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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
Make a job checklist file right in the Gemini app
Google said on Oct 29 that the Gemini app can now make files right in the chat. You can see a PDF, doc, sheet or slide deck, fix it by typing or by asking Gemini, then open it in Google Docs, Sheets or Slides or save it. It is for all Gemini app users. PDFs work on the phone too. Other files work on the web.
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Make a one page PDF checklist for starting a [job type] job. Sections: before we leave the shop, when we get there, before work starts, and before we leave for the day. Short lines with check boxes. Leave space at the top for the job name, address and date.
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Idea for contractors
Build a supplier list in Sheets with Gemini and check sources
Google said on Oct 28 that Fill with Gemini in Google Sheets now shows the web sources it used right in each cell. It can also fill up to 3,000 cells in one go. It is rolling out on some paid Workspace and Google AI plans.
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For each business name in column A, fill in its street address, phone number, open hours and the main things it sells. They are all near [city, state]. If you can not find something, write Not found. Do not guess.
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Idea for contractors
Talk out a job update in Google Docs Live
Google says Docs Live is rolling out in the Google Docs phone app on some paid Google plans. You talk, and Gemini writes a neat first draft. It can pull facts from your Gmail, Drive and Chat, so you can make updates and proposals by voice.
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I just walked a job for [customer] at [address]. Here is what I saw: [talk it through]. Write a short job update with: what we found, what we will do next, what we need from the customer, and when we will be back. Plain words, under 150 words. Do not add prices or dates I did not say.
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Idea for contractors
Make posts that match your brand with Gemini
Google says Gemini has new tools for small business owners. You can upload your website, logo, fonts or colors once, and Gemini keeps that brand style for new images. It can also link to Google Business Profile, Google Ads and apps like Canva. Google says it rolls out in the coming days.
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Use my saved brand style. Make a square social post for my [trade] business, [name]. Show [the job, like a new roof or a clean AC unit]. Add the words [short message] and [phone or website]. Keep the text big and easy to read on a phone.
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Idea for contractors
Ask Gemini in the truck to take you to the next job
Google says Gemini on Android Auto can now use your Gmail, Calendar, Maps and Photos. You ask out loud, like "Take me to my doctor's appointment", and it finds the place. You choose to turn it on, and you can turn it off. For now it works with personal Google accounts, not work accounts.
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Turn this job list into calendar events. For each job give: a title with the client name and the work, the date, the start time, and the full street address for the location. Jobs: [paste your jobs]
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Idea for contractors
Put a Gemini-made job calculator on a Google Site
Google says you can now export an app you built in the Gemini app straight to Google Sites. It opens as a private draft that still works. You can add more to the page, then publish and share it. It works on web, Android and iOS, with personal Google accounts too.
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Build a simple app for my [trade] business, [name]. The user types the length and width of the area in feet. Show the square feet and how much [material, like mulch at 3 inches deep] they need. Big buttons, plain words, works on a phone. No prices. Add a line: Call [phone] for a free quote.
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Idea for contractors
Make your name, address, and phone match everywhere
A web design company posted on X that AI tools seem to trust a business more when its name, address and phone match on its website, Google profile and directories.
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Here are my business listings: [paste name, address, and phone from each site]. Find anything that does not match exactly and list what to fix.
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Idea for contractors
Make a friendly voice for your phone message
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS, text to speech models. Google says you can make custom voices and control pace and feeling line by line.
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Write a 20 second after hours phone message for [business], a [trade] in [area]. Say we are closed, give our hours, and tell them to leave their name, number and what they need. Warm and calm.
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Idea for contractors
Talk to AI hands free on the job
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking. Google says they are its best live talking models yet, made to help you get tasks done with your voice.
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I am on a job site. Keep a punch list for me while I talk. When I say "read it back", list each item with the room it is in. When I say "order list", list only the materials.
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Idea for contractors
Make short videos from your job photos
Google released Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash for developers. Google says it adds more video controls, like extending a scene, 4K upscaling and faster test runs.
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Write a 20 second video script for a before and after of a [job type]. Use only these facts: [facts]. End with our name [business] and phone [phone].
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Idea for contractors
Turn voice notes into clean job notes
Google introduced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech to text model. Google says it is its most precise one yet and handles hard audio better than older models.
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Here is the text of my voice note from today: [paste]. Turn it into a daily log: job name, crew, hours, work done, materials used, problems, and what is next. Do not add anything I did not say.