Setup Shed

The software your business runs on, set up start to finish.

Real, unhurried setups of the apps that trade and service businesses use: scheduling, quoting, invoicing, getting paid, and the AI tools that save an evening of paperwork.

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How every video is made

The real app, really used.Every screen is recorded from the actual software. Nothing on screen is generated.
Dated.Each video says when it was recorded. Screens and prices change, so check the vendor's page before you buy.
Demo accounts.Customers, addresses and jobs on screen are made up. No real customer data appears.
No "best".We show the setup and what it costs. We don't rank tools, and we don't promise results.

First up

  1. Set up Jobber from zero: client, quote, job, invoice
  2. Housecall Pro for a one-van business
  3. Jobber and Housecall Pro run on the same job
  4. QuickBooks Online for contractors: the first 30 minutes
  5. Send a quote from your phone in the driveway
  6. ChatGPT for job notes, quotes and follow-ups
  7. Get paid faster: card and bank payments on invoices
  8. Google Business Profile, set up right

How the channel is paid for

Some links under our videos are affiliate links. If you sign up through one, the software company pays us a commission. It costs you nothing extra, and we say so in every video that has one. Whether a company pays us never changes what we show about its product.

CiteCost, an instant price-estimate tool for contractors, is made by the same company as this channel. When it appears, we say so.

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Narration in our videos is AI-generated. The software on screen is real.