What people want to know before asking for a quote
Roughly what it costs, how long it takes, how far the work goes. Without a sense of that, they hesitate to enquire at all.
Asking for a quote is a big first step
Getting in touch feels like it leads to a site visit, and once someone comes out it feels hard to say no.
Plenty of finished-work photos are online, but what it costs and what the base scope includes usually is not — because it genuinely varies site to site.
You can still explain the basis without naming a figure. What pushes the cost up, what the base includes, how long it typically runs. Answering that lowers the threshold to enquire.
How it gets used
Explain the basis
Base scope, what triggers extra cost, and typical duration — answered within that, along with the fact that a real figure needs a site visit.
Send past work as material
Gather comparable projects into a material link and see which ones held their attention.
Collect visit details
A good time to call and the site location, gathered in advance, make scheduling simple.
Catch the evening researchers
Home projects get looked into after work. Answers go out then too.
What they asked is your visit prep
Before you go out you can see which projects they studied and what they asked. Someone who led with budget and someone who checked the timeline repeatedly call for different preparation.
Common questions
- Does the chatbot produce a quote?
- It does not calculate figures. It explains within the basis you published, says a real quote needs a site visit, and passes the enquiry on.
- We would rather not publish cost guidance.
- How far to go is your choice. Instructions can tell it to cover scope and duration only and route all cost questions to consultation.
Lower the barrier to enquiring
You can explain the basis without naming a price.