Percentage of quotes

[skyhuck]

A bit of love loss? 😂😂

 

I made the mistake of think the topic could be discussed sensibly, how foolish of me

[Mesterh]

I would guess around 50% on average. It's higher on real tree jobs but can be a lot lower on the easy stuff. Commercial about 80% as they usually come to us rather than just look for loads of quotes.

 

It would help if I kept track of everything though.

[Ty Korrigan]

Surely, if you look at your quote serial numbers against your invoice numbers the percentages are easy to establish year by year no?

That's how we do it anyway.

Ty

[padman]

Under 50% for tree work

75% hedge/garden clearance work

80% drive cleaning It pays better as well.

[Mesterh]

Surely, if you look at your quote serial numbers against your invoice numbers the percentages are easy to establish year by year no?

That's how we do it anyway.

Ty

 

I don't keep quotes and they aren't serial numbered which would certainly help. Sometimes looking at the stats make you wonder if it's worth it, well for me anyway.

 

Does make far better business sense to record these things though.

[Robert_S]

On new quotes i would say close to 60% but my business runs on repeat work and referrals, so they would be close to 80%, As I'm sure we have all experienced regardless of your history with one client the new client you meet it just does not click.

Interesting thread

[Luckyeleven]

59% and some change, But then again my pricing is and was all over the show being as Ive just started up.

[Ty Korrigan]

59% of 3 quotes is not bad Tim...

Ty

[Luckyeleven]

59 isn't divisible by 3

[Shane]

The target conversion rate, in itself, doesn't mean a lot.

 

It can be measured by percentage of quote values, or more sensibly, percentage of estimated profit.

 

On this basis I would rather miss out on the 'marginal' stuff or the 'hassle' jobs.

 

It also depends on the amount of work you have on. If you are chokker-block then why try to get the crudworthy jobs?

 

It's been said on here before, profit is a measure of success, turnover is just how hard youve been working.

 

Ma valise est restee.