Ben, you can do both. Give a rough range on site only if you're comfortable with it, and make clear it isn't the final quote. Then send the written scope and price through Jobber by a time you've agreed with them. If you still need to check hauling or rental costs, it's fine to say that instead of guessing. Is it estimating the time on site that's making the ballpark difficult?

Brian, how did that first job finish up? One useful check is comparing the hours you allowed with the total time it actually took, including hauling and cleanup. That gives you something concrete to adjust on the next quote. Was it extra time that caught you out, or costs you hadn’t included?

Glad it worked out, Brian. Since you've already sent the review link, I'd give him a little time, then one simple reminder: 'Hey [name], glad you're happy with the clearing. If you get a spare minute, would you mind leaving an honest Google review? It helps people know what to expect from my work. Here's the link again: [link]. Thanks.' I'd ask for an honest review rather than five stars, and leave it there if he doesn't get around to it.

Jason, the intro not showing is the easier half. On a Meta instant form the intro card gets skipped whenever the form is set to the default flow and someone taps through from the ad with their details already prefilled. If you open the form and set it to a Higher Intent form, Meta adds a review step and the intro card actually gets seen. Worth checking your intro is on the Intro section and not sitting in the headline field too, that catches people out. The bigger issue is 5 days in learning with 3 leads. Meta wants around 50 conversions in a week to exit learning, and on a lead form at low budget most people never get near that, so the ad set never stabilises and you keep resetting it every time you swap creative. Each new creative restarts the clock. One thing before you change anything else: what happened with those 3 leads? If you called them and they were tyre kickers, the pricing filter isn't working and that's the fix. If you called and got no answer, that's a speed and follow-up problem, not an ad problem. Different repairs. Which was it?

Jason, glad you found the training. I need to correct my earlier reply: I was too definite about why the intro wasn't showing, and no answer doesn't automatically mean poor follow-up. I can't confirm whether that particular form change will restart learning without checking the setup, so I wouldn't change it just on my earlier advice. Three of four answering gives us something useful to work with. Are those three actually suitable jobs in your area, and has anyone agreed to an estimate? If you share the ad wording and form preview with personal details hidden, I'm happy to take a look before suggesting another change.

Austin's build-up is the right way round. One thing I'd add from the rental side, because that's where these go wrong for me. When you rent for a specific job, the clock doesn't start when you start working. It starts when it lands on your yard. Weather day, a breakdown, waiting on the owner to move something, that's all on your dime. On a slope job with an unknown production rate that exposure is bigger than people plan for, because if you're wrong about acres per day you're wrong about rental days too and the two compound. Two things I'd write into the quote. A daily rate for anything beyond the estimated days, so an overrun doesn't come out of your margin. And leave the big trees defined in writing, with a diameter, because light and medium vegetation means one thing to you and something else to the owner when he's watching you work. What's the rental running per day, and how many days have you got it budgeted for?

Cole, on the business side, I’d use that practice job for a simple before-and-after example showing what was cleared and what the owner can use the land for now. It gives people something specific to picture when they enquire. Are you still aiming to book February jobs, and have you decided where those first enquiries will come from?

That gives you a clear runway, Cole. I’d run those test enquiries all the way through to a quote and a confirmed booking, including one customer who goes quiet. If you want a second set of eyes on the business side before December, I offer a 30-minute planning call for $100 CAD. We can map your enquiry-to-booking process and leave you with a written checklist to test. Would that be useful for where you’re at?