Frequently Asked Questions
The simple answer is this: Contractor OS is so much more than just a software program. Contractor OS is comprised of three unique modules that all work together intelligently to make you more productive, more successful, and allow you more free time to spend away from your business.
But please be sure to read and watch my video at Why ContractorOS for a thorough, detailed explanation of why I believe my system is the best on the market and can completely change the way you run your business.
Module 1 - You Contractor Estimate Pro Software
This is your sales and estimating software. It 100% cloud based and completely mobile. You can operate your entire contracting business from your home office or even the cab of your truck. It goes where you go. In fact, many contractors found they were able to reduce their office staff significantly once they began using our software to run their business. This is a complete contractor business management system with online scheduling, linked directly with your scheduling software built into the software. The ability to use the same data for your scheduling, then produce professional looking contracts and proposals that includes our COS-eSign digital signature system to capture your customers signature. Plus you can send everything to QuickBooks that uses the same data entry from the initial estimate. And remember, your software is programmed into your ContractorOS website and they communicate with each other so you never miss out on a sale opportunity.
Module 2 - Contractor Website Pro Lead Capture Website
This is what separates the struggling contractor from the guy who dominates. Your website will be completely setup for you in minutes, and we also will add a free search engine optimization plugin to help you get more local leads online. Your website will also include a "Free Estimate" page that will become one of your best sales tools. When someone fills out a free estimate request on your website, their information is automatically sent to your calendar in your software then you and your new customer are also notified with an SMS text message & email of the new scheduled appointment. First impressions are so important, and we make sure your website portrays you and your business in the most professional way possible.
Module 3 - Contractor Marketing Pro
This is where we take your business to the next level. Keep in mind, one of the creators of ContractorOS, is Dave Deschaine and he is the #1 home improvement contractor in Portland Maine. He's perfected ingenious ways to drive leads to his website and close sales. He will share all these strategies and tips with you. In addition, our Search experts added local search content to your website to get you to the top of the search engines for your local cities and towns.
Bottom line, ContractorOS covers the 3 main areas any contracting business needs to propel themselves to another level. Sales, Efficiency, and Mobility.
The beauty of the Contractor Estimate Pro Software is the easy setup and it's user friendly interface. Remember, I built and designed this software to use in my own contracting business. After trying dozens of other software programs that were way to bloated with features I didn't need and took months to figure out how to use, I took matters into my own hands. I spent 5 years developing a software and system that changed my entire business. The Contractor Estimate Pro Software is simple to use and setup yet robust and packed with just enough features to make it a joy to use everyday.
If you're a contractor, home improvement specialist, or any type of tradesman, ContractorOS will be the perfect fit for your business. We have business owners from dozens of trades using our system and software successfully.
- Home Improvement Contractors
- Plumbing Contractors
- Electrical Contractors
- Roofing Contractors
- Window & Siding Contractors
- Painting Contractors
- Landscaping Contractors
- Cleaning Contractors
- HVAC Contractors
- Stone and Mason Contractors
- Concrete Contractors
- Flooring Contractors
- Drywall Contractors
- Asphalt and Paving Contractors
The list goes on and on. If you're in any type of contracting trade, ContractorOS will make running your business more efficient and more profitable guaranteed.
Your upfront fee is a one time fee and it covers provisioning your software and programming it into your new website. It also covers website development and design. And finally, it covers SEO research and implementation so you rank high in the search results for your local area. These are all key strategic pieces to your overall success and none are quick to setup.
In addition, your monthly fee covers hosting of your website and also hosting of your cloud based contractor software. You'll have the peace of mind knowing you never have to worry about losing your customer or business data, system crashes, or security vulnerabilities. We take care of everything for you included in your low monthly fees.
Absolutely Not! That's the beauty of Contractor Estimate Pro. Our software is a web based application that is hosted on secure cloud servers so you can take your business with you on your laptop, iPhone, ipad or any other mobile device.
100% Yes! We've taken great care to ensure our Contractor Estimate Pro Business Software is a one stop shop and will easily integrate with your Quickbooks software. We provide plenty of training material to show you exactly how to integrate your QuickBooks data into our software.
Heck Ya! Inside your private training portal your find a plethora of videos, tutorials, and pre-recorded webinars you can watch at your convenience to become familiar with everything ContractorOS has to offer. BUT KEEP IN MIND... we keep everything simple. You don't need a college degree to use or understand how to use our system. That's what separates us from the pack. You don't want to spend months learning how to use something... you want to use it NOW!
We take great pride in our training and support. You'll never be left with unanswered questions or issues.
Once you go through the "Start My Trial" and setup your 7 day trial account you will have to wait about 5 minutes as we build your new COS website and setup your new COS software. Then you will have full access to your new Contractor OS system.
Currently we allow unlimited user accounts. However we are considering changing this in the future. But if you Sign Up Now you'll never have to worry about additional fees for multiple users. You will be grandfathered in for unlimited users for life.
Absolutely not! This is another huge benefit to using our software and system. Where other companies charge per job or per customer work order, we do not. Your monthly fee allows you unlimited jobs, unlimited customer data, and unlimited opportunity to grow your business.
Absolutely not. The use of our system is stictly on a month to month basis. You can cancel at anytime. You''ll also have the ability to export any of your data to your computer so you always maintain control of your customers and business database. If you do decide to cancel however, you will lose access to your software and website.
No.. We built Contractor OS on a 100% mobile optimized system so everything works on all devices.
This is a great question and is another key benefit to using our system over any other software on the market. We strongly encourage you to display your new website URL on all your advertising, stationary, business cards and anywhere else you can think of.
Because your ContractorOS website is linked directly into your Contractor Estimate Pro software, it makes running your business so much more efficient.
Additionally, you new website will have a Built-in Forms like the FREE ESTIMATE FORM which turns your website into a multi-tasking sales tool. Best of all your forms are linked directly into your mobile software dashboard, and send SMS Text messaging for all of your schedule appointments and this will help drive fresh leads from the web directly to your business.
Does your current website do that?
Plus your new website will be mobile friendly and responsive to all devices. That means if someone is visiting your website from their iphone your website (and your free estimate form) will be properly displayed with no glitches.
We can also incorporate any information you provide to us for your new site so many of our clients simple copy over pertinent information from their current website to use on their new website too.
Bottom line, if you already have a website... that's great. But that doesn't mean your new ContractorOS website won't be the best sales tool you've ever had and take your business to new heights. We're excited for you to see just how it will change how you do business in the future.
Absolutely and we made it very easy. Once you're inside to your dashboard you will be able to buy a custom domain for your new website and we will set up all the domain mapping automatically. If you have your own domain name that your purchased prior to getting signed up with Contractor OS we have made it very simple so you can redirect your domain name over to your brand new COS website.
Yes, Yes, and Yes! We actually developed a super simple website editor specific just for ContractorOS customers that's point, click, edit simple. You'll feel like a webmaster once you dive in and get comfortable with it. Complete training is also provided on how to access and use the website editor in your private members area.
No time to edit and update your own website? That's fine. Setup someone in your office, a spouse, YOUR MOTHER 😉 Have them watch the videos and they can easily maintain your ContractorOS Website for you.
100% yes. We have included our COS-eSign digital signature system to capture your customers signature. And we made it super simple.
You will click a button in the system will automatically send a copy of the contract over to your customer, and they will receive an email and click the sign here link and you're done.Your customer will get notified via email and you were receive a signed copy inside and a copy is uploaded to your customer file inside the software automatically.
You bet! Of course we recommend you check with your accountant or tax advisor but just like all the tools you purchase for your trade, your ContractorOS tools are 100% tax deductible as well.
Yes It Does...
We have set up a special section for the insurance company information so you can enter the policy number and the claim number, and it will be added to the proposal /estimate and have it ready for your client to sign. We also have included the COS-eSign with the insurance templates that will also be uploaded inside your customers file automatically. This is a great feature for any insurance claim contractors.
We encourage you to watch all the videos on this website. In most instances you'll find we've answered your question somewhere in the videos. If you still have unanswered questions however, please feel free to Contact Us and we'll be eager to help.
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