The Seattle-based startup’s new Instant Quote solution integrates with contractor websites to provide an interactive online experience to homeowners EDEN, a pioneering startup in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, has officially announced the launch of its Instant Quote solution that improves the transparency and accuracy of purchasing residential HVAC equipment. EDEN’s Instant Read more
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The Seattle-based startup’s new Instant Quote solution integrates with contractor websites to provide an interactive online experience to homeowners
EDEN, a pioneering startup in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, has officially announced the launch of its Instant Quote solution that improves the transparency and accuracy of purchasing residential HVAC equipment.
EDEN’s Instant Quote application integrates into an HVAC contractor’s website to provide a 24/7 interactive online experience for homeowners by providing them with accurate estimates based on the contractor’s pricing. The tool also provides financing information and a detailed breakdown of federal, state, local, and utility incentives, including eligible tax credits and rebates, as well as expected utility savings.
“About 70% of purchase decisions are made before consumers even contact contractors,” said EDEN co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Josh Koplin. “With this tool, homeowners can input their home address and Instant Quote performs an instant heat load calculation to provide them with options. The homeowner selects an option, and the homeowner details are shared with the contractor in real-time. It helps to eliminate sticker shock, automatically pulls in incentives that can make high efficiency systems more affordable and provides a transparent way for the contractor to more easily make the sale.”
Instant Quote is highly customizable, allowing HVAC contractors to set their pricing, preferred brands and service areas. The proprietary software draws from a database of more than a half million homes across the country to accurately estimate a home’s building shell and thermal load.
Instant Quote then selects the appropriate equipment and matches it with a contractor’s standard pricing to provide an exceptionally reliable instant estimate. The solution can be integrated with a contractor’s field service or customer relationship management software.
“Research shows that 71% of homeowners prefer contractors with online pricing, and 68% of homeowners are more likely to consider high efficiency systems like heat pumps when they learn about incentives,” Koplin said. “Instant Quote is not meant to just be an e-commerce site where homeowners make purchases online, it is a sales enablement tool. We developed and tested this unique database and software with input from local HVAC technicians, estimators, and more than 100 homeowners to make the equipment sales process easier for both contractors and homeowners.”
For more information about EDEN, visit https://www.e-denhomes.com/.
New tool makes it easier to balance pricing, labor costs, and expenses to fully understand every job’s profit margin Jobber, the leading provider of operations management software for home service businesses, today announced the launch of a new job costing feature that enables home service businesses in any industry, including contracting and construction, landscaping, tree Read more
New tool makes it easier to balance pricing, labor costs, and expenses to fully understand every job’s profit margin
Jobber, the leading provider of operations management software for home service businesses, today announced the launch of a new job costing feature that enables home service businesses in any industry, including contracting and construction, landscaping, tree care, painting, HVAC, and roofing, to more accurately track and understand job costs and profit margins. The feature delivers increased insight into the labor, material, and miscellaneous expenses associated with a job to better understand its profitability, and to ensure service pros are earning the highest profit margins possible—without the complexity of switching between spreadsheets and multiple software.
“With material and labor costs rising, and pricing pressure increasing from homeowners, it’s easy for small businesses to get into situations where jobs become unprofitable,” said Sam Pillar, CEO & co-founder of Jobber. “One of the key measures of success for our customers is profitability. Unknowingly taking a loss on a job due to incorrect costing can have a negative impact on a business. Jobber’s new job costing feature simplifies the tracking of input costs and profitability so service pros can make important operational decisions, stay competitive, and take on the work that’s ultimately going to grow their businesses.”
The feature helps ensure that one-off jobs, such as plumbing repairs, handiwork, and landscaping projects, are profitable by tracking costs and calculating profit margins in real-time directly on the job page. Service pros can also view these trends in a report to compare profitability for different jobs and get insights to improve future pricing, estimation, and resource allocation. The profitability of each job is calculated using:
- Timesheets: Based on the hourly cost of each employee and their time worked on a job.
- Line items: The materials used on the job, including both the unit cost and price.
- Expenses: These are the expenses spent on a job
“Jobber has done a great job streamlining and organizing my business, and now with the new job costing feature, it has taken our efficiency to the next level,” said Scott Geddis, owner of M&M Skylights based in Newton, New Hampshire. “We’ve increased our revenue by 15 to 20% because I’m able to look at the data and determine in real-time what jobs were most profitable, allowing me to price future jobs with more accuracy. The tool is simple to use and helps to ensure we’re running a profitable business so we can continue growing and rewarding our staff for their hard work.”
Job costing joins a suite of other Jobber tools and integrations that help service pros win more work and generate more revenue. The company’s integration with Thumbtack, for example, helps service pros instantly connect with new customers and book more profitable jobs faster, while the advanced quoting feature gives service pros the ability to sell more with optional line items.
Job costing is available to Jobber customers on the Grow membership plan. To learn more, visit: https://getjobber.com/features/job-costing-software/.