3 Starting Points
Ok, Let's make your first quote! .. There are actually 3 starting points to create a quote. If you want to check that out, click the link at the top, you will have the chance at the end of the video also 3 Ways to Create a Quote
Start from any page on the platform
Most Quotes are started from the top left of ANY page in the platform just click "Start a Quote".
Search for an existing customer, and then select the name when it pops up!
Click NEXT
and now you have a quote! Notice the quote number at the top!
Expiration Dates
We have set a 2-week expiration date on all quotes. This is for tracking purposes and following up on customers you may have forgotten about. You can view them on the "My Quotes" page.
This is your billing information;
and this is your delivery information;
Edit Billing or Delivery Information
you can change it with the edit pencil if you need to.
You have full access to make any changes you like.
You can also choose from saved addresses from that customer.
Just choose the one you'd like to use!
Notice the location where the quote was generated from
Add a Line Item
To add an item to the quote, select + line item. we have all of the appliance data already loaded.
By Model Number
Select the item you're looking for.
Custom Products
Side Note: Custom Products can also be added at this stage
if you are selling an item that has a model number that is not loaded into the system, you can enter the information all right here!
Choose your condition,
Quantity
price
and description.. all right here! A good example is a non-serialized item like a range cord.
Choosing Conditions
Now, if you are in the scratch and dent business or have multiple items of the same model number, with different conditions, you can select the condition after you choose the model number, like so.
You now have a running total at the bottom
Pricing
Ok, now that you have your item in, your price populates over here! You can alter the price by just clicking in the field,
Pricing Analytics Feature
First notice, this is your listed price
and all relevant pricing trends, you can specify by time frame
you've got your pricing guidelines, MSRP, MAP and UMRP
Lowest Advertised Price
Competitor Pricing
and Custom Pricing. It's all up to you!
Of course if you're a sales person, you'll want to follow company guidelines or reach out to your manager
Choose Fulfilment
The next step is to choose the fulfilment type
You've got options here, you set all of these up in settings already.
Local delivery and install
Local Delivery Only
Pickup
Customer Not Sure
and our favorite, customer not sure
Pre Set Installs
Here I chose "pre-set installs,
We're going to go to pre-set installs and add the standard install
You can continue to add line items as you need to
Collapse Line Items
For a simple view, you can collapse the details of each line item, by clicking the arrow
Adding Protection Plans
This is where you can add protection plans. You add them for each separate line item, if needed.
Adding Haul Away
You can add various types of haul away options, if you have chosen to offer them
Notice you have a running total calculated and broken down at the bottom.
Auto-Scheduling Feature! **
Our auto-scheduling tool is AWESOME! If you have it flipped on, once the items are in stock your customer receives a customized delivery message and they can choose the date for delivery. All these specs are set up by you, of course.
Example
your customer receives a text, they can see their delivery details and easily schedule their delivery, the order updates instantly!
Turn On Auto-Scheduler
Toggle the Auto Scheduling feature on or off under Customer notification SMS in Settings
Adding Notes
You can add notes to your quote...
and be specific about who can see them.
Delivery Notes
Delivery notes ...
are printed on the invoice and shared with the driver.
Customer Notes
Customer notes ...
are shared with the customer and also printed on the invoice.
Company Notes
and Company notes ...
are internal only and never visible to your customers!
Taking Payment
From here you simply add payment.
We have lots of payment types you can choose
Blockchyp Options
These are your Blockchpy options: Credit card, phone payment or you can email the invoice and the customer pays directly.
This is where you select the terminal you are taking payment at.
Make it quick and choose paid in full!
Payment Notes
You always have options to make notes on your payments!
Financing Options
These are your financing options: Synchrony, Wells Fargo, Acima and Snap.
Notice you have additional options here for entering a promo and authorization codes, and you'll need to put in that term length too!
Manual Entry
Manual Entry is when you are processing a payment outside of the platform and just need to record it as a transaction. You can do this for a credit card, accepting checks, taking cash and doing bank transfers or a write off, for a charitable donation for example.
Approval codes are always required on manual entry payments,you can use this as you see fit.
Credit Lines
Credit lines are internally approved on a customer by customer basis, this is where you would apply their credit.
AIO Pay
This is for all transactions made inside the system with our internal payment processor, AIO PAY!
Rebates
This is where you would apply any rebates. Your rebates are pre-loaded in settings and will populate here.
Don't forget to hit apply.
Now it's an Order!
After the order is paid, The Quote is now an Order and uses the same number as the quote.
The note for the delivery guy shows here on the order, will be printed on the invoice and also will be passed along to the driver on the routing page if you are using the drivers app. The Drivers App is pretty awesome, just sayin
Download the Invoice
This is the Select Action Menu: Lots of functions here, including downloading the invoice.
Sample Invoice
This is an example of a standard invoice.
The invoice number is the same as the order number, you've got the order date, time order placed, and company address at the top...
...here you see the billing info..
.. and delivery to the right..
the salesperson contacts..
Here is your product info, full descriptions, model numbers, Brand, fulfilment types and costs..
and all charges and billing information down at the bottom.
Back to your quote..
Zip Code Warning Error
If you get this zip code error warning at the top of your screen, this means the zip code has not yet been entered into your "delivery zones" and "pricing zones". This can be done in settings under Delivery Schedule. The order cannot progress until this is done.
How to fix it
a manager can get it added! Copy that zip code and Hop over to delivery schedule.
Edit the zone you want to add
and just paste in your zip code here !!
Look down just a bit and Drop down pricing Zones,
Edit the zone here too.
and again, paste the zip code at the end and don't forget that comma!
Back to that quote again..
Email the Quote
It's easy to share the quote, or reach back out to your customer. Choose email in the select action menu...
and select where you want to send it, or enter in any email address you like.
You can change the subject..
Type and format your message in a personal way..
and you can send it with or without the model numbers.
and this is how the email will appear for your customer,
notice the quote is attached at the bottom, as a PDF.
That's it! You’re now ready to create quotes! Thanks for watching, and Happy quoting! You can check out those 3 ways to start a quote at the top right now, if you like! 3 Ways to Create a Quote