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Idea for contractors
Fix your whole sales deck at once with Gemini in Slides
Google said on Oct 30 that Gemini in Google Slides can now change many slides, or a whole deck, from one ask. It can update words, fonts and colors on every slide, match the look of another deck, or turn a few slides into one. It is rolling out on some paid Google plans, in English first.
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Update this whole deck for [company name]. Use our colors [colors] and one font for all titles. Cut it to 8 slides or less: who we are, our work, how a job goes, what customers say, and how to reach us. Keep my facts as they are. Do not add prices, numbers or promises that are not in the deck now.
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Idea for contractors
Put roof report numbers right into your estimate with TrussiAI
TrussiAI, a roofing CRM, said on Oct 29 it now connects to EagleView, GAF QuickMeasure, HOVER, RoofScope and SkyQuote. You order or import the report from the job, and squares, pitch and edge lengths fill your estimate template.
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Here are the numbers from my roof report for [address]: [squares, pitch, ridge, hip, valley, eave and rake lengths]. Write a short, plain quote summary for the homeowner that explains what we measured and what the job covers. Do not add prices. Do not add anything that is not in the numbers.
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Idea for contractors
Go from drawings to bid and submittals in one place with Bobyard
Bobyard said on Oct 29 that its AI now goes past the takeoff. It reads the drawings, builds a priced estimate from your cost list, makes a branded proposal, and puts together submittals from product PDFs and specs.
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Here is the scope of work for the [job name] job: [paste scope]. Make me a checklist of every product sheet and spec I need for the submittal package. Group it by part of the job. Mark anything the scope does not make clear so I can ask the GC.
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Idea for contractors
Let CompanyCam AI draft the proposal from your job notes
CompanyCam added Auto Drafting Proposals on Oct 27. Open the AI assistant inside a proposal and a starter card can draft it for you. It uses what is already on the project, like a walkthrough note.
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Here are my notes from an estimate visit for [customer] at [address]: [what you saw and what they want]. Turn this into a clear scope of work for a proposal. List each task in plain words, what is included, what is not included, and any questions I still need to ask. Do not add prices or dates I did not give you.
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Idea for contractors
Let Aloha HQ book the estimate visit for you
Aloha HQ says its AI can now read estimate requests from your website, email or texts. It checks your service area and open times on your calendar, books the visit, and sends the homeowner a note with the time and what to expect. You get a notice too.
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Write a short, friendly text to a homeowner for my [trade] business, [name]. Their estimate visit is on [day] at [time] at [address]. Say who is coming, how long it takes, and what to have ready, like [gate code or attic access]. Add how to reschedule: [phone]. Under 60 words.
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Idea for contractors
Quote a yard job by talking to Claude with Platy
Platy, an app for lawn care and landscaping crews, showed on Oct 24 that you can quote a job by talking to Claude. You say what the work is, and Claude prices it from your own rates, crew pay and material costs. If it needs one more detail, like crew size, it asks. Then it saves a draft quote in Platy. Nothing goes to the customer until you send it.
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Price this job from my Platy rates, crew pay and material costs: [say the job, the size, and the plants or materials]. Ask me if you need crew size or anything else. Show the total and the deposit, then save it as a draft quote. Do not send anything to the customer.
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Idea for contractors
Make a short deck for a big bid in ChatGPT
OpenAI added Slides to ChatGPT. You can make a deck from a chat, files or notes, and your team can edit it at the same time. Then you can show it from ChatGPT or save it as PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides. It is rolling out to Pro, Business and Enterprise plans.
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Make a 5 slide deck for [client name]'s [job type] at [address]. Slides: what they need, our plan, the steps and timeline, photos of past work, and the next step. Use my notes: [paste notes]. Use plain words. Do not add prices or promises I did not give you.
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Idea for contractors
Let Yelp's AI answer quote requests
Yelp says a new AI helper called Smart Lead Reply rolls out next month. When someone sends a Request a Quote, it answers right away, asks about the job and checks if the lead is a fit. You set the questions and add a booking link. Yelp is also adding booking with ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro.
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I run a [trade] business called [name] in [city]. Write the 5 questions I should ask every new quote request before I call back. Ask about the job, the address, how soon they need it, and photos. Keep each question short and friendly.
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Idea for contractors
Turn a client email into a bid with Knowify AI
Knowify showed a new AI helper on Oct 16. In a demo, it turned a client email into a priced bid and built the job with a budget. It can also plan the crew and send a daily list of jobs that need a look. It is going into beta soon.
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Here is an email from a client: [paste]. Make a list of the work they want, the materials, and any questions I should ask them first. Do not add prices.
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Idea for contractors
Talk through a job to make a proposal
A new app called ServicePros Hub came out on Oct 16. A worker can say the job out loud or snap a photo of hand notes. The app writes the proposal, and the owner checks it and sends it.
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I just looked at a job at [address]. Here is what I saw and what we will do: [notes]. Write a short proposal for the customer in plain words. List each task. Leave the prices blank for me.
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Real contractor story
Turn emailed bid requests into quotes
An electrical testing company on X says it uses Grok Bot to answer bid requests that come by email. A bot opens Salesforce, finds the account and contact, and builds the quote. They run 3 bots in a group chat.
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When a bid request email comes in, read it and pull out: customer, site, contact, scope and due date. Set it up in my CRM. Draft a quote using my price list. Do not send it. Show me the draft first.
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Idea for contractors
Text leads back and book with a HighLevel bot
HighLevel has a guide to set up a Conversation AI bot. It can chat with leads and book them on a calendar.
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Write a friendly first text to a new lead for [business]. Ask what job they need and offer two times to talk. Under 300 characters.
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Real contractor story
Grade every call with a daily bot
An HVAC and plumbing company on X says Grok Bot runs each day at 5pm. It listens to the calls from the last 24 hours and sorts each one. Then it shows their true booking rate and why missed jobs did not book.
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Each day, look at the calls my team took in the last 24 hours. Sort each one: never connected, not a lead, existing customer, new job booked, new job not booked, or not sure. Give me our booking rate and the top reasons we did not book.
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Idea for contractors
Be ready when a homeowner checks your quote with AI
A homeowner on Reddit says a roofer told them to replace their 14 year old roof, but an AI said it was still good. They asked the group what to do.
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I told a homeowner they need a [repair or replacement]. Here is what I saw: [notes]. Write a short, friendly note with my reasons in plain words. Tell them what each photo shows. No scare words.
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Real contractor story
Turn a recorded job walk into a proposal
A deck builder on X says proposals kept piling up. Now he tells the client he is recording, talks through the job walk out loud, and uses AI to help turn the notes into a bid. He says it helped bring in a lot of new work.
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Here is the transcript of my job walk at [address] for [customer]. Write a clear scope of work as a list: what we will do, materials, measurements, and options we talked about. Do not add prices. Mark anything unclear with [CHECK].