How a job moves from request to payment
The six steps of every job and the button that takes you to the next one.
Every job in Jobs & Jots follows the same path. You can start at any step (for example straight from a job), but following it keeps your schedule, documents and reports in sync.
1 1. Request
A client asks for work: from your website form, a lead site, by phone or from their Client Corner.
- Open the request in Requests.
- Click Create estimate, Convert to job or Schedule assessment (a visit to look before pricing).
2 2. Estimate
You price the work and send it. The client signs and approves from the link.
- Build it from your item list and click Email (or copy the link).
- When it's approved, click Generate Invoice — or add it to a job to schedule the work.
Turn on Auto-generate invoice on the estimate and the invoice is created when the client approves.
3 3. Job
The job groups everything about the work: visits, documents, notes, time and expenses.
- Click Jobs → New job, or open the job from the client.
- On the job page, add the estimate with Link an existing estimate or invoice.
4 4. Visits
Each trip to the client is a visit on the schedule, assigned to someone.
- On the job, click New visit (or set a repeating schedule).
- In the field, send On my way, check off tasks, take photos and tap Complete visit.
5 5. Invoice
Bill the work when it's done — the whole job or the completed visits.
- On the job, click Invoice completed visits, or open the estimate and click Generate Invoice.
- Click Email to send it.
6 6. Payment
The invoice is paid online with Stripe or you record the payment. Reminders go out for you until it's paid.
- Open the invoice and click Record payment, or wait for the online payment to come in.
- The invoice becomes Paid and the job's profit is in Job costing.
The Job Trail in CRM shows where every request and estimate is.
Common questions
Do I need to create a job for every estimate?
No. Small work can go from estimate to invoice. Use jobs when there are visits, a crew or costs to track.
Can I skip the estimate?
Yes. Create the job or the invoice directly.
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