THE HONEST COMPARISON

ShutQuote vs.
Pen & Paper

We're not going to be subtle about this. If you're still quoting shutters and blinds on carbon paper, you're losing jobs, wasting evenings, and leaving money on the table. Here's the proof.

The Real Cost of Doing It the Old Way

It's not just inconvenient. It's actively costing you money.

45 min

Average time to type up a quote at home after a survey visit

24–48h

Time before the customer receives their quote — by which point they've already called someone else

1 in 3

Quotes that contain at least one measurement or pricing error when done by hand

Feature by Feature

Feature Pen & Paper ShutQuote
Quote created on-site ✗ Done at home later ✓ In the customer's home
Professional PDF to customer ✗ Word doc / email ✓ Branded PDF, instant
Automatic pricing & margins ✗ Manual calculation ✓ Calculated instantly
Job tracking pipeline ✗ Sticky notes / memory ✓ 5-stage automated pipeline
Revenue & profit analytics ✗ Spreadsheet (maybe) ✓ Real-time dashboard
Take payments on invoice ✗ Bank transfer chasing ✓ Stripe built in
Cost Carbon pads + your evenings Free forever / £19/month

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