Public Quote View
Understand what your clients see when viewing, signing, and paying quotes.
When you send a quote, your client receives a link to view it. This tutorial walks through the entire client experience - from viewing the quote to signing and making payment. Understanding this helps you create quotes that convert.
In This Tutorial
Quote URL & Access
How clients access their quote:
- quotrpro.com/quote/[unique-id]
- Each quote has unique link
- No login required
- Secure, shareable
- Click link in email
- Scan QR code
- Paste URL in browser
- Text message link
- Fully responsive
- Works on any device
- Touch-optimized
- Easy to view/sign
- Unique, unguessable URL
- No authentication needed
- Can be shared
- You see when viewed
Quote Header Section
The top of the quote page:
Header Elements:
- Top of page
- "Quote" or "Proposal"
- Status indication
- Validity info
- Your business name
- Your logo/photo
- Contact information
- Click to call/email
- Their name
- Project address
- Personalized
- Quote number/ID
- Date created
- Valid until date
- Project title
Header Layout: Desktop: Side by side Mobile: Stacked vertically
Contractor Trust Card
Your credentials displayed to clients:
- Your profile photo/logo
- Business name
- Star rating (if reviews)
- Trust badges
- Average from reviews
- "4.8 ★" format
- Review count
- Builds confidence
- "Licensed" badge
- "Insured" badge
- "Verified" badge
- Location indicator
- Phone number
- Email address
- Click-to-contact buttons
- Easy reach
- First thing clients see
- Builds immediate trust
- Professional presentation
- Decision factor
Pro Tip
A complete profile with badges and reviews significantly increases quote acceptance rates.
Project Photos
Photos included with the quote:
- Grid or carousel
- Click to enlarge
- Before/after pairs
- Captions if added
- Side-by-side display
- "Before" / "After" labels
- AI-generated "after" (if used)
- Visual transformation
- Full-size image
- Dark overlay
- Navigation arrows
- Close button
- Visual understanding
- Scope clarity
- Professional presentation
- Client confidence
- Swipeable gallery
- Touch to enlarge
- Easy navigation
Pricing Breakdown
How the quote amount is displayed:
- Description
- Quantity
- Unit
- Price
- Line total
Example Display:
``
Description Qty Unit Price Total
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Interior Paint 500 sq ft $3.50 $1,750.00
Labor - Painting 16 hours $65.00 $1,040.00
Paint Supplies 1 lot $150.00 $150.00
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Subtotal: $2,940.00
Tax (8%): $235.20
Total: $3,175.20
``
- Clear, professional table
- Itemized breakdown
- Subtotals visible
- Tax calculated
- Grand total prominent
- Summary only
- "View breakdown" expand
- Cleaner initial view
Payment Schedule Display
How payment terms are shown:
- Timeline or table
- Each milestone
- Amounts per payment
- Due dates
| Example Schedule: | ||
|---|---|---|
| --------- | -------- | ------ |
| Deposit | $1,587.60 (50%) | At Signing |
| Final | $1,587.60 (50%) | At Completion |
- Current payment highlighted
- Completed payments checked
- Future payments grayed
- Clear progression
- Percentage and amount
- When due
- Payment options
- Easy to understand
What's Included & Excluded
Scope details displayed to client:
- Bulleted list
- Green checkmarks
- Clear expectations
- Comprehensive scope
- All paint and materials
- Surface preparation
- Two coats of premium paint
- Trim and baseboards
- Cleanup and debris removal
- Bulleted list
- X marks or gray
- Clear boundaries
- Prevents confusion
- Furniture moving
- Wall repairs beyond minor patching
- Exterior painting
- Window treatments
- Sets clear expectations
- Prevents scope creep
- Professional communication
- Reduces disputes
Protection Card
Warranty and protection information:
- Warranty details
- License number
- Insurance info
- Bonding status
- Shield or protection icon
- "Your Protection" header
- List of protections
- Builds confidence
- Duration (e.g., "1 Year")
- What's covered
- Terms summary
- "Licensed" badge
- License number (if shared)
- State/jurisdiction
- "Insured" badge
- Coverage type
- Peace of mind
- Client protection
- Legal compliance
- Trust building
- Decision support
FAQ Accordion
Common questions answered:
- Accordion format
- Click to expand
- One at a time (optional)
- Clean presentation
- Question visible
- Click to show answer
- Collapse others
- Smooth animation
- How long will this take?
- What's your warranty?
- Do I need to be home?
- How do I pay?
- What if I need changes?
- Preemptive answers
- Reduces questions
- Builds confidence
- Professional touch
- Based on project type
- Your specific answers
- Tailored to quote
Payment Methods Display
Show accepted payment methods:
- Icons for each method
- Names listed
- Clear visual
- Client choice
- Credit/Debit Cards
- ACH/Bank Transfer
- PayPal
- Venmo
- Cash App
- Zelle
- Cash
- Check
- Copy PayPal address
- Copy Venmo handle
- Copy Cash App tag
- Easy for client
- Card payment button
- Secure checkout
- Stripe processing
- Immediate confirmation
- Instructions provided
- Contact info
- Manual tracking by you
Quote Validity Banner
Quote expiration information:
- "Valid until [date]"
- Green or neutral
- Days remaining
- Encourages action
- "Expires in X days"
- Orange/yellow warning
- Urgency created
- Call to action
- "This quote has expired"
- Red banner
- Cannot sign
- Contact contractor
- Top of quote
- Or near sign button
- Always visible
- Clear communication
- Protects your pricing
- Creates urgency
- Professional practice
- Clear expectations
Signing the Quote
How clients accept and sign:
- Prominent "Sign & Accept" button
- Fixed or in-view
- Clear call to action
- Disabled if expired
- Agreement text
- Signer name input
- Signature pad
- Confirm button
- Draw signature with finger/mouse
- Clear button to retry
- Touch-friendly
- Saves as image
- Text input
- Who is signing
- Printed name
- Required field
- Terms displayed
- "I agree to..." checkbox
- Legal language
- Must accept
- Success message
- Signature recorded
- Quote status updates
- Payment step (if deposit)
Click Sign & Accept
Big button at bottom of quote.
Enter Your Name
Type your full name as signer.
Draw Signature
Use finger or mouse to sign.
Accept Terms
Check the agreement box.
Confirm
Click confirm to complete signing.
Making Payments
How clients pay online:
- "Pay Deposit" button
- Amount shown
- Payment options
- Secure checkout
Card Payment: 1. Click "Pay with Card" 2. Stripe checkout opens 3. Enter card details 4. Confirm payment 5. Receipt shown
ACH Payment: 1. Select "Bank Transfer" 2. Connect bank (Plaid) 3. Authorize amount 4. Payment initiated 5. Confirmation shown
PayPal/Venmo: 1. Click PayPal/Venmo 2. Redirects to service 3. Log in and pay 4. Returns to confirmation
- "Payment Successful" message
- Receipt emailed
- Quote updates
- Contractor notified
- Stripe processing
- PCI compliant
- Secure connection
- No card data stored by QuotrPro
Confirmation & Receipts
What clients receive after signing/paying:
- Email to client
- "You signed the quote"
- Link to view quote
- Contact info
- Email receipt
- Amount paid
- Transaction ID
- Date/time
- Summary of quote
- Payment details
- Next steps
- Contractor contact
- "Quote signed!"
- "Payment successful!"
- Brief display
- Confirmation
- Download option
- Print-ready
- For records
- Email notification
- Dashboard update
- Payment recorded
- Ready to start work
Tips for Better Conversions
Optimize your quotes for signing:
- Itemized breakdown
- No hidden fees
- Transparent total
- Easy to understand
- Complete profile
- Trust badges
- Reviews displayed
- Quality photos
- Detailed inclusions
- Clear exclusions
- FAQs answered
- No ambiguity
- Validity date
- "Limited time" (if true)
- Deposit to secure
- Simple signing
- Multiple payment options
- Mobile-friendly
- Quick completion
- After sending
- If viewed but not signed
- Professional check-in
- Address concerns
Pro Tip
Quotes that are viewed but not signed within 48 hours rarely convert. Follow up promptly when you see the "Viewed" status.