| TurboBid Owner's Testimonials |
In addition to the following TurboBid user testimonials, we can provide you with phone numbers and email address' of actual TurboBid users. They have agreed to make themselves available to answer any questions that you may have. Some of the following tesimonials include contact information. Please feel free to ask them their honest opinion of TurboBid. Michael Holt The Estimating Software Turbobid is a user friendly program. Very little work on my end. Everything is setup, all you have to do is compute the information. Thousands of assemblies and single items are available and everything can be edited or changed for up-to-date material cost. I would reccommend TurboBid to any Electrical Contractor. Michael Holt - Master Electrician Robert Plourde Being in business since 1974, I have purchased almost every estimating program out there. With all the yearly maintenance and service fees, not to mention the lack of customer support, these programs were causing more loss to my company than gain. I simply wanted a software program that my electricians could easily use and understand without being charged for yearly updates. Then one day, while visiting Mike Holt’s website, I read about TurboBid and decided to download a demo. What I found was soon to be the best estimating software out there; reasonably priced, user friendly, and along came the best technical support I have ever received. It almost seemed too good to be true. On May 13th, 2008 I started emailing TurboBid support with every question I could think of; the “what ifs”, “hidden costs”, “training”, “licensing”, etc. Within hours, TurboBid would respond to my emails truthfully answering any questions I had. I knew that for the time and effort the company spent communicating with its customers that they would stand behind their product 100%. Aside from the company’s service, the most amazing part about the software is its extremely reasonable cost that includes automatic updates on new features and improvements. I would highly recommend TurboBid for any electrical contractor. This is a program created for electrical contractors by an electrical contractor. Once you experience the software and how user friendly it is, you will walk away with the best estimating program out there. Robert G. Plourde Glenn Silva To be very honest, since TurboBid came into my company, I have increased my profits and have won 14 jobs that KNG has bid. Now that you have more commercial products, it just makes it that much easier estimating. Glenn Silva Craig Hoffbeck I am a new contractor, but not new to the electrical business. I knew when I went into business for myself I needed an estimating program that would work for "residential". I shopped the "other" big name estimating programs and I found that they were mainly commercial material database programs. TurboBid is definitely able to do both residential and commercial estimating; but it is much more than a estimating program. I am able to let my customers see exactly what they are getting with room by room take-offs, option pricing, proposal inclusions and a defined contract pricing print out. TurbBid has allowed me to show the customer a very personable and professional image of our company. I do enjoy the continued support of the TurboBid Team taking the time to incorporate my ideas on the forum to make the program and material database even better. 6/5/08 - Follow-up message received from Craig: My business has really taken off the last three months and I have to credit that to TurboBid as my customers like my thoroughness as well as a detailed estimate. I know I have won bids against some of my local competitors by being able to present a great proposal. Craig Hoffbeck Scott Williams I purchased TurboBid 10 minutes after I had reviewed it! It is exactly what I have been looking for to estimate our single, custom, townhomes, Multifamily and commercial projects with. The detail & flexibility in this program is excellent. I have used Accubid, Timberline which is Sage now, EBM, and about every estimating software there is on the market but, nothing I have used worked for residential applications. I expected to pay a heck of alot more for a program that does this much, I got a bargain and a excellent product that fits our needs. My Son and I were very impressed with the labor section, especially the Corp Burden that so many people forget to add in to their labor cost. Another fine product in our arsenal to succeed. Scott Williams Jim Dukes After months of evaluating several programs, I have finally purchased TurboBid, and couldn't be happier. The price was right and the information I can track with this software is invaluable in a cut throat market. I am truly an example of the "little guy" as we are a shop that rarely has more than 2-3 employees. I appreciate Bill's commitment to improving his program and applaud Mike for giving this excellent program the attention it deserves. Jim Dukes Rod Fite I bought Turbobid a few months ago. I know sometimes, when you're starting out, buying an estimating program can seem like a luxury, but you have to remember it's a tool, just like an electric screwdriver. Can you get your job done without it? Yes. Is it better for your business to have an electric screwdriver even though a manual one is cheaper...sure it is. I spent quite some time looking at software before I bought Turbobid and almost everything I looked at was more expensive, but more importantly there just wasn't anything that was set up as well. Rod Fite Robert Cummings Estimating jobs was always a nightmare for me. I am newly in business and money is always tight. I was either losing money on jobs or just not getting them. Frustrated, I took a class on electrical estimating and the instructor turned me on to TurboBid. I was leery about spending money on a computer program just to bid jobs but I downloaded the trial, and an hour later I was purchasing the full version. TurboBid has helped me go from losing money and jobs to getting profits and wining bids. I love everything about it. The entire estimating process is quick and painless once you get it set up and with the customer support, setting up and learning how to use TurboBid is so easy. I am the type of guy that HATES having to get help. Bill Ruffner has changed all that. He even took an hour of his time on a SUNDAY to go over the program with me. I can't say enough about TurboBid. If you are an electrical contractor that wants to be competitive in today's tight market and your not using TurboBid I suggest you get with the program, The TurboBid program that is!!! Robert Cummings Dan Maas TurboBid is the first estimating system to attack the market with the most natural method of estimating. The paper takeoff form that you've been using is now replaced with an intuitive on screen takeoff sheet that makes estimating easier to do and easy to check. The takeoff then becomes a part of a complete proposal. The breakdown of device assemblies by room and floor provide a clear picture of what is included in the proposal that will put your customer at ease. Changes are easier because everything is clearly spelled out eliminating confusion and pricing issues. A happy client is a repeat client and TurboBid gets you off on the right foot! Dan Maas Bruce Price If you visit electrical forums on the internet you’ll find the same two questions keep getting asked over and over again. How long will it take to complete the electrical for a type of home and how much should I charge to wire this house. Having good estimating software and using it means you’ll know how long the job will take. You won’t have to ask this question on a forum and get twenty different answers from twenty different people. Having good accounting software and using it means you’ll know how much it’s going to cost you and what amounts to enter into the estimating software. Electrical contractors starting out will spend thousands of dollars on tools and equipment but are reluctant to spend anything on estimating and accounting software. In my opinion these are the most important tools an electrical contractor can own. I’ve tried several estimating programs ranging in price from free to a couple thousand dollars. I wasn’t satisfied with any of these. TurboBid simplifies and automates the whole process from the take-off to submitting the bid proposal. TurboBid is an excellent program at a very affordable price that will more than pay for itself in time, saved estimating jobs and producing profitable bids. I highly recommend TurboBid combined with Mike Holt’s Illustrated Guide to Electrical Estimating.
Jorge R Rivera Hi, after many month of research I finally found the best bidding software for any electrical contractor starting out, this software grows right along with your business, it even has an overhead calculator, everything you need for learning your business cost so that you can compete and make money knowing what to charge to survive on this economy. This software has shown me personally all the weaknesses I had, it is one of the most valuable tools,that go right along with drill, and side cutters. Jorge R Rivera Jeff Liner "If you're as helpful with your electrical contracting as you are with your software, you're pretty damn good!" Jeff Liner Craig Sherman I appreciate your rapid responses to my emails. I only wish other businesses were as professional and engaging as your's. Wish you much success with TurboBid. Keep up the good work! P.S. I would be interested in becoming an independent sales rep. I think your product is that good. Let me know when you get the chance if the offer is still open. Safelectric LLC The following is a post from Mike Holts' forum. (http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=96926) I use Turbobid and I can't say enough good things about it. Once you get it set up right its definetly the best estimating program money can buy. Its reasonably priced and the support you get once you buy it can't be beat. I bought it about a year ago and I think it was one of the best bussiness investments I have made
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