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AI ideas for invoicing and collections
Getting paid on time is mostly steady, polite follow-through. These ideas draft reminders, catch unbilled jobs and prepare deposit invoices from QuickBooks and Jobber data.
- 01Quotes / Money
Change-order summaries the customer can sign the same day
When the scope changes mid-job, the tech sends a quick note and Cowork drafts a clear change-order summary with the price difference, ready to send for signature through Docusign.
Electrical · Plumbing · HVAC · LandscapingJobber, Docusign, Google Drive +1Medium setup - 02Money / Admin
A deadline calendar for preliminary notices on commercial jobs
For shops that do commercial or new-construction work, Cowork tracks first-furnishing dates and writes reminders before preliminary-notice and lien deadlines, based on rules your attorney gives you.
Electrical · Plumbing · HVACJobber, Google Drive, GmailMedium setup - 03Money / Reporting
Catch completed jobs that were never invoiced
Every Monday, Cowork compares last week's completed Jobber jobs with invoices and lists any job that was finished but not billed.
Electrical · Plumbing · HVAC · LandscapingJobber, QuickBooks Online, GmailLight setup - 04Money / Quotes
Deposit invoices for big jobs, drafted when the quote is approved
When a large quote is approved in Jobber, Cowork prepares a deposit invoice draft in QuickBooks and a short email explaining the deposit and schedule.
Electrical · Plumbing · HVAC · LandscapingJobber, QuickBooks Online, GmailMedium setup - 05Money / Quotes
Flag supplier price changes as invoices arrive
Cowork reads supply-house invoices that arrive by email, compares unit prices with recent invoices, and flags items that went up so the owner can update the price book.
Electrical · Plumbing · HVAC · LandscapingGmail, Google Drive, QuickBooks OnlineMedium setup - 06Money
Invoice reminders that get firmer as invoices age
Twice a week, Cowork reads the QuickBooks aging report and writes a reminder draft for each overdue invoice, polite at 7 days and firmer at 30 and 45, skipping anyone on the owner's exceptions list.
Most trades & officesQuickBooks Online, Xero, Gmail +1Light setup - 07Money / Admin
Client question emails for uncategorized transactions
For bookkeepers, Cowork reads each client's uncategorized or unclear transactions in QuickBooks and drafts one plain-English question email per client instead of a spreadsheet they won't open.
BookkeepingQuickBooks Online, Gmail, Google DriveMedium setup - 08Reporting / Money
A four-week cash outlook every Friday
Cowork combines open invoices, upcoming bills and the next payroll into a plain four-week cash outlook so the owner sees a tight week coming before it arrives.
Electrical · Plumbing · HVAC · Landscaping · LawQuickBooks Online, Gusto, Composio +1Medium setup - 09Reporting / Money
A weekly digest of payer policy bulletins for the billing team
For medical practices, Cowork reads the public provider bulletins and newsletters payers email to the billing mailbox and writes a one-page weekly digest of changes that affect the practice's common services.
MedicalNo PHIGmail, Google DriveLight setup - 10Reporting / Money
A month-end close packet for each bookkeeping client
On day two of each month, Cowork prepares a packet per client: reconciliation flags, a plain-English P&L summary and the questions to ask, saved to the client's Drive folder for the bookkeeper.
BookkeepingQuickBooks Online, Xero, Google Drive +1Heavy setup - 11Admin / Money
A weekly reorder list for clinical and office supplies
Every Thursday, Cowork compares a simple supply count sheet with par levels and recent vendor order confirmations, and drafts the reorder list and vendor email for the office manager.
Dental · MedicalNo PHIGoogle Drive, Gmail, QuickBooks OnlineLight setup - 12Marketing / Money
A job closeout summary with photos for the customer
After a job closes, Cowork writes a short summary of what was done, with before-and-after photos from CompanyCam or Drive, for the office to send with the invoice.
Electrical · Plumbing · HVAC · LandscapingJobber, CompanyCam, Google Drive +1Medium setup
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