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Recommended Tools for Trades

At Deep Thought 360, we road‑test and curate tools that help electricians, plumbers, solar installers and other contractors run tighter operations, quote faster, win better work, and get paid. Below you’ll find our shortlist of tools we actually recommend—organised by the jobs you do everyday.

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How to use this page

  1. Pick your category (e.g., Job Management, Reviews, CRM).

  2. Choose one primary tool and implement it well—don’t stack overlapping tools.

  3. Use our Quick Start under each recommendation to get value in a day.

 

deep thought trades quoting toolkit

Field Service & Job Management

The backbone of your operation: job cards, scheduling, quotes, invoicing, and team visibility.

Our top picks

Jobber - Best all‑rounder for small trades teams

 

  • Why we like it: Clean workflows for quotes → jobs → payments; easy for office + field to adopt.
  • Best for: 1–15 person businesses that want “one place for everything”.
  • Quick Start: Import clients, set up quote templates, add one pipeline stage per job status, turn on payment collection.
Get it: Try Jobber

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