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Your Business
/ WK
HRS
0.5 hrs20 hrs
$ / HR
%
1%100%
$
Without InstaBid
Hours Lost Per Month
108 hrs
writing estimates manually (2–3 hrs each)
Cost of Wasted Time
$8,119
at your billable rate — not selling, just writing
Revenue Lost to Slow Follow-Up
$48,713
first responder wins 60–70% more jobs — we use 60%, the low end
WITH INSTABID — ESTIMATES ARE INSTANT
Hours freed per month 103 hrs
Billable time recovered $7,713
Same jobs, won back by answering first $48,713
InstaBid cost / month $99
Monthly Impact
$56,326
in time saved + revenue recovered — minus $99/mo for InstaBid
Per year $675,916
Annual time saved 1,234 hrs
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