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The process is exactly the same as staging projects. Once a project is ‘In-Progress’ and a variation is required, it is important to identify this early with your customer and communicate (ideally through the secure IPromise chat) to explain the reasons for the variation and that you are going to require a formal variation.

You then go into the project summary and click on ‘Add Stage / Variation’, and simply explain in the variation quote what the specific variation is and the amount. Send this to your customer – we recommend you do not start the work on the variation until the customer has secured the variation quote by paying the specified amount into the secure BNZ Trust Account (escrow account).

The customer’s protection, once again, is that you don’t get the money until the approved project (in this case, a variation to a project) is completed to the customer’s satisfaction.

Please see our pricing information here.

The best way to cover investigations of faults (or unknown outcomes) is to quote and send the customer the minimum cost of the call out fee. For example, it might be one hour of your time and travel (if applicable). Don’t go to the job until your customer has paid the minimum amount into the secure BNZ Trust Account (escrow account). You can then attend the job, complete the investigation and add a variation to that ‘call out fee quote’ detailing the work you have found that is required to be actioned.

That way you have at least locked away the call out fee money for your valuable time and your customer is clear about what additional costs are required. They can then decide to proceed or otherwise with the remediation. The great thing about IPromise is that by completing the first ‘call out fee quote’ you have all the correct contact details for your customer saved in IPromise and future quotes are transparent and simple to manage from then on.

All users have the opportunity to benefit from the full functionality of IPromise for 90 days. We have selected 90 days because most services (that our users provide) take weeks to quote, secure payment and then deliver. IPromise is committed to providing users with the opportunity to experience as many of the key features and benefits as possible.

After the 90 days, in order for users to receive payments from their customers (via our secure BNZ Trust account or escrow account), they will need to select from one of the three monthly subscription options. See our pricing page for more details.

However, all ‘Quoted’, ‘In Progress’ and ‘Completed Awaiting Approval’ projects within the 90-day trial period will continue to remain active and free until completion.

IPromise is ALWAYS free for your customers.

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We now offer a Xero payment integration. Users can now connect their business Xero account to their IPromise account in seconds.

That means every time a quote is accepted by your customer and payment is released to you for a job completed, quotes and invoices are automatically mirrored to your Xero account.

Even better, that invoice is PAID – no debtors ledger, no outstanding invoices, no email or phone call payment reminders – only immediate payment on successful project completion with IPromise. Fair, secure and saving you valuable payment administration time.

See our explainer video here.

Yes, and it’s affordable and easy. Visit this page for more information. We can also help you make sure you are meeting the Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Act 2023 thanks to our partner Ford Sumner Lawyers / Tradie Law.