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This course includes:

  • 4 hours on-demand video
  • 2 downloadable resources
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Assignments
Business Sales Construction

Send Quick, Accurate Construction Estimates

Streamline estimating, re-estimating, and change orders while eliminating allowance pricing
Rating: 4.4 out of 54.4 (44 ratings)
192 students
Created by David Vass
Last updated 7/2020
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Construction estimating
  • How to use CostCertified software
  • How to send accurate construction quotes in minutes using CostCertified
  • How to allow real-time upgrades instead of allowance pricing
  • How to automate re-estimates & change orders
  • How to build a profitable contracting company
  • How to generate leads
  • How to manage leads better
  • How to increase your profit per project
  • How to win more bids

Requirements

  • A CostCertified account

Description

Building accurate construction estimates is extremely difficult and time consuming for most contractors.  On top of this, re-estimates and change orders suck up even more time.  Without streamlining all of this a contractor can easily end up frustrated and unable to scale their company.  This course provides any contractor with the knowledge necessarily to use CostCertified's platform to build and send very accurate quotes in minutes while eliminating the need for allowance pricing.  It also shows the contractor how they can streamline and even automate a huge part of re-estimates and change orders.  By the end of the course you should be able to build and send a construction quote using CostCertified in minutes that wow your customers!

Who this course is for:

  • Contractors
  • Remodelers
  • Home Builders

Course content

8 sections • 34 lectures • 4h 1m total length

  • Preview01:39

  • Preview02:44
  • Preview04:40
  • Targeted Traffic - Where to Start
    10:41
  • Conversions - Build A Proper Website
    08:30
  • Generating A Lead Form Using CostCertified
    07:22
  • Lead Management Using CostCertified
    11:20
  • Lead Gen and Lead Management
    3 questions
  • Create A Lead In CostCertified
    3 questions

  • Preview04:13
  • Preview05:18
  • Estimating Engine Layout
    06:06
  • Understanding Assemblies, Items, and Dimensions
    29:13
  • Update: Color Coded Dimensions to Make Linking Items Easier
    06:30
  • Understanding Assemblies, Items, and Dimensions
    6 questions
  • How To Save and Update Assemblies & Items
    12:26
  • Saving and Updating Assemblies & Items
    3 questions
  • Creating New Items & Assemblies
    05:32
  • The Information Contained In An Item
    18:22
  • UPDATE: Item & Assembly Setup Wizard
    07:05
  • Understanding Items And Why They Should Connect to A Unit Cost
    2 questions
  • Adding Upgrades to Items and Assemblies
    24:42
  • Adding Optional Items to Your Estimate
    03:42
  • Using the Calculator To Build Formulas
    02:52
  • Discounts and Price Adjustments
    05:03
  • Estimating Conclusion
    01:07
  • Build A New Painting Assembly With Items
    1 question

  • Preview02:04
  • Customizing Your Estimate Proposal
    08:05
  • Setting Up Proposal Templates
    04:32
  • Control The Pricing Your Customer Sees
    08:04

  • Introduction to Automating Re-estimates and Change Orders
    01:47
  • Using CostCertified to Practically Automate Change Orders
    13:17

  • Introduction to Tracking Costs
    01:24
  • Tracking Costs and Material List
    10:12

  • Introduction
    01:25
  • Adjusting Account-Wide Markup & Adding Terms & Conditions
    03:48
  • Vendor & User Management
    03:54
  • Categorizing Items and Assemblies
    02:13

  • Congratulations On Finishing The Course
    01:40

Instructor

David Vass
Founder at CostCertified
David Vass
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 44 Reviews
  • 192 Students
  • 1 Course

Dave has helped companies in construction, insurance, and finance generate more leads and teach them how to manage them for better conversions.  After building a very successful digital agency and selling it, Dave decided to focus his efforts on helping contractors in the construction industry send better estimates and streamline a huge part of their business.

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