote conversion
- 05How fast should you respond to an enquiry?What speed to lead actually does to your odds, why most builders lose the job before they know it exists, and how to respond in five minutes when you are on site all day.
- 06Why quotes go quietThe real reasons a homeowner stops replying after receiving a quote, why price is usually not one of them, and the follow-up pattern that recovers the ones worth recovering.
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