Three options beats one number
When a homeowner has three bids on the counter and all three are a single figure, the only thing left to compare is the figure. You’ll win a third of those, and the third you win are usually the ones you priced too low.
A bid with good, better and best changes what is being compared. There’s more on building the three tiers so they don’t read as padding on the good better best pricing page.
Exclusions aren’t fine print
On competitive work the lowest bid often wins because it excluded the most, and nobody finds out until the change order. Writing your exclusions clearly does two things: it protects you, and it quietly invites the customer to ask the other two companies the same questions.
Bidding faster than the other two
Speed is a real advantage on competitive work, and handwriting three options on site is slow. BidRise builds all three from your price book while you’re still at the house, and the customer picks one and signs it on their phone.
If you’d rather stay on paper for now, this form is free and there’s nothing to sign up for.
