Quoting is where tradies quietly win or lose money. Quote too low and you work for free; quote too slow and the customer has already booked someone else; quote with no detail and you cop endless "but I thought that was included" arguments. Getting quoting right is a skill, and it's learnable. Here's a simple, repeatable system for quoting a job properly — and getting paid what it's worth.
The quoting formula
A complete quote is built from six parts:
labour + materials + markup + travel + contingency + GST
