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WhatsApp bots for quotes & intake

Quote requests start vague and end as a half-completed back-and-forth. A WhatsApp bot captures the scope, budget, timeline, and photos up front — so the estimator opens a real brief, not a 'how much?' message.

What quote & intake bots do

These bots run the structured first conversation an estimator would have. Project type, scope, budget range, timeline, location, photos — collected systematically before any human time is spent on the quote.

The result is a brief that the estimator can either price directly or use as the starting point for a faster site visit. Customers stop waiting two days for a return call; the team stops asking the same five questions on every first message.

Flow shapes this category covers

Quote intakes look similar across very different trades — these are the building blocks.

Project / scope description

Type of work, what's involved, rough size or square footage. Free text plus options for the predictable parts.

Budget range

Bands the customer can self-select. Filters out budget-mismatched projects before the estimator gets involved.

Timeline & urgency

Emergency vs. scheduled, target completion, hard deadlines. Drives whether the response is 'today' or 'this week.'

Photo / file uploads

Customers send photos of the leak, the room, the warning light. WhatsApp's native attachments land in the same thread.

Location & contact

Service area, address, callback preference. Quotes that aren't in your area get a polite no without burning estimator time.

Why WhatsApp for this category

Service-business quote requests in Europe and the US already start in DMs — usually with a photo and a vague 'how much?' A WhatsApp bot turns that into a complete brief before the estimator opens it.

Where this shape pays off

Trades and services where the quote intake is the bottleneck.

Home cleaning & domestic services

Home size, clean type, preferred date, pets in home, recurring or one-off. The bot returns a quote band and books the visit.

Plumbers, electricians & trades

Problem type, urgency, location, photos. Emergencies route immediately; scheduled work gets a quote and a slot.

Web, software & creative freelancers

Project type, brief, timeline, budget range. The freelancer opens a real proposal-ready intake instead of a 'can you build a website?' message.

Moving, removal & logistics

Origin and destination, home size, distance, preferred date, special items. The team responds with a quote band same day.

Renovation, HVAC & roofing

Property type, scope, square footage, timeline, location, photos. Site visits are pre-qualified before anyone gets in a truck.

Quotes & intake FAQ

Ready to launch

Open every quote with a real brief.

Browse the quote templates and pick the closest shape — cleaning, trades, freelance, moving, renovation. Edit the questions to match your trade, connect WhatsApp.

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