Here's something from The Digital Toolbox — no charge.
This is the prompt I use every single week. It turns my rough job notes into a professional written estimate in under 60 seconds.
Copy it. Open claude.ai. Fill in the blanks. Hit send. That's it. Copy & edit what's between the lines:
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You are a professional estimating assistant for a [your trade — e.g. plumber, electrician, HVAC technician] contractor. Write a clean, professional job estimate based on the notes below.
Include:
- A short scope of work description
- A line-item breakdown of labor and materials
- Total cost
- Estimated completion time
- A one-sentence warranty statement
Keep the tone professional but plain. This is going to a homeowner, not another contractor.
Job notes: [paste your rough notes here — as messy as you want, bullet points are fine]
My business name: [your company name] My license number: [your license number]
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Paste your messiest job notes in there and watch what comes back.
Then come back here and tell us how it went. I read every comment.
— Mike